- Monday, March 31, 2025
In India, farmers growing crops for seed company Mahyco get a text message after they deliver their harvest, noting its weight and how much was usable - followed quickly by another text saying their money is in the bank. That reliable flow of cash through their accounts means when a…
A bomb hidden between bags of potatoes at an outdoor Pakistani market killed at least 16 people today (12), half of them ethnic Hazaras, officials said, in an attack apparently aimed at minority Shi’ite Muslims. At least 30 people were wounded in the blast in the southwestern city of Quetta,…
The Indian government said today (12) it would investigate Jet Airways’ ability to keep flying as the debt-stricken carrier fights for survival. The announcement came after Jet cancelled most of its international flights yesterday (11) and as lenders desperately seek a buyer to keep the beleaguered airline running. A collapse…
Indian star Ravichandran Ashwin has insisted he has no regrets over his controversial 'Mankad' dismissal of England batsman Jos Buttler which sparked a worldwide debate. "You can't say that Ashwin is a villain," the Indian all-rounder insisted in his first interview since the storm erupted after he ran out Buttler…
Two Pakistani Hindu sisters whose parents said they were kidnapped and forced to change their religion to marry Muslims had converted voluntarily, a court ruled on Thursday (11), in a case that has attracted attention in Hindu-majority India. The court had ordered the government to take custody of the sisters,…
Australian paceman Matt Kelly will replace injured Anrich Nortje of South Africa at Kolkata Knight Riders for the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the franchise announced Thursday (11). Kelly, who has played 16 first-class matches, five List A games and 12 Twenty20s, is set to make his…
Tens of millions of Indians joined nationwide queues Thursday (11) to give their verdict on prime minister Narendra Modi as the world's biggest election started amid deadly clashes. Election officials reported a heavy turnout across the 20 states taking part in the first day of the massive exercise which involves…
An Indian court's call for a ban on the popular video app TikTok will hurt free speech rights, China's Bytedance Technology Co has said in a request for the Supreme Court to quash the directive. Bytedance is one of the world's most valuable start-ups and its TikTok app lets users…
Indians turned out in big numbers to vote in the first phase of a mammoth general election on Thursday (11). Reporters saw long queues outside many polling stations. The Election Commission said voters were also turning out in large numbers in an eastern district where Maoist insurgents were blamed for…
India’s Virat Kohli on Wednesday (10) named as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year and also became the first player to win the award for leading cricketer in the world in three successive years. The India captain put to bed questions over his ability to thrive in English…
