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Vikas Swarup takes over as Spokesperson in MEA

Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup, whose debut novel was made into the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire", on Saturday assumed charge as Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry. A 1986......

Slumdog novelist Vikas Swarup is new MEA spokesperson

Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup, whose debut novel was made into the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, has been appointed as spokesperson in the external affairs ministry. A 1986 Indian......

Vikas Swarup new high commissioner to Canada

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup, credited with expanding foreign ministry's social media outreach and handling sensitive issues deftly, was on Thursday appointed India's High......

J-K was, is, shall forever be a part of India: Swarup at UNHRC

Jammu and Kashmir "was, is and shall forever" remain an integral part of India, a top Indian diplomat asserted at the UN Human Rights Council's meeting in Geneva on Wednesday, a day after Pakistan......

India's views on terror successfully put across at SAARC meet, says Swarup

India was "successful" in putting across its views on terrorism and drug trafficking at the SAARC ministerial meet in Islamabad yesterday which was attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the......

Steve Jobs went to India for inspiration: Apple CEO tells Modi

Apple has a unique relationship with India as its founder Steve Jobs went to India for inspiration, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in San Jose. "We have......

Switzerland offers India full cooperation on black money, tax evasion

There has been a ‘meeting of mind’ between India and Switzerland on the issue of black money and tax evasion, a top Indian official on Tuesday, a day after it assured India of......

Will strive to strengthen ties with UK, EU both: India

The vote -- which saw an extremely high turnout of around 72 per cent -- reverses the public verdict back in 1975, when the UK voted to remain a member of then European Economic Community, which......

India seeks Mallya's deportation from UK

India has asked the UK to deport Vijay Mallya, whose Kingfisher Airlines has been accused of defaulting bank loans of over Rs 9,400 crore (Rs 94 billion), citing the revocation of his passport and......

'Post reforms, world looks differently at India'

World Bank President Jim Young Kim and Prime Minister Modi also discussed governance structure of the bank Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, at New York on......

14 Lady Cop Thrillers On OTT

With Delhi Crime 3 getting positive reviews, the spotlight returns to Shefali Shah's brilliant portrayal of DCP Vartika Chaturvedi. This is a cop that leads the charge and proves that women......

'Unfair to compare my performance with Abhishek's'

IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi is stunning as Harshad Mehta in Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992, which streams on SonyLiv. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Ever since Abhishek Bachchan's The Big......

Adiga's The White Tiger will be made into a film

Ready for another Slumdog Millionaire? You'd better be because after Vikas Swarup's Q & A was made into Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle, it's the turn of Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize winner......

A R Rahman wins BAFTA award for Slumdog

India's music maestro Allah Rakha Rahman has scooped the BAFTA award in the best music score category for Slumdog Millionaire, a rags-to-riches story that won six other awards, including the Best......

Q & A makes it to bestseller list

In its original version, Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A, did not create a stir in America. The reviews for the book, which this week jumped into the top 15 paperback bestsellers list in The New York......

Govt yet to clear India-Pak cricket series

Days after the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s request to the government for clearance on resumption of cricketing ties with Pakistan, the External Affairs Ministry said no decision......