- Thursday, April 03, 2025
FOR four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the coronavirus pandemic forces children into labour. "The biggest threat is that millions of children may fall back into slavery, trafficking, child…
INDIA's famed Taj Mahal and some schools reopened on Monday (21) as authorities pressed ahead with kickstarting the nation’s coronavirus-battered economy despite soaring infection numbers. India, home to 1.3 billion people and some of the world's most crowded cities, has recorded more than 5.4 million Covid-19 cases, second only to the…
POLICE in India's capital city on Saturday said they had arrested a local freelance journalist on allegations he was passing "sensitive information" to Chinese intelligence officers. In a statement, the Delhi Police said 61-year-old Rajeev Sharma was arrested earlier this week and officers had seized some confidential documents related to the Indian…
US President Donald Trump on Friday (18) branded violent anti-racism protesters as a “bunch of thugs”, saying they did not spare even the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington DC. The death of black American George Floyd who died in police custody in May had led to mass protests across…
By S Neeraj Krishna INDIA's National Investigation Agency has arrested nine terror suspects allegedly belonging to a "Pakistan-sponsored" al Qaeda module planning attacks on "vital installations" across the country. The premier anti-terrorism wing's raid in the wee hours of Saturday (19) led to the arrests of six suspects in the…
A TUNNEL nearing completion in the Indian Himalayas will slash by hours the time it takes troops to reach the Chinese border, part of an infrastructure blitz by New Delhi that is gathering pace since a bloody border clash. The nuclear-armed Asian giants blame each other for a brutal high-altitude battle in…
INDIA will demand foreign firms use more locally produced materials when working on government-run projects, a government order said late on Friday (18). Indian authorities have been aggressively promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship campaign of a self-reliant economy by urging domestic manufacturers to cut down on imports. The Indian trade ministry's…
APPLE will launch its first online store in India next week, the Silicon Valley giant said on Friday (18), hoping to cash in on the country's festive season and grow its tiny share of the booming market. The company is a small player in India, where sales of its smartphones lag…
MS DHONI, who retired from international cricket last month, is in top shape and ready to lead the Chennai Super Kings in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League on Saturday (19), head coach Stephen Fleming has said. The 39-year-old former skipper drew curtains on an illustrious, trophy-laden career for…
THE Indian Army has launched disciplinary proceedings against an unspecified number of soldiers following an inquiry into the killing of three suspected militants in the northern state of Kashmir. A defence spokesman on Friday (18) said evidence showed the soldiers had exceeded their powers under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act…
