- Friday, February 28, 2025
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin on Monday (7) assured Indian prime minister Narendra Modi that his forces are “doing everything” to evacuate stranded Indian citizens from the war-torn eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, according to his office. During a 50-minute telephonic conversation with Putin, Modi conveyed his “deep concern” over the…
ONGC, India’s second-largest oil and gas company, on Sunday (6) confirmed talks between India and the US state department are underway to allow its overseas arm to settle past debts by trading Venezuelan oil cargoes. ONGC Videsh CEO AK Gupta said in Houston ahead of the CERAWeek by S&P Global…
A FORMER chief executive of India’s National Stock Exchange has been arrested, officials said Monday (7), in a bizarre corporate misgovernance scandal featuring a supposed Himalayan yogi. Chitra Ramkrishna – a high-flying executive once feted as the “queen of the bourse” – allegedly took business advice from a mystic throughout her…
RUSSIA announced humanitarian corridors would open in several Ukrainian cities on Monday (7) after terrified civilians came under fire in two previous attempts and with Moscow’s forces pummeling cities across the country. The announcement came after another night of relentless bombardment by Russian forces from the air, land and sea, and with Ukraine’s…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (7) spoke to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sought his “support’ in the evacuation of Indian students stuck in Sumy. Modi is also expected to speak to Russian president Vladimir Putin later in the day, official sources said. Around 700 Indian students are…
The grisly bomb explosion in Peshawar claiming over 60 lives and injuring hundreds of people is utterly condemned. There can be no justification for the godless and cowardly attack on civilians and worshipers in Peshawar on Friday 4 March. People should be able to worship without fear, abuse and violence.…
Neeraj Pandey and Shital Bhatia, who are known for delivering several successful films such as Wednesday, Special 26, Baby, Rustom, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story and Toilet – Ek Prem Katha and streaming shows like Special Ops and Special Ops 1.5 under Friday Fireworks (films) and Friday Storytellers (digital show), on Sunday announced the launch of Bootroom Sports, India’s first sports dedicated content company…
‘NEED a cab for four people in Kyiv.’ ‘Do we know someone in Poland who can drop food packets at the border?’ ‘A group is starting from Kharkiv, any updates on trains?’ Thousands of such messages keep pouring in WhatsApp, Telegram and social media groups created by Indian medical students…
An Indian-origin shop manager who tried to cheat an elderly man out of his lottery winnings of £130,000 has been sentenced by a UK court to 28 months in prison. Narendra Gill checked the numbers of a lucky dip lottery ticket for 81-year-old Frank Gowland at the shop she managed…
GLOBAL money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing “grey list” and asked Islamabad to address deficiencies in its financial system, a media report said on Saturday (5). Pakistan has been on the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since…
