90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
29 May, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: CongressThe Congress party has detailed serious concerns regarding the Great Nicobar project. They highlight ecological damage, tribal rights viola...
03 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Quote of the Day by F. W. de Klerk: 'Above all, we owe it to the children of the world…' —Inspiring quotes by South Africa's last apartheid presidentQuote of the Day: F. W. de Klerk, a pivotal figure in ending apartheid, is remembered for his call to prioritize children's futures by halt...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Cyril Ramaphosa swears in for second term as South African presidentCyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president in Pretoria. He formed a coalition government after his party lo...
19 Jun, 2024, 04.52 PM IST
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected for second termDuring the first sitting of the 7th Parliament's National Assembly, South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), re-el...
15 Jun, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa seems set for reelection after key party says it will back himSouth Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) has formally signed a coalition agreement with Cyril Ramaphosa's African National Congress, ensurin...
14 Jun, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majorityWith nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in the election on Wednesday, well short of the majority...
01 Jun, 2024, 04.58 PM IST
Controversial South African political figure and Zulu minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies at 95Mandela appointed him as a minister of home affairs, a position he continued to hold in the second administration of former president Thabo...
09 Sep, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
NAS Shibpur to be commissioned as INS KohassaAdmiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff will commission NAS Shibpur which was established in 2010 as INS Kohasa on January 24, the releas...
18 Jan, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
India conducts major exercise in strategically-located Andaman & Nicobar IslandsThe exercise with fighters, heavy-lift transport aircraft, warships, infantry combat vehicles, special forces and regular troops, was condu...
12 Jul, 2018, 03.26 PM IST
ANC Commander-in-chief to take up cases of personnel from all three servicesThe ANC is India's first tri-services command which was set up around 16 years ago to effectively deal with various external security chall...
19 Mar, 2018, 05.13 PM IST
Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Reggie Vandeyar dies in South AfricaVandeyar was a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress, the South African Communist Party, the African National Congress and Umkhonto we Si...
18 Sep, 2015, 02.24 PM IST
ANC in South Africa vs Congress in India: Two grand old parties with fascinating commonalitiesWhile Congress is losing its skills of parlaying its middle-ground positioning to get re-elected, ANC has little to worry.
16 Mar, 2014, 03.56 AM IST
Half of young Indian-South Africans thinking of emigrating: SurveyAlmost half of South Africa's young Indian-origin people are thinking of emigrating, according to a survey conducted by a consumer insights...
03 Sep, 2012, 11.04 PM IST
- IGI Airport's new runway gets thumbs up from ICAO
A team of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has given its thumbs up to the new runway at the IGI Airport here and recomm...
03 Sep, 2008, 06.18 PM IST
- IGI Airport's new runway gets thumbs up from ICAO
A team of ICAO has given its thumbs up to the new runway at the IGI Airport here and recommended that the lessons learnt from completion of...
03 Sep, 2008, 06.06 PM IST
- Indian National Congress and African National Congress sign MoU to boost ties
Indian National Congress (INC) and African National Congress (ANC) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost ties between t...
10 Jun, 2008, 09.48 PM IST