The European Union on Friday said it is looking forward to welcome the African Union as a permanent member of the G20 at its New Delhi summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold over 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders between Friday and Sunday as India hosts the G20 summit meeting over the weekend.
The Union Environment Ministry has set up a new Central Empowered Committee (CEC), replacing an ad hoc expert panel with the same name which assisted the Supreme Court in matters of forest and environment issues.
The results for bypolls to seven assembly seats in six states will be declared on Friday in what is being seen as a major test for the opposition alliance INDIA against the BJP-led NDA ahead of the polls in five states later this year and Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Janmashtami was celebrated with much fanfare across the country on Thursday, with thousands of devotees thronging the major temples in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, the birthplace of Lord Krishna.
As leaders gather for G20 Summit in New Delhi, experts on Thursday said securing consensus on multilateral development bank (MDB) reforms and adopting rigorous language regarding the phasing down of unabated fossil fuels could enhance India's leadership role.
Health & Lifestyle
Transmission ability of "support" cells in brain could help understand disorders better
Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh strengthened his lead over his BJP rival Dara Singh Chauhan with a margin of 4,067 votes after the fourth round of counting in the Ghosi assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Opposition UDF candidate Chandy Oommen was leading in the initial rounds of counting in the Puthuppally assembly bypoll here on Friday.
Social media app maker Snap Inc. on Thursday said it will roll out in-app warnings and other safeguards globally to offer enhanced protection to users between the age group of 13-17 years against online risks.
Aviation regulator DGCA has given a conditional approval to Air India for simulator training of pilots at the airline's facilities in Hyderabad and Mumbai after certain deficiencies were rectified, according to officials.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed confidence that India, all set to host the leaders’ summit during its G20 presidency, will do “everything possible” to ensure that existing geopolitical divides are overcome and the crucial gathering of world leaders concludes with “possible results."
Singapore's Indian-origin ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan are seeking to have their defamation suits against Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, heard in Singapore, according to affidavits filed.
Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav in a spurious liquor case in which nine people died in Azamgarh last year.
As a hugely divisive debate raged over Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's "eradicate Sanatan Dharma" remark, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking its direction for registration of an FIR against him.
Survival will be foremost in Bangladesh's mind whereas Sri Lanka will aim for a winning start when they cross swords in the second Super 4 match of the Asia Cup here on Saturday
Continuing their dream run, India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered the final of the US Open with a straight-set win over French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut here on Thursday.
East
Bhubaneswar BJP MP picks up sickle, digs encroached water channel
Firebrand BJP leader and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Thursday picked up a sickle and dug a government irrigation channel of Deras minor irrigation project, which was allegedly blocked by an influential person preventing flow of water to around 300 acres of farmland.
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West
Fire at residential building in Mumbai; nobody injured
A fire broke out in a residential building at Kurla here early on Friday, but there was no report of anybody getting injured due to it, an official said.
North
Ghosi bypoll: SP candidate strengthens lead over BJP rival
South
Centre grants Rs 40 cr for TTD’s Sahiwal cow breeding programme
The Centre has granted funds to the tune of Rs 40 crore to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for its Sahiwal cow breeding programme, said an official on Thursday.
American TV host Jimmy Fallon has apologised to the staff of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" after there were allegations of "toxic" work environment on the show's set.
Some struck his quintessential open arm pose, while others danced to drumbeats and many poured milk on giant Shah Rukh Khan cutouts -- such were the scenes that unfolded outside cinema halls across the country as "Jawan" got off to an exuberant start on Thursday.
The discovery of neurotransmission ability of "support" cells in the brain have led neuroscientists to believe that it could help understand pathologies of epilepsy and Parkinson's disease, new research published in the journal Nature said.
Having more positive body image is strongly associated with better psychological well-being and life satisfaction, according to a study involving 56,968 participants in 65 countries, including India.