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At Great Barrier Reef: Person bitten by shark

A rescue helicopter arrived at the Great Barrier Reef after a person was reported to be bitten by the Shark. It happened at the HArdy reef, one of the 1000 small reef that make up the Great Barrier Reef. Great ..

Indian paddler Archana Kamath clinchs 2019 Oman Open table tennis tournament

Indian paddler Archana Kamath clinched a silver in the under-21 women’s singles section of the Seamaster ITTF Challenge Plus 2019 Oman Open table tennis tournament at Muscat. Archana started playing table tennis at the age of 9 years. She won ..

President Trump backs Israeli right over Golan Heights

President Donald Trump of United States of America has stated that it is time that US backs the sovereignty of Israel over the occupied parts of Golan Heights. The announcement is a testament to a shift in the US foreign ..

India wins 368 medals at Special Olympics World Summer Games

India has claimed 368 medals which include 85 gold, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games, held at Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Indian team of 284 athletes has clinched 154 silver and 129 bronze medals in its successful campaign at ..

Shah Faesal unveiled Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement

Shah Faesal, a former IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir has launched his political party ‘Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Movement’. The motive behind this movement is to bridge the distance between New Delhi and Islamabad in order to resolve the Kashmir ..

3rd edition of Namaste Thailand Festival (NTF-2019) held in New Delhi

The 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand Festival (NTF-2019) was held at Select Citywalk in New Delhi on March 15, 2019. The 3-day fest was organised by the Royal Thai Embassy with an aim to strengthen bilateral ties and increase cultural ..

Sushma Swaraj held meeting with Maldives President

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has held a joint ministerial meeting with her Maldivian counterpart Abdullah Shahid, where the latter reiterated his Government’s “India-First Policy’. The Government of Maldives assures to remain sensitive towards India’s security and strategic concerns. A ..

Why has the US dropped the ‘Israeli-occupied’ designation from Golan Heights?

The US administration has stated that it does not refer to the territory of Golan Heights with the designation of ‘Israeli-occupied’ as can be seen in its annual human rights report which had been published earlier this week. The US ..

UAE hosts Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019

The Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019 has started at Abu Dhabi in UAE on March 14. It is a multi-sport event for athletes with intellectual disabilities in the tradition of the Special Olympics movement. The event has already made ..

Indo-Oman joint military exercise titled “Al Nagah III 2019” started at Jabel regiment headquarters

Indo-Oman joint military exercise titled “Al Nagah III 2019” has started at Jabel regiment headquarters, Nizwa, in the Arab country. The exercise is scheduled to end on March 25 at Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains. The Omani contingent was represented by ..