- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
INDIA'S renowned football commentator and historian Novy Kapadia on Thursday (18) passed away due to health complications. He was called the ‘voice of Indian football’ for decades. Kapadia was suffering from a motor-neurone disease, a degenerative condition under which nerves in the spine and brain become dysfunctional over time. The…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (18) expressed concern over cryptocurrencies in a virtual speech made at the inaugural edition of The Sydney Dialogue. He urged the world’s democratic nations to ensure cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin did not “end up in the wrong hands” and “spoil” the youth. Modi, who…
STATES of India have more than 200 million doses of unused Covid-19 vaccines since people are reluctant to get jabbed, the chief executive of Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer based in Pune in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, on Wednesday (17) said. Adar Poonawalla…
MORE than 40,000 young Tamil Brahmin men in India are finding it difficult to get brides within the state, forcing the state-based association for Brahmins to launch a special drive to look for matches from the same community in northern Indian states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India's Times of…
SOURAV Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has been appointed as the chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket Committee after former India captain Anil Kumble stepped down after serving a maximum of three, three-year terms. Greg Barclay, the chair of…
THE Supreme Court of India on Thursday (18) quashed a controversial order given by the Bombay High Court in Mumbai in January that cleared a man of charges of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl because “there was no skin-to-skin contact” between them. The order was passed by a woman judge…
INDIA'S mobile payments giant Paytm on Thursday (18) lost a quarter of its value on market debut after raising $2.5 billion in the country’s biggest-ever IPO (initial public offering), leaving traders wondering whether the loss-making firm would ever turn a profit. India, Asia’s third-biggest economy, is in the middle of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (18) listed out “digital transitions shaping” the country while virtually addressing the inaugural edition of The Sydney Dialogue. Noting that India’s digital revolution is rooted in its democracy, Modi said in his keynote address, “As a democracy and digital leader, India is ready…
FREE trade talks between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India and Indonesia are progressing well, the Gulf nation’s trade minister on Wednesday (17) said, a day after flagging off similar talks with Israel. In September, the UAE said it would seek economic agreements with eight countries -- including India,…
INDIA made a good start under a new captain and coach on Wednesday (17) when they beat New Zealand in the first T20 international at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan by five wickets to go 1-0 up in a three-match series. The Men in Blue…
