- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
PAKISTAN’s first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup will be played behind closed doors in Hyderabad for security reasons, India’s cricket board (BCCI) said. Babar Azam and his men will meet 2019 runners-up New Zealand on Friday (29) but fans will not be allowed inside the stadium in Hyderabad…
THE Indian government has reassured confidence in its digital identification system, Aadhaar, after a Moody’s report last week highlighted concerns about it like establishing authorisation and biometric reliability. India’s ministry of electronics & IT said on Monday (25) that the Moody’s report “does not cite either primary or secondary data…
BRITAIN’s financial regulators proposed guidance for financial firms to tackle sexual harassment and bullying, along with new requirements for large banks and insurers to set targets to improve diversity and inclusion. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority said their proposed measures would support…
In a historic achievement, India’s dressage team clinched its first-ever Asian Games gold medal, marking only the second victory in this discipline’s history. The quartet of Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Vipul Hriday Chheda, and Anush Agarwalla successfully lived up to the high expectations on Tuesday (26) in Hangzhou. The Indian…
HOME SECRETARY Suella Braverman will call on Tuesday (26) for governments to consider rewriting global refugee rules so they are “fit for the modern age” and do not deem being gay, or a woman, enough of a reason to qualify for asylum. Addressing the American Enterprise Institute think-tank in Washington,…
In a recent spiritual gathering that spanned over three months, the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey, became a hub of profound spiritual fervour during the “Festival of Inspirations.” The culmination of this festival will be the inauguration of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, a Hindu mandir and campus in…
In North West London, a group of Asian women are breaking down taboos surrounding cancer with the help of Macmillan Cancer Support. The Asian Women Cancer Group, recently awarded nearly £11,000 by Macmillan to fund a series of taboo-busting workshops is embarking on a mission to empower Asian women living…
After 146 days of picketing, the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,500 Hollywood writers, said it has reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with the studios on Sunday, effectively ending the nearly five-month walkout of Hollywood writers everywhere. “We can say, with great pride, that…
A SPECIAL court in Pakistan on Tuesday (26) extended the judicial remand of former prime minister Imran Khan for another 14 days in the Cipher case. Khan, also the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was arrested last month after a case was filed against him for allegedly violating…
Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with this year’s Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday. Regarded as one of India’s finest actresses, Rehman is best known for films including Pyaasa, CID, Guide,…
