Around 40 Indians are understood to have died and over 50 are injured in a tragic fire incident at a labour housing facility in the Mangaf area of Kuwait on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Earlier, Kuwait's ambassador to India Meshal Mustafa J Alshemali expressed his condolences and sympathy to the victims of the fire incident, which led to the loss of at least 49 lives.
"Prime Minister announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the families of deceased India nationals from the Prime Minister Relief Fund," the statment added.
The Indian Consulate in New York hosted a reception to welcome Team India on Tuesday (local time). It is the first time that the Indian national team is playing cricket in New York, with World Cup being held for the first time in the US.
"We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. Our Embassy in Moscow has pressed the Russian authorities, including the Ministry of Defence, for early repatriation of mortal remains," the MEA said.
After being unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP), Congress leader Sonia Gandhi emphasized on Saturday that the Indian National Congress has proven its resilience in the face of formidable challenges in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, adding
On Friday, the youth was produced in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Kinnaur, Rekong Peo, from where he has been sent to police custody till June 10. His wife an Indian document has not been arrested as an Indian national does not need the Inner-Line Permit to travel to the border ar
Bollywood actor Neha Sharma's father Ajeet Sharma, who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Bhagalpur in Bihar on an Indian National Congress ticket, did not manage to secure enough votes as he got defeated by Ajay Kumar Mandal of Janata Dal (United).
Brandon Fernandes will complete five years with the Indian national team on June 5. A day later would be perhaps the most important match of his Blue Tigers career. The dynamic midfielder has played his part in many crucial goals, delivering some notable assists over the past half a decade.
As the vote counting is underway for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Bhartiya Janta Party is leading with 13 seats in Rajasthan, according to the Election Commission of India. On the other hand, the Indian National Congress is leading with nine seats, while the Communist Party of India (Ma
The Indian Embassy in Myanmar has warned its citizens to stay away from 'fake job rackets' targeting youth. An advisory issued by the Indian Embassy stated that an increase in incidents has been recorded and in view of the same it reminds its people to follow their advice and not accept any
With a timing of 8:36:870, Suhail Ahmed emerged as the comfortable winner in the Group A Upto 550cc class while Kousthuba M (8:47:723) and Rehana B (9:37:111) finished second and third respectively