In his address at the inaugural session of the fourth G20 Tourism Working Group (TWG), Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said the number of foreign tourists who arrived in India this year during January-April is 166 per cent more than the figures for the corresponding period in 2022.
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Modi to meet Elon Musk, other prominent experts, during US trip
PM Modi US visit: Narendra Modi will interact with Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk as well as over two dozen thought leaders from various walks of life, including entrepreneurs, astrophysicists and Nobel laureate economists in New York.
India lift Intercontinental Cup; Odisha CM announces INR 1 crore award for football team
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a cash reward of INR 1 crore for the Indian men’s football team after they won the Hero Intercontinental Cup hosted in the state.
IMD issues heat wave alert as 54 deaths in UP linked to soaring temperatures
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe to very severe heat wave alert in various regions such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana among others.
‘Huge push’ to process as many Indian visa applications as possible: US officials
According to media reports, US consular teams are engaged in a “huge push” to process more visa applications in India, US Department of State official spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press briefing.
Indian minister lashes out at ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s claims of ‘government pressure’
The Indian government today emphatically refuted Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s allegations of receiving “many requests” from India to censor accounts critical of the government and those reporting on farmers’ protests, as well as threats of shutting down the platform.
‘Terrific cooperation’ with India, says White House ahead of Modi visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to become the first Indian premier to address the United States Congress twice on June 22.
Thought we had let a monster into our house: Witness in sexual harassment case against Brij Bhushan Sharan
New developments in the case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have come to light, with Jagbir Singh, an international wrestling referee, telling the media that he has personally witnessed Brij Bhushan harassing female wrestlers on multiple occasions.
Indian government, Congress both attack Canada over float showing Indira Gandhi’s assassination
In a rare instance of political unity, the Bharatiya Janata Party government and Opposition Indian National Congress have both strongly criticised a float in a Canadian parade which depicted the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards.
Indian students facing deportation from Canada launch protest; EAM takes up matter
The Punjab government today sought the Indian Central government’s intervention in the case of 700 Indian students facing imminent deportation from Canada. Indian students in Canada have hit the streets in protest against the possibility of deportation.
