- Friday, April 11, 2025
FORMER Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni is to go on a tour of duty in Kashmir after skipping a tour of the West Indies with the national team to join his regiment, a military source said. The 38-year-old Dhoni, an honorary lieutenant colonel in a reserve force, will go on…
THE launch of facial recognition technology at two Indian airports and plans to place it in police stations have stoked fears over privacy and increased surveillance among human rights groups in the country. The "paperless biometric technology" launched in Bengaluru airport this week identifies passengers by their face, doing away…
INDIA has appointed Atanu Chakraborty as the new economic affairs secretary, a coveted position in the finance ministry, the government said in a statement late on Wednesday (24). Chakraborty will replace Subhash Chandra Garg, who will become power secretary. The secretaries are the top bureaucrats and are placed next to…
AT least 51 people were killed and nine others injured in lightning strikes in Bihar and Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday (24). Altogether 39 people have died across a dozen districts of Bihar, while 12 others lost their lives in four districts of Jharkhand. The deaths were reported since Tuesday…
INDIA'S monsoon rains were 35 per cent below average in the week ending on Wednesday (24), with little rainfall over the central, western and northern parts of the country, the weather office said, raising concerns over the output of summer-sown crops. Monsoon rains are crucial for farm output and economic…
AIR CANADA on Tuesday (23) said it would resume its flights to India. The company announced it will resume its daily, non-stop Toronto-Delhi flights on October 1, (eastbound) and October 3, 2019 (westbound). The latest move has come a week after Pakistan reopened its airspace for international civil aviation. The…
THE crew of a British-flagged oil tanker, including 18 from India, that was seized in the Gulf are "safe", the vessel's Swedish owner said on Wednesday (24) after speaking to them for the first time. The Stena Impero and its crew were taken by Iran's Revolutionary Guard five days ago…
FOUR workers are feared dead and nine have been injured in a landslide at a Coal India Ltd mine in the eastern state of Odisha, a company spokesman said on Wednesday (24). India is one of the most dangerous countries to be a coal miner, with one worker dying every…
IN an industry where a male actor is called a hero, Taapsee Pannu says her aim is to break this gender-based stereotype and she plans to do so slowly and steadily. The 31-year-old actor believes the acceptance for female-centric films from both the industry and audience can help bridge the…
HUNGRY, but don't have cash? No problem, bring plastic waste and get a free meal, said the mayor of an Indian city where the country's first "garbage cafe" will open next month. The small restaurant in the eastern city of Ambikapur will provide hearty food to homeless and poor people…
