- Wednesday, April 02, 2025
SCHOOLS, cinemas and swimming pools will be allowed to reopen in India after a months-long coronavirus lockdown, the home affairs ministry said on Wednesday (30), even as experts warn that the vast nation is on track to becoming the world's most-infected. India, home to 1.3 billion people, has recorded more…
THREE Indian soldiers were killed on Thursday (1), the Indian Army said, in what a spokesman described as unprovoked firing by Pakistani forces at the border in the disputed region of Kashmir. Pakistan, meanwhile, accused Indian forces of violating a ceasefire in the region and injuring one civilian. Firing frequently erupts along the…
A RECORD 269 million viewers tuned in for the opening week of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), which was shifted to the United Arab Emirates due to the Covid-19 crisis, with viewing minutes up 15 per cent, data released on Thursday showed. The Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC) said the first…
A SMALL GROUP of super-spreaders were responsible for almost two-thirds of India's coronavirus cases, according to new research into how the disease spread in the world's second-most populous nation. India has officially recorded 6.3 million cases so far -- second only to the US -- and more than 98,000 deaths. The study,…
NARENDRA MODI pledged at the United Nations on Saturday (26) that Indian vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the pandemic as he pushed for greater role for India in the global body. "As the largest vaccine-producing country of the world, I want to give one more…
By S Neeraj Krishna RELIANCE GROUP chairman Anil Ambani on Friday (25) told London High Court he had to sell jewellery to meet legal expenses, and sought to dismiss reports on his extravagant lifestyle as speculation as he gave evidence in a loan dispute with Chinese banks. The 61-year-old former…
THREE popular Bollywood actresses were questioned on Saturday (26) in a drug probe that has sent shockwaves through India's film industry. Officials from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have been investigating alleged drug use in Bollywood for the last month in connection with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, a popular…
HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC is in advanced talks with India's Hero MotoCorp for a distribution deal which will allow the US company's motorcycles to be sold in India, after it stops local manufacturing there, according to a Reuters report. The Milwaukee-based company said on Thursday (24) it will stop sales and shut its manufacturing…
INDIA announced local elections involving millions of voters in a densely packed state even as it reported 86,052 new infections of coronavirus on Friday (25), and remained set to overtake the US by next month as the world's worst-affected nation. The elections in the state of Bihar, with a population roughly…
WE got the sad news this morning that legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam has passed away. The 74-year-old was battling with COVID-19. In his career as a singer, he has recorded over 40,000 songs in various Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Well, as he is no more…
