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Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore Presidential election

10-09-2023 Gday India

Singapore's Indian-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam received a resounding mandate with a whopping 70.4 per cent votes in a three-way contest to elect the city-state's ninth President.

Why on earth are nations back in the race to return to the Moon

10-09-2023 Gday India

After about 50 years of humankind’s giant leap to the Moon, there has been a renewed interest to return to the lunar surface. Water, and increased availability of elements such as oxygen, iron, silicon, hydrogen and titanium have been the major attractions for the scientists aiming to return

Spouses of G20 leaders get glimpse of Indian culture at "Roots and Routes Exhibition"

10-09-2023 Gday India

As leaders from across the world attended the G20 Summit at the newly built international convention and exhibition centre

"India's G20 presidency set path for world": World Bank President Ajay Banga

10-09-2023 Gday India

World Bank President Ajay Banga said that India in its G20 presidency has set a path for the world and lauded that the G20 declaration was anonymously adopted by all G20 nations.

In a historic win, Sikh graduates US Marine boot camp with articles of faith

09-09-2023 Gday India

A Sikh army recruit, who fought a two-year-long legal battle to keep his articles of faith, has graduated from the US Marine Corps recruit training with his turban, beard and unshorn hair, paving way for religious freedom in the American military.

Nikki Haley thinks she's going to be Republican presidential pick

07-09-2023 Gday India

Asserting that any Republican is better than US President Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, Indian-American Nikki Haley has said that the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential elections is going to be her.

Britain’s 2nd largest city declares itself bankrupt

06-09-2023 Gday India

Birmingham, Britain's second largest city, has effectively declared itself bankrupt, shutting down all non-essential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totalling up to 760 million pounds ($956 million), the media reported.

Astronauts Rakesh Sharma, Sunita Williams laud Chandrayaan-3 mission, ISRO

24-08-2023 Gday India

Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to be in space and Sunita Williams, an Indo-American NASA astronaut have lauded the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which helped the country become the first nation in the world to land near the South Pole of the Moon.

Moonstruck! From US to South Africa -- a 'proud day' for Indian diaspora

24-08-2023 Gday India

It was a 'proud and historic day' for India's 32 million-plus strong diaspora, which stood in unison with their mother country amid chants of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram', as the nation conquered the moon on Wednesday with its historic Chandrayaan-3 mission.

Incredible Feat: Top US leaders celebrate India's lunar success

24-08-2023 Gday India

From Vice President Kamala Harris to Ambassador Eric Garcetti, top American leaders congratulated India for the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 on the southern polar region of the moon, calling it an 'incredible feat'.

Chandrayaan-3 cost less than 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' - and even 'Adipurush'

24-08-2023 Gday India

India's lunar blockbuster, Chandrayaan-3, which cost the nation Rs 615 crore, is cheaper than the dud film, 'Adipurush' (budget: Rs 700 crore), and if the amount is converted to US dollars ($75 million), it is cheaper than the two Hollywood movies ruling the global box office today

India lands on moon, triggers talks on global space race

24-08-2023 Gday India

It's not bravado or pat on the back by any political leader. Experts around the world are now saying the obvious -- India has joined the global space race."India becomes the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s South Pole,

Sri Lanka thanks India for helping to protect airspace, sea

17-08-2023 Gday India

Sri Lanka has thanked India for helping to protect the island nation’s airspace and the sea including its exclusive economic zone through maritime and coastal surveillance operations.

India ranks 6th in South Asia region for Internet Resilience

09-08-2023 Gday India

India achieved an overall score of 43 per cent in the Internet Resilience Index (IRI), ranking sixth in the South Asian region, a report said.

Indian diaspora leaders to hold 'G20 Forum' in New Delhi

09-08-2023 Gday India

Indiaspora, a network of the global Indian diaspora, is organising a G20 Forum in New Delhi this month bringing together 200 leaders from 25 countries, according to its Executive Director Sanjeev Joshipura.

Cambridge University Offers Fellowship to Conduct Research on Indentured Indians

07-08-2023 Gday India

The University of Cambridge has created the first ever visiting fellowship into the study of indentureship, under which a record number of Indians were transported to labour in harsh conditions in British colonies.