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Morning Digest | India-France defence ties take a bigger leap; Trump ordered to pay $83 million to Jean Carroll in defamation trial, and more

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Morning Digest | India-France defence ties take a bigger leap; Trump ordered to pay $83 million to Jean Carroll in defamation trial, and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with chief guest French President Emmanuel Macron during the 75th Republic Day parade, at the Kartavya Path, in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI India-France defence ties take a bigger leap India and France have announced a “defence industrial roadmap” for cooperation on defence production, for future … Read more

Morning Digest | Star India boxer Mary Kom announces retirement; keeping a close watch on Red Sea situation, says India, and more

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Morning Digest | Star India boxer Mary Kom announces retirement; keeping a close watch on Red Sea situation, says India, and more

Indian boxer Mary Kom. | Photo Credit: PTI Star India boxer Mary Kom draws curtain on remarkable career Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on January 24 announced her retirement from boxing. Mary Kom hung her boxing gloves as the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers … Read more

Morning Digest | Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Nyay Yatra; Maldives rules out research by Chinese vessel in its waters, and more

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Morning Digest | Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Nyay Yatra; Maldives rules out research by Chinese vessel in its waters, and more

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the supporters during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Guwahati, Assam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra The Assam Police on Tuesday booked Rahul Gandhi for “wanton acts of violence” as the political confrontation between the Congress leader … Read more

Morning Digest | PM Modi, priests to lead Ram temple consecration ceremonies in Ayodhya today; Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid and endorses Trump, and more

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Morning Digest | PM Modi, priests to lead Ram temple consecration ceremonies in Ayodhya today; Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid and endorses Trump, and more

Workers decorate a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Ram with flowers on the eve of the temple’s grand opening in Ayodhya, India, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Ram temple consecration | PM Modi, priests to lead ceremonies in Ayodhya today The temple town of Ayodhya was decked with flowers, serenaded with … Read more

Morning Digest | PM Modi visits Srirangam and Rameswaram temples ahead of Ayodhya ceremony; World Vision India loses FCRA registration, and more

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Morning Digest | PM Modi visits Srirangam and Rameswaram temples ahead of Ayodhya ceremony; World Vision India loses FCRA registration, and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sri Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram on Saturday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu PM Modi visits Srirangam and Rameswaram temples in Tamil Nadu ahead of Ayodhya ceremony Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam in Tiruchi on January 20, ahead of the pran pratishtha (idol installation) of Sri Ram … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 18, 2024

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The Hindu Morning Digest: January 18, 2024

A car leaves the district headquarter hospital (DHQ) in Panjgur town of Balochistan province on January 17, 2024 where victims of an Iranian air strike were moved earlier this morning. Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Iran on January 17, and blocked Tehran’s envoy from returning to Islamabad after an Iranian air strike killed two children … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 8, 2024

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The Hindu Morning Digest: January 8, 2024

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina casts her vote for the General Elections 2024, in Dhaka on January 7, 2024 | Photo Credit: ANI Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins 4th straight term as her party secures two-thirds majority in polls Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 7, 2024

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The Hindu Morning Digest: January 7, 2024

Representational picture of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max | Photo Credit: AP Digital tools set to save Kashmiri script from disuse For centuries, the Kashmiri language has survived only through oral traditions; by 2013, those who could write the script fell to just 5%. This year, two technological giants, Microsoft and Google, will infuse … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 6, 2024

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The Hindu Morning Digest: January 6, 2024

A woman mourns over the flag-draped coffin of her loved one who was killed in Wednesday’s bomb explosion, during the victims funeral ceremony in the city of Kerman | Photo Credit: AP Centre’s Digi Yatra enrolment takes off as airport security staff sign up flyers without their consent Next time you visit an Indian airport, … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 2, 2024

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The Hindu Morning Digest: January 2, 2024

Road cracks caused by an earthquake is seen in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan on January 1, 2024, in this photo released by Kyodo. | Photo Credit: Kyodo via Reuters Major Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on January 1, 2024, after a huge … Read more