The UN report also said India had demonstrated "progress in reducing gender inequality", flagging a Gender Inequality Index of 0.437, which is better than the global averageNew Delhi: Average life expectancy in India was 67.7 years in 2022 – up from 62.7 a year earlier – and gross national income (GNI, per capita) has increased to $6951, a jump of 6.3 per cent in 12 months, the United Nation’s

Ahmedabad: Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on March 13 while laying emphasis on the semi-conductor mission in India said that in December 2026 first chip from the Dholera plant will be produced and in December 2024 first chip will be produced from the Sanand plant. “In December 2026 first chip from the Dholera plant will be produced. In December 2024 first chip will be produced from the Sanand

New Delhi: Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay, who is on a visit to India, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence on Thursday, and the two leaders held productive discussions regarding the "unique and special" partnership between New Delhi and Thimphu.PM Modi thanked PM Tobgay and the Bhutan King for inviting him to visit Bhutan next week."Glad to meet my friend

Moscow: As the ongoing war in Ukraine continues for over two years and conflict with the US and West rages on, Russia will go to the polls on Friday, with President Vladimir Putin most certain to return for a fifth term in power.According to Al Jazeera, the presidential election has an all-but-certain outcome and incumbent Putin is widely predicted to win a fifth term.The voters will cast their

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday filed a charge sheet against 12 suspects in a court here in a ₹300-crore drug haul case, an official said.The case pertains to the recovery of a huge quantity of drugs from Jammu and Kashmir and some neighbouring states last year. The accused wanted to revive militancy in Jammu and Kashmir: OfficialsThis report is auto-generated from a syndicated

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Thursday, stating that he values the latter’s leadership in taking the ties between the two nations forward.Taking to his official handle on X, Jaishankar posted, "Delighted to call on PM @tsheringtobgay of Bhutan during his India visit. Value his leadership in taking the unique India-Bhutan