The first session of the 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the senior leader of YSR Congress Party Tammineni Sitaram unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Assembly.  Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Tammineni appealed to protect ...

 ‘Badshah of Bollywood’ or ‘King Khan’, as he is referred to, having appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films till date, is all set to lead the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne as the chief guest to celebrate ‘courage’ as its central theme. The Indian Film Festival Melbourne is back for ...

Turkey announced that it will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems despite U.S.'s ultimatum.This has created tension between Ankara and Washington, the NATO allies. The S-400s are not compatible with NATO’s defense systems. US ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping was on Thursday conferred with the highest national award of Kyrgyzstan, which is hosting the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov awarded his Chinese counterpart (Xi Jinping) the Manas Order of the First ...

Gymnastics Federation of India announced the Indian team for the Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships  It is to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from June 19 to 22. The four men and four women senior gymnasts selected for the prestigious tournament after Sports Authority of ...

EducationUSA launched an app in collaboration with the United States India Educational Foundation The app is available on both Android and iOS platforms for free The US embassy launched a mobile application that gives comprehensive and latest information about studying in the United States.  ...

The day is celebrated to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors.  The theme is - Blood Donation and Universal Access to Safe Blood Transfusion The main aim is to use as a component of achieving universal health ...

The project will be constructed once the 'Gaganyaan' human space mission is completed successfully, says ISRO's K Sivan India has set its eye on building its own space station in low earth orbit to conduct microgravity experiments in space in 5 to 7 years, Indian Space Research ...

On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr, Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said granted a royal pardon to 17 Indians serving various jail sentences in Oman.  Indian Embassy in Oman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appreciated the merciful gesture of Oman’s Sultan.India - ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday agreed to expedite the dialogue on the India-China boundary issue for securing a “fair” solution. The two leaders met in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, where they will participate in the summit of the Shanghai ...

Centre has reduced the employer’s and employee’s contribution under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act. It will be effective from July 1. ESI Act gives insured workers medical benefits among other facilities. Aim: The move aimed at benefiting 36 million ...

Central government plans to launch a village-level campaign to enroll an additional one crore farmers in Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme over the next 100 days,The scheme urged States to ensure wider coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna (PM-Kisan) and ...