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People celebrate the festival by binging on some lip-smacking sweets, thandai and splash coloured powder, water, and balloons while chanting “Holi Hai“. Holi is best known for vibrant colors that are tossed at friends and loved ones: Kamala Harris (File) Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris has greeted people on the occasion of Holi, saying …

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PM Modi received a traditional welcome at the temple, where he was seen sitting on the floor and offering prayers. PM Modi was seen sitting on the floor in the temple and offering prayers New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Shatkhira district of Bangladesh …

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COVID-19 Vaccine: The 2,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, announced as a gift by India for UN peacekeepers, left Mumbai in the early hours of Saturday and will arrive at Copenhagen, Denmark. They will then be distributed to all UN peacekeeping missions. 2,00,000 COVID-19 vaccines, sent as a gift by India for UN peacekeepers, left Mumbai …

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India was one of the initiators of the ‘Political Declaration on Equitable Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines” that garnered the support of more than 180 UN member states. India has supplied more COVID-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people United Nations: India has supplied more COVID-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people, the …

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Scientists said an increase in extreme heat events can create unsafe labour conditions in major crop producing parts of India, such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, as well as coastal regions and urban centres like Kolkata, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. Even at 1.5 degrees, South Asia, including India will have serious consequences of heat stress. …

Read moreScientists Warn Of Deadly Heat Waves In India, In Spite Of Climate Goals

“It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November in Glasgow,” the White House said on Friday. The two-day summit will be held from April 22 to 23. (File) Washington: US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to …

Read moreBiden Invites 40 World Leaders Including PM Modi To Global Climate Summit

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed the important trade and investment relationship between the two countries during her maiden phone call with her Indian counterpart Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. India, US agreed to work constructively to resolve key outstanding bilateral trade issues Washington: India and the United States have agreed to work …

Read moreIndia, US Agree To Work Constructively To Resolve Key Bilateral Trade Issues

During the confirmation hearing of Samantha Power, who is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Senator Robert Menendez said he has prioritised clean energy and climate cooperation with India to boost the US-India cooperation. Top American Senator has sought to boost the India-US cooperation. (Representational) Washington: A top …

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Tahawwur Rana was re-arrested on June 10 in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people, including six Americans, were killed. Tahawwur Rana is a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley (File) Washington: The Biden administration has urged a federal court to certify …

Read moreUS Urges Court To Certify India’s Request To Extradite 26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana

No messages were getting delivered on WhatsApp, users tweeted, while no content could be loaded on the photo- and video-sharing app Instagram WhatsApp and Instagram users reported the apps were down New Delhi: Users of WhatsApp have tweeted that one of the world’s most popular instant messaging apps has not been working for some time …

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