- Sunday, February 23, 2025
Niraj Antani, a 29-year-old Republican, has created history by becoming the first Indian-American to be elected to the Ohio state Senate. Antani, currently the State Representative, defeated Mark Fogel of the Democratic Party on Tuesday and was elected as the state Senator for the Ohio Senate's 6th District, which encompasses…
One of India's top TV news anchors, Arnab Goswami, was arrested by police in Mumbai on Wednesday for alleged abetment of suicide in a case registered in 2018, his channel said in a statement. According to local media, the case related to the suicide of an interior designer who said…
Britain on Tuesday upgraded the country's terrorism threat level from "substantial" to "severe", after a deadly shooting rampage in Vienna and several attacks across France. "Severe" -- the second-highest of five levels -- means an attack is "highly likely", said the domestic intelligence service MI5, which announced the change on…
Millions of people in India's northern Punjab state were left without power for up to five hours on Tuesday, a state official said, due to a coal shortage after trains were suspended following a blockade by farmers. "There were power cuts of between two to five hours in different parts…
Confusion lingered over Rohit Sharma's hamstring injury after the opener, considered unfit for India's upcoming tour of Australia, turned up for an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Sharjah on Tuesday. India will leave for Australia later this month to play six short-form internationals followed by a four-test series and…
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar Tuesday urged cricket's world body to make helmets "mandatory" for batsmen at all times during a match. Tendulkar was reacting to an Indian Premier League incident when Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Vijay Shankar took a blow on the helmet by a throw from Kings XI Punjab's…
India, the United States, Japan and Australia began their largest joint naval exercises in over a decade on Tuesday, Indian government sources said, seen as part of efforts to balance China's vast military and economic power in the region. The annual "Malabar" wargames that India holds with the United States…
Supporters of U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris held prayers near her ancestral village in India ahead of Tuesday's U.S. election, while a Hindu fringe group sought divine blessings for her rival Donald Trump. The southern Indian region where Harris' maternal grandfather was born is rooting for the Democratic Party…
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon announce the next set of stimulus package to boost the coronavirus-hit economy, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Tuesday. The Finance Ministry is looking into suggestions and requests received from various sectors of the economy, he said in a virtual conference with…
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday said it has commenced the local production of its AMG portfolio in India. The company also rolled out its first-ever locally made AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coupe, tagged at Rs 7.67 million ($102,000), from its Pune facility on Tuesday. With this, the company now…
