- Friday, February 28, 2025
INDIA’S multi-billion-dollar purchases of US arms are less about shifting its reliance on Russian defence equipment and moving towards the West – it’s more about developing its own domestic weapons industry, security officials and analysts say. India is the world’s biggest arms importer, but almost all of its major weapons…
RAVICHANDRAN Ashwin’s five-wicket haul highlighted a dominant day for India as the visitors reached 80 without loss at stumps after bundling out the West Indies for 150 on the first day of the opening Test in Dominica on Wednesday (12). Omitted for the World Test Championship final against Australia a…
Carlos Alcaraz displayed his exceptional skills as he defeated childhood friend Holger Rune in straight sets to secure a spot in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. The top seed showcased his composure and quality shot-making to claim a 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4 victory on Wednesday. Alcaraz’s solid performance sets…
INDIA’S defence ministry has given initial approval to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets for its navy and three Scorpene class submarines, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday (13), ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in France. Modi is on his way to deepen ties with New…
PAKISTAN’S main opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan expressed support for a recently-reached bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after a meeting with officials of the lender last Friday (7), his party said. The IMF said it was, in the lead up to national elections in…
MANCHESTER City co-hosted a workshop for schoolchildren at the Etihad Stadium to use football as a tool for promoting anti-racism. The club’s former players Alex Williams, Steve Howey and Gary Bennett discussed their own experiences in the presence of around 100 primary school children. The Premier League’s head of race…
ONE of Britain’s leading television news anchors, Huw Edwards, was identified by his wife as the BBC presenter facing allegations he paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos, the broadcaster reported. Edwards announced the death of Queen Elizabeth to the nation in September and has led…
UK court last week began considering contentious plans to extend a scheme obliging the most polluting vehicles to pay for using London’s roads, as opponents engage in protests – and even sabotage. The high court case comes just weeks before London mayor Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone…
DOCTORS in England on Thursday (13) staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety. The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staff retention is the latest in eight months of industrial action across the NHS, which is already reeling…
ONE of the key public purposes of the BBC is ‘to reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities’ of the United Kingdom. The broadcaster’s operating licence from Ofcom goes further – ‘the BBC should accurately and authentically represent and portray the lives of the people of the United Kingdom today…
