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June 19, 2024 4:38 PM
South Africa put on a display of pomp and ceremony on Wednesday for Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration as president for a second term that will see his African National Congress share power with other parties after it lost its majority in parliament. African heads of state and dignitaries gathered outs...
September 16, 2024 6:27 PM
As he inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the historical connection, saying that it marks the beginning of India’s ‘Golden Age.’ The new university campus closely replicates the ancient Nalanda University, whose ruins...
June 19, 2024 1:51 PM
The European Union has said it will be "very difficult" for countries to agree on a new global treaty to tackle plastic pollution by the end of this year as planned. It is the clearest sign yet that the talks, which began in 2022 and have been beset by division over whether the treaty should limit ...
June 19, 2024 2:55 PM
This year's Hajj pilgrimage was marked by extreme heat, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 550 pilgrims. Among the deceased, 323 were Egyptians, primarily succumbing to heat-related illnesses. India reported around 50 deaths during the core Hajj period, including the Day of Arafat. The Day ...
June 19, 2024 12:50 PM
Ferrari's first electric car will cost at least $535,000 (Rs 4.46 crore), as reported by Reuters citing sources. The luxury automaker is gearing up to open a plant that will manufacture the model, which could boost group production by up to a third. The Italian brand, famed for its roaring petrol e...
June 19, 2024 1:17 PM
A group of U.S. lawmakers who met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala on Wednesday said they would not allow China to influence the choice of his successor, comments expected to anger Beijing which calls him a separatist. They also signalled that Washington would press...
June 19, 2024 12:07 PM
The winners of the new Asian Champions League Elite will pocket a minimum of $12 million, the Asian Football Confederation said on Wednesday in a major boost to club football in the region. The competition, which kicks off with a preliminary round in August, is at the heart of a major revamp of clu...
June 19, 2024 11:42 AM
An ambitious overhaul of the Italian constitution to allow for the direct election of a prime minister won the Senate's approval on Tuesday, the start of what is likely to be an uncertain path to the statute books. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has pushed hard for the change, calling it "the mother...
September 16, 2024 6:27 PM
Ahead of inaugurating the new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited and took aNalanda Mahavihara, PM Modi, Nalanda University, Rajgir tour of the ruins of the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara. The visit marks the first visit by the Prime Ministe...
June 19, 2024 10:46 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a summit meeting on Wednesday after a grand welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Russian media said, as they pledged to develop their nations' ties. An honour guard including mounted soldiers, and a ...
