- Friday, February 28, 2025
TENSIONS between India and China along the Line of Actual Control are the “worst” in more than four decades, a top American admiral has told lawmakers. The statement of Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Admiral John Aquilino in Washington on Wednesday (9) came ahead of the 15th round of high-level…
PAMARTH NIKETAN, a spiritual centre in the north Indian city of Rishikesh, honoured women on Tuesday (8) to mark International Women’s Day. The centre’s president, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati (HH Pujya Muniji), presented them with Rudraksha mala – a sacred Ashoka plant – and a certificate of appreciation for…
GUJARAT TITANS have signed Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz as a replacement for England batsman Jason Roy in the Indian Premier League tournament starting later this month, the franchise said. Gurbaz, a wicketkeeper-batsman, has played 20 T20 internationals, scoring 534 runs at a strike rate of 138. The Titans, who are making their IPL…
THE UK government launched a girls’ education drive aimed at developing countries, including India to mark International Women’s Day. The government will work with UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU) to implement the new Girls’ Education Skills Partnership which will be funded by Accenture, Standard Chartered, Unilever, Microsoft, and United Bank for Africa. The UK…
INDIA is set to wind up on Thursday (10) its evacuation mission ‘Operation Ganga’ to bring back Indian nationals following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over 17,000 Indians, mostly students, have been evacuated so far under the mission. The last flight is scheduled for Thursday evening, people familiar with the…
AUSTRALIA would be open to hosting Asian arch-rivals Pakistan and India in a series to revive a contest world cricket wants to see, board chief Nick Hockley said. Pakistan and India’s rivalry has been confined to events sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Asia Cup for the best part…
AN upstart political party that rules India’s capital has swept an election in Punjab state, a Thursday (10) vote-count showed, bolstering its hopes of becoming the main challenger to prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, was leading in…
THE SRI LANKAN rupee fell sharply against the dollar on Thursday (10), after the country’s central bank ordered a 15 per cent depreciation in a bid to stave off a looming economic collapse sparked by a shortage of foreign currency. The country’s worst economic crisis since independence has led to…
AFTER a couple of quiet years, actress Alia Bhatt has made a triumphant return with crime drama Gangubai Kathiawadi, which recently premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. She has a whole load of high-profile films on the way, which include RRR, Brahmastra, Darlings and Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. Alia will celebrate her 29th birthday…
SHREYA GHOSHAL returns to the UK this month with huge concerts at Utilita Arena in Birmingham on March 25 and OVO Arena Wembley in London on March 27. The undisputed queen of Indian film music will also turn a year older on March 12. Eastern Eye decided to look ahead…
