- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A 'JATHA' (group of pilgrims) of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex gurdwara body, on Wednesday (17) left for Pakistan from Amritsar in the northern Indian state of Punjab to pay obeisance to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib and other gurdwaras through the Kartarpur corridor that reopened the same day.…
HINDU hardliners attacked and set fire to the house of a former Indian overseas minister, police mentioned, within the newest incident of spiritual violence that critics say has been infected beneath prime minister Narendra Modi. Salman Khurshid, a Muslim from the primary opposition Congress party, has written a book in…
INDIAN recurve men’s and women’s teams reached the finals of their respective events at the Asian Archery Championships 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday (16). The compound teams, however, lost in the semi-finals and will now strive for the bronze medal. The Indian men’s recurve team, featuring Pravin Jadhav, Parth…
THE eighth edition of the T20 World Cup will be held in Australia, the current champions, in October-November next year and seven venues will host the games of the tournament, officials on Tuesday (16) confirmed. Former champions Sri Lanka and the West Indies will have to qualify for the Super…
TWO teenage brothers from India have requested world leaders to act against climate change after bagging a prestigious global children’s award on Saturday (13) for tackling pollution from household waste in the national capital of New Delhi, AFP reported. Vihan and Nav Agarwal, aged 17 and 14, respectively, received the…
BOEING on Tuesday (16) announced its first big order at Dubai Airshow, revealing India’s new carrier Akasa Air has ordered 72 737 Max planes. “The new Indian carrier has ordered (72) 737 MAX airplanes to build its fleet,” the US aerospace giant said in a statement, adding that it was…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (16) landed in a Hercules transport aircraft on a newly laid motorway in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the spectacular stunt highlighted the country’s dual-use roads that also double up as military airstrips in times of emergency. He inaugurated the…
SHAKTIKANTA Das, the governor of Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, said on Tuesday (16) that there are signs that consumption demand is making a strong comeback. He said the recent cut in excise duty and value-added tax by India’s states will augment people’s purchasing power, Moneycontrol reported.…
INDIA'S minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday (16) reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation with Rwanda and committed to further strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries. The Indian minister expressed this resolve during his official visit to the Republic of Rwanda where he…
THE Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, the way to Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan, a top attraction for tourists and Sikh devotees, will reopen on Wednesday (17), two days before the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Indian home minister Amit Shah confirmed the news in a tweet…
