- Saturday, March 29, 2025
INDIA is witnessing the coming together of environmentalists and organisations that cater to the socio-economic needs of nature-dependent communities as more than 60 such organisations vocally call for a complete ban on the mega-infrastructure projects that are in the implementation level in the Himalayas. The ‘People for Himalaya’ campaign has…
VERBAL duels between India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by prime minister Narendra Modi and the opposition are intensifying with each passing day in the ongoing general elections in India. On Thursday (2), Modi hit out at Maria Alam Khan, a leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the…
A MASSIVE controversy erupted in Bangladesh's domestic cricket last week when officials and players, including veterans, from both sides in a match expressed reservation over a female umpire officiating it. According to a report by Bangladeshi outlet The Daily Star, the incident happened during a game between Mohammedan Sporting and…
INDIA on Wednesday (1) morning successfully flight-tested an indigenously developed supersonic missile-assisted release of torpedo (SMART) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast in the eastern state of Odisha. The system will enhance the anti-submarine warfare capability of the Indian Navy beyond the conventional range of lightweight…
REPRESENTATIVES of 18 political parties from 10 countries on Wednesday (1) met leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its headquarters in New Delhi to gain first-hand experience of the South Asian nation's ongoing general elections. Nearly a billion people are casting ballots in the marathon elections spread…
SENIOR American diplomat Donald Lu recently met the members of the Jain community in Los Angeles as part of an initiative by the US state department to interact with the Indian-American diaspora, which is instrumental in ties between the two nations. Lu, assistant secretary of South and Central Asia, visited…
NOT all heroes in the world steal the headlines but what makes their courage commendable is their zest to do better in every phase of life. Lakshmi R Bloom, mother of New York-based entrepreneur Sahil Bloom, is one such kind who travelled from Bengaluru in India to the United States…
MORE than 80 countries in the world celebrate May 1 every year as International Workers Day or International Labour Day when working people in every industry and sector are honoured for their hard work and empowering them to become aware of their rights. While May Day is observed as a…
AN INDIAN national, who murdered his teenage wife at their home at Ash Tree Way at Croydon last year and called 999 to inform the police about his act, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 15 years before being considered for parole. Sahil Sharma, 24,…
THE name of late British Indian medical student Grace O’Malley Kumar is being pushed to be considered for the George Cross – UK's highest civilian honour for bravery after she died while saving her friend from an attack. Her parents are actively backing the call. The 19-year-old Kumar was stabbed…
