New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur is expected to visit New York to lead the Indian delegation at the 64th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD). The annual event, scheduled to take place from February 2 to 10 in Conference Room 4, UN Headquarters, US, provides a global platform for Member States to review progress, share experiences, and exchange best practices.“India’s participation in the 64th s…
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Low-cost airline IndiGo on Sunday announced to cancel flights from Delhi to Tbilisi and from Mumbai to Almaty scheduled for January 25, including their return journeys.The airline also said in a post on X that flights scheduled on January 26, 2026, to and from Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku, and Tashkent may experience brief halts at Doha for refueling.“As a follow up to our first advisory, and in view of the recent developments around Iran, we are making certain proactive chan…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that the Indian Embassy in Doha is extending all possible consular help to naval veteran Purnendu Tiwary, who was arrested in December last year in a case that has been going in Qatar for some time now. While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Tiwary was arrested following a court verdict and added that the matter is still sub judice.”He was arrested la…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) In a heartfelt plea, Dr Meetu Bhargava, sister of retired Indian Navy Commander Purnendu Tiwary, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to intervene urgently in her brother’s case. Tiwary, who belongs to Gwalior, is one of the eight ex-Navy officers pardoned by Qatar’s Emir nearly two years ago.He remains imprisoned in Doha amid a new legal entanglement, sparking renewed concerns over his health and India’s diplomatic efforts.Ti…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for securing the bronze medal at the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship held in Doha. Erigaisi’s achievement comes shortly after his bronze medal win at the FIDE Rapid Chess Championship, marking another proud moment for India in the global chess arena. He became the first Indian since Vishwanathan Anand (2017) to secure two medals at the World Championship.In a post on X, P…
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Noted author and former diplomat Maleeha Lodhi on Monday joined Pakistan’s several analysts who are raising questions and expressing their doubts about the wisdom of Islamabad sending troops to join the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Writing in leading Pakistani daily Dawn, Lodhi, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US, UK and UN, said that joining ISF will be contrary to Pakistan’s long-standing policy.”From w…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian Grandmasters Humpy Kuneru and Arjun Erigaisi for winning bronze in the open section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, held in Doha.Erigaisi claimed a historic bronze medal at the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha, scoring 9.5 points—just one point behind world champion Magnus Carlsen. With his bronze medal, he became only the second Indian male player, after five-time world champion Viswanathan A…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy won the bronze medals in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively, as Magnus Carlsen and Alexandra Goryachkina won the titles in the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Women’s World Rapid Championships played in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday.Carlsen finished with 10.5 points to claim his sixth World Rapid Chess title, with Vladislav Artemiev, Erigiasi, Hans Moke Niemann, and Leinier Domingues Perez finishing tied second with 9.5 points at the…