Indian-Americans have welcomed India’s decision to restore the Overseas Citizens of India card benefits, including the visa-free travel to the country, which was suspended in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The OCI card, which allows lifelong visa-free travel to India with certain limitations to people of Indian-origin, was suspended by the Indian government on April […]

IIT Kharagpur is organising an international e-symposia in association with top global universities to commemorate the completion of the 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi. Academics from universities in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Gandhian experts from India including professors from IIT Kharagpur will deliberate on ‘Gandhian Thoughts and Philosophy’ through […]

Continuing with his efforts to strengthen the bilateral ties, the top Indian diplomat in the US has discussed trade and investment cooperation with the Governor of Pennsylvania, the American state with which India shares a vibrant and a century-old relationship. The total trade between India and Pennsylvania in 2019 was USD 3.21 billion. Over 18 […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top ministers such as Amit Shah and Piyush Goyal took to social media on Friday asking people to be “vocal for handmade” products to strengthen efforts for a self-reliant India on the occasion of the National Handloom Day. “On National Handloom Day, we salute all those associated with our vibrant […]

Air India is allowing travel agents to sell seats only on select flights under the Vande Bharat Mission and “other inventories have been blocked”, the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has alleged. Asked about the matter, Air India told PTI it has received several complaints from passengers about overcharging by agents or their sub-agents, […]

upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, which offers national and international university-certified programs at an average price point of INR 2.5 Lakhs, in a recent move, announced pricing options, that will allow the 100 million working population across the country to start a Degree, Diploma, and Certificate programs with payment instalments of INR 10,000 […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new National Education Policy focusses on ‘how to think’, while the education system till now in the country emphasised on ‘what to think’. He also said that there were no major changes in the country’s education system over the years. As a result, instead of promoting values […]

As India approaches the 75th year of its independence, it relentlessly peruses the process of nation-building, the expansion of individual liberty, and of economic and political empowerment, a top Indian diplomat has said, reaffirming that the strength of India’s strategic partnership with the US will be central to the times ahead. In an op-ed in […]

India has contributed USD 15.46 million to the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, underscoring the country’s commitment to supporting developing nations in its developmental priorities across all the Sustainable Development Goals. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti handed over a cheque of USD 15.46 million to the United Nations Office for South-South […]

Chinese mobile phone company Vivo is likely to pull out as the Indian Premier League’s title sponsor for this year and is in talks with the BCCI for an “amicable separation” amid rising Sino-India diplomatic tensions. The one-year pullout could be treated as a moratorium period and if the relations improve, BCCI may look at […]