- Sunday, April 20, 2025
INDIAN state Goa-based swimming coach has been sacked after a minor girl accused him of molesting her, a purported video of which went viral on social media, prompting Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju to also step in and promise stringent action. Surajit Ganguly, a coach employed with the Goa Swimming…
INDIA and Russia are beginning a new era of cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region to make it "open, free and inclusive", Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday (5), amidst China flexing its military muscles in the strategic region. Addressing the plenary session of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (5) said Russian writer-philosopher Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi had an "indelible effect" on each other and urged the two nations to take inspiration from them to further strengthen the bilateral ties. Speaking at the plenary session of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum…
BRITAIN'S tumultuous start to the week dominated by its seemingly never-ending psychodrama over Brexit has produced some unexpected moments. Here are five of the most unusual: 'Shit' In a breach of parliamentary decorum, the swearword echoed through the hallowed chamber of the House of Commons on Wednesday (4) during its…
AN Indian-origin woman in the US has been sentenced up to six years in prison for stealing nearly $600,000 in payments from prospective home buyers and using that money on vacations, gambling and other personal expenses. Reshmi Maharaj, 53, a Queens resident in New York was convicted last month on…
TWO Indian students, who were on a foreign exchange programme in the US, have drowned at a popular tourist destination in Oklahoma, according to a media report. The two students, who were international students at the University of Texas at Arlington died on Tuesday (3) at Turner Falls in the…
INDIAN actress Kangana Ranaut is one actress who has always supported social and environmental initiatives. The actress has been associated with Isha Foundation and has spoken about how Sadhguru's teachings have transformed her. From the past few days, Kangana has been spreading the message of Cauvery Calling by urging people…
RESCUE operations on Thursday (5) continued at a firecracker factory site in India’s Punjab state where 23 people were killed and 27 injured in a powerful explosion, officials said. Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were trying to find out any person still trapped under the debris, they said.…
A SENIOR US official personally offered several million dollars to the Indian captain of an Iranian oil tanker suspected of heading to Syria, the state department confirmed Wednesday (4). The Financial Times reported that Brian Hook, the state department pointman on Iran, sent emails to captain Akhilesh Kumar in which he offered…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (5) explained to his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad the rationale behind New Delhi's decision on Jammu and Kashmir and sought the extradition of controversial Indian televangelist Zakir Naik. Prime minister Modi met the Malaysian prime minister on the sidelines of the fifth meeting…
