- Saturday, March 29, 2025
THE delay in the Election Commission of India's release of voter turnout figures for the first two phases of the ongoing national elections in the country has been criticised by the opposition parties and on Friday (10), leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc are likely to…
INDIA'S automobile sales in May could be affected by the uncertainty around the country's ongoing national elections and it could happen despite the growing interest for new car models that are being launched, its top automobile retail industry body has said. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) told Reuters…
ASHWIN RAMASWAMI, a 24-year-old former Indian-American software engineer running for a US state election, is way ahead of his competition in raising funds to support his campaign with a total of over $280,000 (£224,375), news agency Press Trust of India reported. In the filing period of February 1-April 30, Ramaswami,…
JUST weeks after triggering a controversy with remarks on 'inheritance tax', Sam Pitroda, chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress and a close aide of the opposition Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has roused yet another storm of controversy with an allegedly racist remark on Indian people. It did not…
INDIA'S steel manufacturers have sought quick remedial action over an alleged predatory dumping of the metal from other countries, as imports from China surged 58 per cent in the January-March quarter. Import of steel from China in the abovementioned period was 0.6 million tonne (mt) from 0.38 mt in the…
PRO-PALESTINE protesters were suspected to have defaced the community centre of Indian-origin US Congressman Shri Thanedar in Detroit with graffiti -- painting an “X” across his photograph and words such as "racist", "ceasefire" and "Free Palestine" on its wall. The incident comes after the politician took a pro-Israel stance after…
INDIAN Americans have asked a university in the US not to allow displaying the now-defunct flag of Kashmir to represent the province's “occupied people” as part of conceding some of the demands of protesting students. Apart from the people of Kashmir, Palestinians and Kurds were also among the list. In…
THE Nobel Committee reminded the world of the brilliant poetic contribution of Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), also known as the ‘Bard of Bengal’, by sharing an English translation of India’s national anthem Jana Gana Mana, written and composed by him on his birth anniversary. Rabindranath Tagore, born on…
RAILWAY commuters in south-east England, including those who are travelling in and out of London, were set to experience major travel disruption on Tuesday (7) as train drivers began a three-days rolling strike at national rail operators. According to a report by The Guardian, as part of an ongoing pay…
THE Indian Embassy in China recently held its maiden interactive meeting with students from India who suffered after Beijing banned visas during the COVID-19 pandemic that led to prolonging their academic years. Nearly 80 old and new students from over 13 universities in the host nation participated in the "welcome…
