- Sunday, February 23, 2025
INDIA is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts (GW) hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said on Tuesday(1), following reports that China could construct dams on a section of the Brahmaputra river. The river, also known as the Yarlung Tsangbo in China, flows from…
Apne starring Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, and Bobby Deol released in 2007. It was a hit at the box office, and from the past few weeks, there have been reports about a sequel to the film. Bobby Deol had also confirmed that Apne 2 is happening, and today on the festival of Guru Nanak…
Richa Chaddha starrer Shakeela has been in the pipeline for the past couple of years. There were reports that the film might get an OTT release. However, it has been announced that Shakeela will get a theatrical release. The movie, which is a biopic on South actress Shakeela, is now all set to hit…
THE Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is assisting an inquiry into an alleged adverse reaction during AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine trial, but has found no reason to recommend halting it, a senior official at the regulator said. A 40-year-old man said in a complaint seen by Reuters that he had suffered serious…
THE UK prime minister Boris Johnson has said that the year 2021 will be an important one for UK-India ties. He made this comment while discussing global and bilateral issues, including collaboration on Covid-19 vaccine, climate change, and trade and investment flows with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday(27).…
BRITAIN and the EU cautioned each other on Monday(30) that time was running out for a Brexit trade deal as negotiators sparred over state aid, enforcement and fishing in a bid to avoid a tumultuous exit in just a month’s time. The UK finally leaves the EU’s orbit on December…
HINDUJA GROUP firm Ashok Leyland has renamed its UK subsidiary Optare as Switch Mobility as part of the plans to bring the entire electric vehicles (EV) initiatives under one entity. The company plans to tap the growth opportunities in the global LCV and bus EV market, which will be worth…
Fitch on Friday became the latest ratings agency to cut Sri Lanka's credit score, expressing fears over Colombo's ability to repay its foreign debts. Fitch said Sri Lanka's 2021 budget unveiled last week foreseeing a $8.45-billion deficit in 2021 lacked a "credible fiscal consolidation strategy". The international ratings agency downgraded…
Voters in Jammu Kashmir went to the polls Saturday amid a heavy security presence in the first direct elections in the disputed region since the government stripped its semi-autonomy last year. Under high alert for attacks by separatist militants, dozens of police and paramilitaries carrying machine guns surrounded each voting…
Hydrogen-powered car manufacturer Riversimple is hoping to steal a march on competitors ahead of Britain's promised "green revolution" that would see petrol-powered cars banned within 10 years. While conventional battery-powered electric cars may be a few miles ahead in the zero-emission vehicle race, the company is betting that nascent hydrogen…
