- Friday, February 21, 2025
THE risk of modern slavery in Asian manufacturing hubs has surged and is set to worsen with the economic impact of the new coronavirus, increased labour rights violations and poor law enforcement, a global index found on Friday. For the first time, India and Bangladesh were in the “extreme risk”…
INDIA’s army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Friday (4) he was confident the ongoing border stand-off with China could be resolved through talks, even as thousands of troops remained amassed along a disputed Western Himalayan region. “We are sure that the problem can be resolved fully through talks,”…
INDIA reported a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 3.94 million, health ministry data showed on Friday (4), as it closes in on Brazil as the world’s second-most affected nation from the virus. Asia’s worst-hit country is now just around 60,000 cases behind Brazil, which has around…
SRI LANKA began towing a fully loaded supertanker on fire off its east coast after it began drifting towards land, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean nation said on Friday (4). The fire was still raging on the New Diamond tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of…
EVER wondered what the priest is actually saying when he leads prayers in Sanskrit at Hindu religious ceremonies? Most people tend to repeat the words after the priest without understanding what they mean but now help is at hand. Prof Diwakar Nath Acharya, who is the Spalding Professor of Eastern…
Russian and Indian warships on Thursday joined the battle to put out a fire on a massive oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast, the island nation’s navy said. The New Diamond, with a cargo of 270,000 tonnes of crude and 1,700 tonnes of diesel, issued a distress call earlier…
Facebook Inc has banned a member of India’s ruling party for violating its policies covering violence and hate, as Mark Zuckerberg’s company finds itself caught in a debate over how it handles political content in its biggest market. The company said on Thursday (3) it had banned politician Raja Singh…
INDIA has thanked members of the UN Security Council who thwarted Pakistan’s bid to get two Indian nationals listed as terrorists as well as Islamabad’s “blatant attempt” to politicise the world body’s procedure on terrorism. Pakistan had submitted the names of Angara Appaji and Gobinda Patnaik for designation under the…
A very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), which was carrying the equivalent of about 2 million barrels of oil, is on fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka, an official at IOC said on Thursday (3). The cause of the fire is unclear. Fellow…
SPEEDO INTERNATIONAL will investigate a report of possible human rights violations by its Indian partner Page Industries, which Norway’s wealth fund dropped from its portfolio this week, the UK-based swimwear maker told Reuters. Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has said that “unacceptable risk” due to human rights…
