Newdelhi:2/10/23:Editor-in-chief of one of the world’s oldest iconic “New England Journal of Medicine” and renowned American Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Dr Eric J. Rubin, currently on a visit to India, called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, who is himself ...

Tashkent: 30/9/23:Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan represented India at the opening of the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival held on 29 September. Indian delegation comprised of senior film producer and director Shri Umesh Mehra and officials of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). India and Uzbekistan have a strong tradition of cooperation in filmmaking going ...

Newdelhi:28/9/23:Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L.Murugan, will lead an Indian Delegation to the Tashkent International Film Festival, at Tashkent,Uzbekistan, this year. The participation in this film festival is aimed to build cinematic partnerships, have an exchange of programmes, nurturing filmmaking, and act as a bridge between the cultures. Known as the “ Pearl of The Silk ...

Bhubaneswar:26/9/23 A  high-level delegation from Nigeria facilitated by the United Nations World Food Programme is on a visit to Odisha to learn from the State’s experience on rice fortification. The delegation consists of government & private officials of health, food security & food regulatory bodies. The Nigerian Government is focusing on a strategy to tackle micronutrient deficiencies. In line with ...

Newdelhi:2 2/9/23:The G4 countries – India, Brazil, Japan and Germany, have reiterated that expansion of UN Security Council in both permanent and non-permanent categories is essential to make the body more representative, legitimate, effective and efficient. The Foreign Ministers of Brazil,  Germany, Japan, and Secretary West, External Affairs Ministry, Sanjay Verma met on the margins of the 78th Session of ...

Bhubaneswar:20/9/23:  Dr Swati Nayak, the recipient of prestigious Norman Borlaug Field Award, 2023. The announcement was made yesterday, 19 September, by the World Food Prize Foundation ( Iowa, USA). The award is given to exceptional scientists under 40 years of age who work in the field of food and nutrition security, and hunger eradication and exhibit the character and attributes ...

Newdelhi:17/9/23:Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s elder sister and eminent writer-filmmaker Gita Mehta passed away on Saturday evening in Delhi at the age of 80. Her husband Sonny Mehta passed away in 2019. They are survived by their only son, Aditya. Daughter of legendary Biju Patnaik and eminent author, documentary filmmaker, and journalist Geeta Mehta happens to be the elder sister ...

Newdelhi:13/9/23:The countdown to the biggest film and entertainment celebration in the country has begun, with the opening of delegate registrations for the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival is scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20 to 28, 2023. This annual film festival brings the biggest stalwarts of cinema, from across India ...

New Delhi:10 SEP 2023:  Prime Minister met Prime Minister of Canada H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau on 10th September on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi.Prime Minister Trudeau congratulated Prime Minister on the success of India’s G20 Presidency. Prime Minister highlighted that India-Canada relations are anchored in shared democratic values, respect for rule of law and strong people-to-people ...

Newdelhi:10/9/23:Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi had a bilateral meeting over lunch with the President of the French Republic, H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron during the G-20 Leaders’ Summit at New Delhi on September 10, 2023. The two leaders discussed, assessed and reviewed the progress in bilateral relations since their last meeting in July, 2023 in Paris. They also ...