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At a high-stakes summit in California on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping clasped hands and promised to ease tensions as they met for the first time in a year.At the picturesque Filoli country residence in the California foothills close to San Francisco, where Xi had just emerged from a black limousine, Biden grinned and greeted the Chinese leader before they shook hands on the front steps. Following that, the two leaders went inside for meticulously planned, private discussions about trade, sanctions, and Taiwan—topics that have strained ties between the biggest economies in the world. Biden...

In Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone featured together for the first time. The movie starring Sanjay Leela Bhansali turns ten on November 15. On November 15, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela marks ten years since its premiere. Actor Ranveer Singh and actress Deepika Padukone jointly posted a number of BTS images on their Instagram accounts on Tuesday to commemorate this momentous event. The two actors worked together for the first time on the movie, and they subsequently started dating while it was being filmed. In 2018, they were married after five years together.

Sonia Gandhi, the former head of the Congress, is temporarily relocating to Jaipur till the Delhi air quality improves, two months after her medical release. Due to Ms. Gandhi’s respiratory issues, her physicians have recommended that she temporarily relocate to an area with improved air quality.Based on private air quality monitoring website aqi.in, the Air Quality Index for Delhi on Tuesday was 375, falling into the’severe’ category; for Jaipur, the score was 72, falling into the’moderate’ category. Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party, will meet Ms. Gandhi in Jaipur on Tuesday evening before travelling to Chhattisgarh on Wednesday....

For youngsters in India, November 14 is a big day. It is observed nationwide as Children’s Day, honouring the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, our nation’s first prime minister.India has observed Children’s Day on November 20, the day the United Nations commemorates it every year, until 1959. Following his passing, it was agreed that India would commemorate Jawaharlal Nehru’s birth anniversary on November 14 by celebrating Children’s Day. The birthdate of Jawaharlal Nehru is November 14, 1889. Everyone knows how much he loves kids, and Children’s Day honours that relationship. “Tomorrow’s India will be made by today’s children,” Nehru had...

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, shared a picture taken by a Tamil Nadu photographer on Sunday in order to wish everyone a happy Diwali. The IT executive, who is originally from Chennai, said that the image was taken with a Google Pixel phone. This carries on a custom that Apple CEO Tim Cook started, sharing images of Indian consumers’ iPhones on Diwali.“In honour of Diwali celebrations this weekend, enjoying photos taken by #TeamPixel over the years – here’s one from @madhanmohan_r,” Mr. Pichai shared a photo taken by photographer Madhan Mohan Ram. I hope everyone who celebrates Diwali has...

On the occasion of Deepawali also known as Diwali, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated the festival among the ‘Vantangiya‘ people (forest dwellers) on Sunday in Tinkonia village No. 3 in Gorakhpur. The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of a total of 52 development projects worth ₹ 153 crore for different gram panchayats of Gorakhpur district on the occasion. Sharing the joy of Diwali with members of the Vantangiya community in Tikonia No. 3 village in Kusamhi forest, the Chief Minister also remembered the struggle for the rights of Vantangiyas, pointing out that any struggle done in a...

In terms of the most fifty-plus scores in a single ICC Cricket World Cup, Virat Kohli is tied with all-arounder Shakib al Hasan of Bangladesh and fellow countryman and renowned batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Virat Kohli struck five fours and a six in his 51 runs off of 56 balls. At a strike rate of more than 91, he scored runs. He now leads South Africa’s Quinton de Kock by a wide margin after his upset of the Netherlands.Virat Kohli played an additional innings on Sunday against the Netherlands, scoring over 50 runs. With this, he outran South African Quinton de...

Light Festival India and other countries celebrate Deepavali, also known as Diwali. The celebration represents the triumph of knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness, and good over evil. “Row or series of lights” is what the term “deepavali” denotes. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Diwali marks the day that Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman returned to Ayodhya following their 14-year banishment and victory over the evil king Ravana.Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of riches and prosperity, is honoured on this day. The Vedic mythology states that Goddess Lakshmi wed Lord Vishnu on the eve of Diwali. An additional name for...

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the nation’s citizens a happy and prosperous Diwali and conveyed his desire that everyone will experience good health and happiness on this auspicious event.The Prime Minister said on the social networking app X, “Happy Diwali to all of you! May everyone have happiness, wealth, and excellent health as a result of this unique celebration.”Prime Minister Modi expressed his sincere happiness on Saturday as he praised the country’s brilliant Diwali celebration, highlighting the bright illumination in each home that is a result of the government’s public welfare programmes.

Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand beat Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar’s 27-year record during the ICC Cricket World Cup. Before reaching 25, Tendulkar had already secured the record for most runs scored in a single cricket tournament edition. Just days shy of turning 23, he had scored 523 runs in seven World Cup matches. That was in 1996.In addition, he ended up scoring more runs than any other hitter in the competition. Only a few days before turning 24, Ravindra broke Tendulkar’s record. The milestone was reached by the cricketer from Auckland during New Zealand’s five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka...