In its press release, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that Madan Kumar Ghildiyal, presently the Ministry's Joint Secretary, has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
The deceased have been identified as 36-year-old Yamanappa Madara and 45-year-old Ningappa Kariyappa. The third victim, 40-year-old Manjunathagowda Shambhugauda Hoodedamani, succumbed to his injuries while being rushed to the KMC Hospital in Hubli.
47 participants from the NHRIs of 14 countries of Global South are likely to attend it. These are Madagascar, Uganda, Samoa, Timor Leste, DR Congo, Togo, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Mauritius, Burundi, Turkmenistan and Qatar, the statement said.
According to details, the Pakistani Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) report on the grenade attack at Preedy Police Station has been released. The report claims that the explosive device used was an American-made hand grenade, as per ARY News.
Former cricketer Madan Lal isn't in favour of resting batting maestro Virat Kohli for India's final group stage game against New Zealand in the ongoing Champions Trophy on Sunday.
Former India cricketer Madan Lal believes the poor drainage system that was on exhibition during the Champions Trophy match between Afghanistan and Australia at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium is a "bad advertisement" for Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Sufi music festival Jahan-e-Khusrau has made a place in the hearts of people, calling it its biggest success over the years.
At least six people, including leader of political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sami (JUI-S), Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed in a suicide blast on Friday at the Darul Uloom Haqqania madarsa in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Nowshera district of Pakistan.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Pathan questioned the safety of women in the state despite the government's "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" campaign and the "Ladli Behna Yojana" scheme.
Union Minister of IT and Electronics Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday that the first Made-in-India semiconductor chip would be ready for production by 2025.