In a step towards diversifying its resource base and securing green energy minerals, India is poised to launch its first-ever offshore mineral auction in the first quarter of 2024, announced Union Minister of Mines Pralhad Joshi during the launch event of the National Geoscience Data Repository portal. The government plans to hold auctions in March, offering 10-15 blocks for bidding. Meanwhile, the ministry of mines is currently developing rules and regulations for offshore mining.
Describing the comments as "uncalled for", he said that the ruling party has these "extreme elements" who are calling for India out.
When MasterChef India judges Vikas Khanna, Ranveer Brar and Pooja Dhingra start talking, you can be sure it will be a masaledaar conversation.
18 years ago, an angry sea wreaked havoc across coastal Tamil Nadu and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
'If a stranger refuses to pet my Russian dog, what treatment can I expect for myself?'
'When I saw my name in the list, it was unbelievable.'
The New Year has started, and many film folk have resumed work. But for many others, the holiday isn't over just yet!
The row erupted on a day President Dr Mohamed Muizzu embarked on a week-long visit to China.
Who better can embody the joy of everyday dressing than the Khiladi actress?
The Aussie all-rounder 'invests' in himself with help of a Mumbaii-born chef Velton Saldanha.
The India Meteorological Department has said that the landfall process of Cyclone 'Biparjoy' has started in Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat. The landfall process will carry on till midnight with wind speeds reaching a maximum of 140 kilometres per hour, the IMD said.
Nidhi Shah has a wardrobe that her 2.2 million Insta fans have fallen head-over-heels in love with.
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He urged China to bolster the flow of its tourists to the Maldives.
India's long-distance swimmers Elvis Ali Hazarika of Assam and West Bengal's Rimo Saha created history by becoming the first relay team from the country as well as Asia to cross the North Channel in Europe.
The Master Blaster took some time off from his busy schedule and went back to the traditional ways of life, spending quality time with his family on a beach in Konkan, at a seaside luxury hotel in Bhogwe, Sindhudurg.
In outbound travel, India will be ahead of Italy, South Korea, Australia, Canada and France.
The development came as the local fishermen in the North have been protesting for over a week to stop the Indians from entering the Sri Lankan waters for fishing.
On the itinerary: Luxury camping, tribal homestays, heritage cities.
Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said 20 deaths were confirmed on the basis of information from various hospitals where those pulled out from the water and inside the boat were admitted.
The residents of the Arunachali village, Mago Chuna, have a message for our neighbouring nation.
The future of travel is increasingly shifting to focus on experiences that positively impact one's overall wellness.
If the idea was to garner AIADMK votes with or without the three faction leaders after the party broke ties with the NDA, it may not work after all, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
For Indians, Sri Lanka is one of the favourite venues for destination weddings. But last month, when a family from Delhi chartered a Vistara Airbus A320 to Colombo, it packed much more than the standard paraphernalia of clothes, gifts and jewellery. The family ferried meals from Delhi for all the guests and to cover their entire stay in Colombo due to the food and fuel shortages in the island nation.
'This concept is basically to make it easier and accessible to the people, especially the younger generation who are worried about hassles of wearing a saree.'
Italian-Ukrainian Nataliya Kozhenova is Bollywood's latest import.
Manasi Joshi and Rohit Roy celebrate their only child's 17th birthday in the Maldives.
Toyah Cordingley (24) was walking her dog on Wangetti Beach in Queensland when she was killed in October 2018.
Navy personnel perform yoga on board INS Vikramaditya. In the run-up to the International Day of Yoga, several naval ships are conducting yoga and meditation sessions on board.
The Indian team enjoyed their day off from practice with a game of beach volleyball in Dubai on Friday.
Ahead of the start of India's 3-match T20I series against New Zealand, Hardik Pandya and his mates -- Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Shardul Thakur -- were spotted shirtless -- much like what Salman Khan used to do in the late 1990s and early 2000s -- at a lovely beach.
We had asked you Dear Readers to share photographs and impressions about your favourite Indian beach.
Amidst the investigation into the security breach in Parliament -- which I emphasise, should be done -- let us not forget the grievances raised (this is, of course, assuming the protestors were there to put the spotlight on said grievances and not for any other purpose). For questionable laws, unemployment, Manipur, authoritarianism; all these are contemporary worries among sections of the public, points Shyam G Menon.
The palace, currently run by JLR, will be offered to bidders on a long-term management contract.
A summit of the world's top five emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- begins on Saturday in Goa.
They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not even seem to recognise that they too have crossed a red line themselves, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
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