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Year Ender: From corporate giants to world leaders, how the world applauded India in 2024

IANS | December 31, 2024 5:12 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) India’s rise in the global arena, over the past decade, has been widely recognized and praised by world leaders, economists as well as global institutions. Guided by PM Modi’s visionary leadership, India has cemented its position as a global powerhouse. In 2024, the world acknowledged India’s pivotal role as a growth engine, a technological innovator and a leader in sustainability.

India assures support for Kerala's Nimisha Priya sentenced to death in Yemen

IANS | December 31, 2024 9:47 AM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) India on Tuesday announced that it is providing "all possible help" to Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national.

Pakistan joins Security Council in 2025; will get virtual veto on designating terrorists

Arul Louis | December 31, 2024 8:00 AM

United Nations, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistan joins the UN Security Council on Wednesday subtly changing the balance in the world organisation's highest decision-making body and getting a virtual veto power over sanctioning terrorists it harbours.

Statesman of great vision: PM Modi pays tribute to former US Prez Jimmy Carter

IANS | December 30, 2024 2:12 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed condolences following the death of former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday.

Jimmy Carter, the third US president to visit India, dies at 100

Yashwant Raj | December 30, 2024 5:16 AM

Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Former US President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100.

EAM Jaishankar offers condolences to S.Korea's plane crash victims

IANS | December 30, 2024 4:03 AM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday expressed grief and offered his condolences to the families of more than 170 people, who died in an airplane crash, at South Korea's Muan International Airport.

Bird strike or mechanical glitch? Jeju Air crash prompts questions over exact cause

IANS | December 29, 2024 9:50 PM

Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) Various interpretations have emerged regarding the cause of the deadly airliner crash in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, with initial investigations pointing to airframe failure following a "bird strike" as the main culprit.

176 passengers confirmed dead in South Korea's plane crash

IANS | December 29, 2024 3:46 PM

Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) A passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an airport in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, leaving 176 people dead and three others missing, authorities said. Two crew members survived.

Trump says he's 'believer in H-1B' visas; quashes opposition to programme

IANS | December 29, 2024 7:41 AM

New York, Dec 29 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump has declared that he is a "believer in H-1B" visas, quashing the opposition to the programme for qualified professionals to work in the US that pitted the right-wing fringe against his advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

28 dead as plane crash-lands at South Korean airport

IANS | December 29, 2024 7:08 AM

Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) At least 28 passengers died after a plane carrying more than 170 people, caught fire on landing at the airport in southern South Korean city of Muan on Sunday, the emergency office said.

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Year Ender: From corporate giants to world leaders, how the world applauded India in 2024

India assures support for Kerala's Nimisha Priya sentenced to death in Yemen

Pakistan joins Security Council in 2025; will get virtual veto on designating terrorists

Statesman of great vision: PM Modi pays tribute to former US Prez Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter, the third US president to visit India, dies at 100

EAM Jaishankar offers condolences to S.Korea's plane crash victims

Bird strike or mechanical glitch? Jeju Air crash prompts questions over exact cause

176 passengers confirmed dead in South Korea's plane crash

Trump says he's 'believer in H-1B' visas; quashes opposition to programme

28 dead as plane crash-lands at South Korean airport

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