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Commonwealth Games 2022

28 Jul 2022

Commonwealth Games to start from today, high hopes with Indians

Commonwealth Games 2022 is starting from today in Birmingham, England. Today the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony will be held in which PV Sindhu will be the flag bearer for the Indian team.

Commonwealth Games 2022

20 Jul 2022

PM Modi interacts with the players of Commonwealth Games 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to 215 players selected for the Commonwealth Games 2022. This dialogue took place through video conferencing.

Patricia Scotland

24 May 2020

Digital India success is hope for poor developing countries: Patricia Scotland

Talking about what Ravi Shankar Prasad has done she remarked, “He has electrified the other members of our Commonwealth family.”

09 Mar 2020

Commonwealth links and a wealth of knowledge

A distinguishing feature of the Commonwealth is that it not just a network of governments, but a family of interconnected networks.

India Pakistan ties

05 Aug 2018

India's new move to get JeM terrorist's info from Pakistan, seek ban on Azhar

The move is also expected to help India in making a fresh appeal to the United Nations to get the JeM and its chief Maulana Masood Azhar banned.

06 Jun 2018

Vijender to fight British Lee Markham for 3rd title

Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will be gunning for his third professional title when he takes on Briton Lee Markham for the Commonwealth Super Middleweight belt on July 13 in London.

20 Apr 2018

Leaders approve Prince Charles to succeed Queen as Commonwealth head

Prince Charles has been approved as the successor to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth.

Ravi Shankar Prasad

13 Oct 2017

India to raise violent extremism, terrorism at Commonwealth meet: Ravi Shankar Prasad

At the October 16 to 19 meet, Prasad will tell the forum how India has been using the Jandhan account, mobile and Aadhaar card to provide direct subsidy to the needy while wiping out the middlemen.

27 May 2017

Over 400 firms to participate in Commonwealth SME trade summit

As many as 300 Indian firms and over 100 businesses from the Commonwealth will participate in the two-day India-Commonwealth Small and Medium Enterprises trade summit here.

19 May 2017

Climate change could potentially wipe tiny island nations off the map: Prince Charles

Charles said some northern nations seemed worryingly ambivalent about the difference.

17 Mar 2017

Support to terror must be basis for Commonwealth disqualification: India

The CMAG is held for ministers from the 52 Commonwealth countries to raise important issues and action points for the benefit of the organisation's membership.

23 Dec 2016

Sakshi Malik says training camps in foreign countries are necessary for quality preparation

Sakshi has been preparing for the upcoming PWL, her next target is to do well in Asian Games in Jakarta and Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

13 Oct 2016

Maldives quits Commonwealth, terms it 'difficult' but 'inevitable' decision

The Maldives on Thursday pulled out of the Commonwealth calling as "unjust" the grouping's decision to penalise the island nation over the circumstances that led to then President Mohamed Nasheed's ouster in 2012 and the lack of subsequent progress in resolving the political unrest.

Pacific island of Nauru

09 Jul 2016

Tiny Pacific island of Nauru goes to the polls

Voting to elect a new government on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru, international observers invited to monitor the polls.

Paris climate deal

29 Nov 2015

Paris climate deal `more likely` due to Commonwealth accord

The Malta summit emphasised the link between global warming and migration.

29 Nov 2015

India joins UK, Aus to help poor nations combat climate change

A number of countries including Canada, Britain and Australia have pledged nearly USD 2.5 billion to help the poor countries fight global warming.

26 Nov 2015

Prince Charles warns of 'perfect storm' should climate talks flop

Prince Charles warned today that if international leaders fail to clinch a deal on climate change at talks in Paris next week, it would leave mankind facing a "perfect storm".

05 Oct 2015

Commonwealth FMs to focus on global tax reforms co-operation

Creating a more participatory approach to tax co-operation tops the agenda of this year's meeting of Commonwealth finance ministers in Lima on October 7.

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