- Sunday, February 23, 2025
India has slammed Pakistan for making “irrelevant and irresponsible” remarks in the UN, saying the General Assembly is a forum for serious debate, not frivolous allegations. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said this on Monday while speaking in the UN General Assembly on ‘question of equitable representation…
COVID-19-triggered work from home norm has increased residential demand in suburbs in Bangaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR and Pune, according to real estate platform NoBroker.com. Areas that were not previously considered by working professionals are now experiencing greater demand, it said, citing latest data. Potential homebuyers were earlier researching best localities…
A UK research team's innovative beard covering technique, dubbed as the “Singh Thattha”, which enables bearded medics to wear a well-fitting respirator mask while on frontline COVID-19 duties without the need for shaving has proved effective in initial trials. The team, led by Professor Gurch Randhawa from University of Bedfordshire…
Malaysia's flagship budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd has given its strongest indication to date that it could exit India, saying on Tuesday it was reviewing its investment in a joint venture airline there. The group said in a statement that its operations in India, like those of its now-shuttered Japan…
Cricket Australia said it was still planning to host the first test against India in Adelaide next month despite moving players out of South Australia on Tuesday after a cluster of new coronavirus cases in the state. South Australia reimposed social distancing restrictions on Monday after detecting 21 cases of…
India is considering a plan to allow up to 26% foreign direct investment from countries with which it shares a land border, including China, without government scrutiny for some sectors, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday, citing government officials. In April, India had stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies…
US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was almost 95 percent effective, a result hailed by the country's top infectious disease scientist as "stunningly impressive." Moderna's early results from a clinical trial with more than 30,000 participants marks a second major breakthrough in the quest…
British telecommunications giant Vodafone announced Monday that it rebounded back into profit in the first half of its financial year in a "resilient" performance as it shrugged off the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Profit after tax hit 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) for the six months to September, the…
Star Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been forced to make a public apology after receiving Islamist threats for attending a Hindu ceremony in neighbouring India. The leading all-rounder is the latest target of increasingly vocal Islamists who have also staged huge anti-France rallies in recent weeks over the publication…
Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced Tuesday it has sold its Honor budget phone line to a domestic consortium in a move it said was necessary to keep the brand alive amid "tremendous" supply chain pressures caused by US sanctions. Honor has been purchased by a group of 40 companies comprised…
