• Friday, April 04, 2025

Pakistan provides consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pakistan on Thursday provided consular access to Indian prisoner on death row Kulbhushan Jadhav, days after Islamabad claimed that he has refused to file an appeal in a court here against his conviction by a military court This was the second consular access to Jadhav. The first consular access was…

Speaking a cinema language of her own

VERSATILE STAR ADITI RAO HYDARI ON ACCEPTING CHALLENGES AND HER NEW MALAYALAM FILM SUFIYUM SUJATAYUM  by ASJAD NAZIR AN INTERESTING cinematic journey has seen Aditi Rao Hydari mix up genres and languages with all the skill of a seasoned professional. The popular actress hasn’t been afraid to take on challenges and has…

India reports record 32,695 new Covid-19 cases in a day

INDIA’s total coronavirus cases reached 968,876 on Thursday (16) with a record 32,695 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll went up to 24,915, including 606 fatalities in a day. As many as 20,783 patients were cured on Wednesday (15), taking the recovery rate to 63.25…

India’s Infosys set for best day in over 7 years…

SHARES of India’s Infosys Ltd on Thursday (16) soared 15 per cent to a fresh record high, a day after large deal wins and tighter costs helped the country’s second largest IT firm post better-than-expected profit and reinstate its full-year outlook. The Bengaluru-based software services provider reported a 11.5 per…

Unapproved charter flights from UAE must not be allowed to…

Charter flights coming from the UAE that do not have approval from the state government concerned in India must not be allowed to land here, aviation regulator DGCA told the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Wednesday. "It has been noticed that some of the charter flights from UAE to…

India-EU to step up cooperation in climate change, S&T and…

India and the European Union on Wednesday resolved to step up cooperation in environment and climate change and extend the ambit of collaboration in the areas of space and science and technology. At the 15th India-Summit, the two sides also decided to ramp up cooperation in the areas of water,…

Indian companies among top investors in UK’s West Midlands region

INDIA is among the top sources of overseas investment in the UK’s West Midlands region which includes Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton cities. The region secured 157 projects in the 2019-20 financial year, accounting for eight per cent of the UK’s total.  The USA, Germany and France are other prominent sources…

Single-day spike of 29,429 COVID-19 cases in India

India registered a record single-day jump of 29,429 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 9,36,181 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 24,309 with 582 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,92,031, while there are 3,19,840 active cases of coronavirus…

Asia’s garment workers say virus used as cover to smash…

From factory floors in India to the warehouses of Cambodia, garment workers for global brands say the collapse in demand triggered by the coronavirus is being used as a cover to break their unions. The crippling effect of the pandemic has seen orders worth billions of dollars cancelled across manufacturing…

Party’s doors are open for those who express trust in…

With all eyes on rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot's next political move, several senior BJP leaders from Rajasthan said on Tuesday that their party's doors are open for anybody who expresses trust in its ideology. "If anybody with a mass base joins the BJP or any political party, everybody welcomes…