Pope Francis: His pontificate in numbersPope Francis, who passed away at 88, led the Catholic Church since 2013, exceeding the average pontificate length. He appointed numerous ca...
21 Apr, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
Pope and imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque make joint call for peace, environmental protectionPope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque pledged to promote peace and protect the environment during an interfait...
05 Sep, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Pope Francis, in Muslim-majority Indonesia, warns against religious extremismIn his first speech during an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia, where Christians are a small minority of the regional populat...
04 Sep, 2024, 11.04 AM IST
Pope arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tourPope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest an...
03 Sep, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
At 87, Pope Francis defies expectations with epic voyagePope Francis, aged 87, embarks on a 12-day journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore. The trip, involving 43 hours ...
30 Aug, 2024, 08.23 AM IST
Global upheaval marks start of 2024 amid conflicts and natural disastersThe onset of 2024 saw global celebrations overshadowed by crises: airstrikes in Gaza, Ukraine's conflict escalation, Japan's devastating ea...
01 Jan, 2024, 08.26 PM IST
PM Modi meets French President on sidelines of G20 in RomeThis is the first in-person meeting between the two leaders after Aukus trilateral security pact was announced. The two leaders last spoke ...
30 Oct, 2021, 06.52 PM IST
Modi to focus on global economic and health recovery at Italy G20 Summit“This will be the first in-person Summit of the G20 since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 and will allow us to take stock of the curre...
29 Oct, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
Coronavirus mars Easter holidays as death toll nears 100,000Governments have forced businesses to close and limited the movement of half the world's population, halting economic activity and promptin...
10 Apr, 2020, 04.33 PM IST
Hanuman figurine is President Barack Obama's lucky charmThe President disclosed this on a YouTube interview as a way to reach younger audiences as it promotes his final State of the Union address.
16 Jan, 2016, 03.55 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi among Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' contendersDescribing Modi as "once a controversial regional leader", Time said he became PM after leading his BJP to a "landslide electoral victory.
20 Nov, 2014, 03.43 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi worlds second-most followed politician on Twitter, FacebookAt 6.13 million followers for his personal account @narendramodi, he is second to Barack Obama who has a massive following at 46 million.
05 Sep, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee to make Twitter debut todayPresident Pranab Mukherjee will make his Twitter debut on Tuesday just days before he completes two years in office.
01 Jul, 2014, 11.19 AM IST
Narendra Modi surpasses White House in Twitter follower baseModi, the fourth most "followed" world leader on Twitter, has overtaken the White House in terms of number of followers on the microbloggin...
25 Jun, 2014, 11.06 PM IST
Narendra Modi may soon have more Twitter followers than White HouseAccording to a study, US President is the most followed leader on Twitter followed by Pope Francis, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, The White Hou...
25 Jun, 2014, 08.34 PM IST
Narendra Modi becomes sixth most powerful leader on TwitterAfter Barack Obama, who has over 40 million followers on Facebook, Narendra Modi is the second most popular politician in the world.
23 May, 2014, 12.37 PM IST
2014: Who and what will make news this yearWhile the Latvians are busy saving as souvenirs their 100-latu notes, their leaders believe that joining the troubled currency zone is the ...
01 Jan, 2014, 06.38 AM IST