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Royals parade back to Buckingham Palace after Coronation

This coronation procession followed the same route but was much larger in scale than the one preceding the coronation service. It featured "Armed Forces from across the Commonwealth and the British Overseas Territories, and all Services of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, alongside The Sovereign's Bodyguard and Royal Watermen," according to the royal household, CNN reported.

2023-05-06T13:22:14.227539+00:00 IST

British Sikh Lord Indarjit Singh presents Glove to King Charles

The Glove is worn to hold the Sovereign's Sceptre during the Crowning and then removed before processing to the Throne Chair. At the Coronation on Saturday, the Coronation Glove was presented to King Charles III by Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon, the Royal.UK wrote.

2023-05-06T12:18:05.548304+00:00 IST

Charles III crowned King, Camilla coronated and crowned

Like her husband, she was anointed with holy oil by the Archbishop of Canterbury, but without a screen, which demonstrates the different nature of anointing a consort compared to a reigning sovereign, CNN reported.

2023-05-06T11:59:39.316947+00:00 IST

Most sacred part of service, Anointing, completed out

What happened behind the curtains, the Dean of Westminster poured holy oil from the Ampulla, a gold eagle-shaped flask, on to the Coronation Spoon, and then the Archbishop of Canterbury anoints Charles on his head, breast and hands, according to the Church of England's liturgy, CNN reported.

2023-05-06T11:30:33.848108+00:00 IST

Ahead of coronation, VP Jagdeep Dhankhar meets King Charles III

Thousands of people have gathered at Westminster Abbey and the surrounding streets of central London to participate in the glorious display of British pageantry.

2023-05-06T09:52:45.763986+00:00 IST

Russia partially relocates 18 settlements near Ukraine frontline

Residents of 18 settlements near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia Region, including Energodar, have been temporarily relocated to safer places due to intensified shelling by Ukrainian troops, acting governor of the region, Yevgeny Balitsky said, TASS state news agency reports.

2023-05-06T06:40:40.670211+00:00 IST

New WHO manual aims to strengthen pedestrian safety

Walking brings health, transport and environmental benefits, but roads remain unsafe for pedestrians everywhere. Over 3,10,000 pedestrians were killed in crashes in 2016, accounting for 23 per cent of all global deaths. Per kilometre travelled pedestrians face a nine times higher risk of death than car occupants.

2023-05-06T06:38:41.186384+00:00 IST

UAE Vice President meets British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly

During the meeting, Sheikh Mansour emphasised the keenness of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to enhance the distinguish historic relations between the UAE and the UK and develop them into wider horizons of cooperation and constructive partnership.

2023-05-06T02:23:02.711160+00:00 IST

King Charles ascending to throne "interesting moment": Doraiswami

Speaking about the visits of members of the UK's Royal family to India, Vikram Doraiswami said that King Charles III as the Prince of Wales travelled to India at least 10 times. He said that Queen Elizabeth II was a regular visitor to India for her ayurvedic treatments.

2023-05-06T02:09:29.753367+00:00 IST

India's democracy "most functional": Vice President Dhankhar

Dhankhar said that digital payment transactions amounted to 1.5 trillion in India in 2022. He said that India has 700 million Internet users and stressed that they have transformed India's service delivery system to a level which could not be imagined earlier.

2023-05-05T22:09:40.825097+00:00 IST

Vice President Dhankhar meets King Charles III, several world leaders during reception at Buckingham Palace

Dhankhar interacted with Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States, during the reception by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. Vice President also joined leaders of the Commonwealth countries at a special event hosted by King Charles III at the Marlborough House, London. He exchanged views with Commonwealth leaders on making the institution of the Commonwealth stronger and more focused.

2023-05-05T20:47:06.602832+00:00 IST

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar meets Presidents of Israel, Brazil and Italy in UK

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday interacted with Presidents of Israel, Brazil and Italy during King Charles III's reception at Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom.

2023-05-05T19:59:35.238400+00:00 IST

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar interacts with King Charles III

Jagdeep Dhankhar also interacted with leaders of various nations during a Commonwealth reception hosted by King Charles III at Marlborough House in London.

2023-05-05T19:10:08.857865+00:00 IST

King Charles III coronation to bring changes, here's look at them

The British national anthem -- "God Save the Queen" or "God Save the King," depending on who is reigning, as per the news report. After King Charles III ascended to the throne, the first three lines of the UK national anthem are: "God save our gracious King! Long live our noble King! God save the King!

2023-05-05T18:45:32.984617+00:00 IST

Covid global health emergency over: WHO

"It is therefore with great hope that I declare #COVID19 over as a global health emergency. However, that does not mean COVID-19 is over as a global health threat. Last week, COVID-19 claimed a life every three minutes - and that's just the deaths we know about," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

2023-05-05T13:56:23.990313+00:00 IST

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar lands in London to attend Coronation ceremony

Dhankhar is scheduled to attend Commonwealth Reception and will meet and greet Charles III on Friday in London.

2023-05-05T12:33:09.572350+00:00 IST

Counterterrorism in focus at India-Russia meeting in Moscow

Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma visited Moscow on May 3-4 for the JWG on Counter Terrorism and India-Russia bilateral consultations on UN and multilateral issues, and held discussions, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official release today.

2023-05-05T06:18:01.823757+00:00 IST

UNESCO calls for more protection for artists under attack

The international community must provide greater protection to artists caught up in armed conflict, political instability, and natural disasters, the UN Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a new report.

2023-05-05T01:31:35.463461+00:00 IST

Belgium detains seven suspected of planning terror attack

The suspects were detained after the Federal Judicial Police of East Flanders and an investigating judge specialised in terrorism carried out searches in West Flanders in Roeselare, Menen, Ostend, Wevelgem and Ghent.

2023-05-04T17:35:17.878569+00:00 IST

Drone attack: Russia reaffirms of right to take countermeasures

The Foreign Ministry has firmly condemned the attempted terrorist attacks against the Moscow Kremlin on the night of May 2, when it was targeted by unmanned aerial vehicles.

2023-05-04T14:18:33.721858+00:00 IST

London: Sikh restaurant owner receives threats over anti-Khalista

This comes despite repeated assurance by the police of safety and special safeguarding measures. The family has experienced three attacks, and they do not feel safe, according to Khalsa Vox.

2023-05-04T13:51:36.207083+00:00 IST