'When I saw my name in the list, it was unbelievable.'
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.
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.
On the itinerary: Luxury camping, tribal homestays, heritage cities.
Italian-Ukrainian Nataliya Kozhenova is Bollywood's latest import.
Describing the comments as "uncalled for", he said that the ruling party has these "extreme elements" who are calling for India out.
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.
Who better can embody the joy of everyday dressing than the Khiladi actress?
We had asked you Dear Readers to share photographs and impressions about your favourite Indian beach.
Manasi Joshi and Rohit Roy celebrate their only child's 17th birthday in the Maldives.
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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.
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.
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.
The New Year has started, and many film folk have resumed work. But for many others, the holiday isn't over just yet!
A summit of the world's top five emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- begins on Saturday in Goa.
Nidhi Shah has a wardrobe that her 2.2 million Insta fans have fallen head-over-heels in love with.
The Aussie all-rounder 'invests' in himself with help of a Mumbaii-born chef Velton Saldanha.
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 row erupted on a day President Dr Mohamed Muizzu embarked on a week-long visit to China.
A metal object found on a beach in Western Australia does not belong to a Malaysian jet that vanished nearly seven weeks ago, authorities said on Thursday even as a robotic mini-submarine scouring the Indian Ocean seabed scanned more than 90 per cent of the focused search area.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
The Indian team enjoyed their day off from practice with a game of beach volleyball in Dubai on Friday.
'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.'
The residents of the Arunachali village, Mago Chuna, have a message for our neighbouring nation.
The palace, currently run by JLR, will be offered to bidders on a long-term management contract.
He urged China to bolster the flow of its tourists to the Maldives.
In outbound travel, India will be ahead of Italy, South Korea, Australia, Canada and France.
Toyah Cordingley (24) was walking her dog on Wangetti Beach in Queensland when she was killed in October 2018.
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.
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.
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.
She hearts PC, cricket and clothes in that order.
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.
Sakshidi will give you style inspiration to upgrade your wardrobe in the New Year.
vThe longest duration cyclone over the north Indian Ocean had developed over the Bay of Bengal and weakened over the Arabian Sea between November 8-23, 1977 with a life period of 14 days and six hours.
'The top two reasons for the low participation of kids are lack of time and need to focus on studies.'
I was fascinated to see a room that was decorated like an Indian palace at Osbourne House, which was Queen Victoria's home when she visited the Isle of Wight.
Wide-eyed and curious, Angira is the cutest girl you'd see all day.
