• Saturday, April 26, 2025

India to observe 1975 Emergency anniversary

THE INDIAN government has decided to observe June 25, the day the Emergency was declared in 1975, as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to commemorate the "massive contributions" of those who endured inhuman pains of the period, home minister Amit Shah announced on Friday. He also said the observance of 'Samvidhaan Hatya…

First cargo ship arrives at Kerala port

KERALA chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said though the arrival of the first cargo vessel at Vizhinjam sea port was a trial run, with this the operation of international deep-water trans-shipment port has commenced. The CM formally welcomed the 300-metre-long Chinese mothership 'San Fernando' in a ceremony held at…

India’s population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion:…

INDIA'S population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said. The World Population Prospects 2024 report released on Thursday said that the…

I could have done better in tennis: Saina Nehwal

Trailblazing Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal feels she would have perhaps excelled more as a sportsperson if she had picked a tennis racquet instead of playing badminton. Nehwal has an impressive resume as a badminton player. Not only she became the first Indian woman shuttler to be ranked No. 1 in…

Landslide in Nepal pushes 2 buses into river, 65 missing

AT LEAST seven Indian nationals are among over 60 passengers who are believed to be missing after two buses were swept away by a landslide and pushed into a swollen river in Nepal early Friday, officials said. The two buses carrying 65 passengers went missing in the Trishuli river in…