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October 15, 2024 7:10 PM
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, then 27, had spent much of his life outside the limelight and "didn't agree with his father's decision to enter politics," said Andi Widjajanto, a former top adviser ...
October 15, 2024 4:05 PM
When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had been predicted by sophisticated forecasting systems enhanced with artificial intelligence. But forewarned did not mean forearmed. Thoug...
October 15, 2024 6:11 PM
When Usha Vance stood beside her husband, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, at the Republican National Convention in July, it marked a historic moment: for the first time, an Indian American stood a chance of becoming the Vice President’s spouse. With Vice President Kamala Harris running a...
October 15, 2024 12:01 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 8th edition of the International Telecommunication Union - World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. After the inauguration, he inspected the exhibition at the venue, accompanied by Union Communic...
October 15, 2024 9:41 AM
With India expelling 6 Canadian diplomats including acting high commissioner and deputy high commissioner, and issuing them an ultimatum to leave India by 11:59 PM, October 19, 2024, the ties between both countries soured further. Earlier, in a firm rebuttal, India summons Canada's charge d' affa...
October 14, 2024 3:38 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya launched the e-Migrate portal and mobile app on Thursday. What is e-Migrate portal? The e-Migrate portal is an online platform launched by the Government of India to facilitate and manage the migr...
October 14, 2024 11:52 AM
Both Israel and Iran are wooing Saudi Arabia. Which side will Mohammad bin Salman pick in an Iran--Israel conflict? As Israel mulls a response to Iran's 200-missile barrage on 1 October, the Gulf Arab states led by Saudi Arabia are keen to project their neutrality. West Asia, or the Middle East as ...
October 14, 2024 11:51 AM
The United Nations said Israeli tanks had burst into its base in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the latest accusation of Israeli violations against peacekeeping forces, as Hezbollah unleashed a deadly "swarm of drones" on an Israeli military camp. Israel disputed the U.N. account and Israeli Prime Min...
October 13, 2024 5:59 PM
In a significant achievement for public health, India has been officially declared free from trachoma, a contagious bacterial infection and a leading cause of preventable blindness, by the World Health Organization (WHO). This declaration follows years of dedicated efforts to safeguard the vision of...
October 12, 2024 3:09 PM
2024 U.S. presidential election is unlike any other before it. The Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, was convicted of a crime and faced two assassination attempts. The Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, rose to the top of the ticket after President Joe Biden drop...
