Tag: Commonwealth

New Delhi, Feb 4: President Droupadi Murmu and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attended CLEA -Commonwealth Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference (CASGC) 2024 at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.The theme of the conference is “Cross-Border Challenges in Justice Delivery”.This conference aims to deliberate on important issues ...

Queen Elizabeth learnt of her accession after the death of her father, King George V1, when she was visiting Kenya with Prince Philip in 1952.Such visits celebrate friendships as Kenya, with whom Britain has a Defence Agreement, marks 60 years of independence. Interest will centre on what King Charles ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a resumed ferry ride between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka's north on October 14. The ferry lands only 20 km from Jaffna's Dutch Fort. I have visited Dutch remnants at Galle in the South as well.As it happens, the ...

THE OPPOSITION adopted the name c for its coalition because the name “UPA” was associated with countless scams and corruption, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “UPA was in power for 10 years. Then why change that name? They had no choice but to ...

The need to break free of the shackles of colonial legacy is an essential step for former colonies to assert their independence. Renowned post-colonial scholar Frantz Fanon once insightfully remarked, "Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land and from our ...

Upon the accession of Charles III as King of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, questions have emerged over the continued relevance of the wider Commonwealth of Nations headed by the British monarch. The Commonwealth is a grouping of 56 nations, with a total combined population of 2.2 ...

NEW DELHI, Aug 13: The golden period of Indian sports is knocking on the door, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday as he hailed the gutsy show of the Indian contingent which returned with 61 medals from the Commonwealth Games.Modi on Saturday hosted the Indian contingent at his ...

BIRMINGHAM: From the beats of Bhangra to the power-packed performance of ‘Apache Indian,' it was a carnivalesque atmosphere at the refurbished Alexander Stadium here, as a dazzling closing ceremony brought the curtains down on the high-octane edition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. More than 4,500 athletes competed from 72 ...

Birmingham , August 8: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu clinched India’s first gold medal in Badminton at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 and the first women’s singles CWG gold medal of her career by defeating Canada’s Michelle Li in the final on Monday.Sindhu was a dominant figure in the ...

Sakshi Malik had won gold on Friday at ongoing CWG 2022© AFPSakshi Malik had bagged a gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Friday in the women's freestyle 62kg category after defeating Canada's Ana Gonzalez in the summit clash. It is important to note that Sakshi had become ...