- Saturday, April 05, 2025
India witnessed another sharpest jump in coronavirus death toll as the states had recorded 380 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The causalities from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 9,900. Maharashtra reported a record number of deaths on Monday. The deadly novel virus claimed 178 lives in the western state in the…
THREE Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent faceoff” with Chinese troops on the disputed border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday (16), reporting the first casualties in 53 years to result from a clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Indian government sources said no shots were fired but a physical…
A NEW report released in London has called on the government to double its post-study visa offer to four years, a move it predicts could lead to a near doubling of Indian students choosing UK universities by 2024. The report — “Universities Open to the World: How to put the…
WITH rains pounding her village in eastern India this week, Neelam Singh weighed the options; walk several miles through the jungle to buy sanitary pads or cut a strip from one of her mother’s old polyester saris. The 18-year-old used up her last pad during India’s weeks-long coronavirus lockdown, which…
Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput, who committed suicide on 14th June, will last be seen in Fox Star Studios’ much-awaited romantic film Dil Bechara. The movie, which marks the directorial debut of renowned casting director Mukesh Chhabra, is an official remake of Hollywood hit The Fault In Our Stars (2014). Previously titled Kizie Aur Manny, Dil…
As many as 156 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka were flown back home on Monday under the third phase of a mega evacuation exercise. National carrier Air India brought back the citizens in its AI-1202 flight from Colombo to Kochi and Bengaluru, the Indian High Commission here said in…
A 46-year-old Indian-American software engineer turned socialist is at the forefront of “Black Lives Matter” protests in Seattle to permanently oust city police officials from the downtown area that has now been designated the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” (CHAZ), according to media reports. Kshama Sawant, the Seattle City Councilwoman, is…
All political parties in Delhi should forget their differences and join hands in the COVID-19 battle of the national capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after chairing an all-party meet. Leaders of the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the BSP attended the meeting. Shah…
National team head coach Igor Stimac on Sunday hailed Sunil Chhetri, saying the talismanic captain was one of those who “glorified” Indian football with his dedication in the 15 years of his illustrious career. The 35-year-old Chhetri on Friday became only the second Indian after legendary Bhaichung Bhutia to complete…
India on Monday summoned the Pakistan charge d'affaires and lodged a strong protest to him over the reported arrest of two officials of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. Pakistani media reported that two Indian staffers, who went missing on Monday morning, were arrested by Pakistani authorities for their alleged…
