- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
THE Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in London has honoured eminent Indian polymath professor Dev Arastu Panchariya by roping in him as a Full Fellow. With this accomplishment, the theoretical physicist has joined the league of some of the best brains in history who have found themselves…
COP26 PRESIDENT Alok Sharma has said at the conclusion of the climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, that China and India, two of the fastest growing economies in the world, will have to explain themselves to climate-vulnerable nations. Sharma’s words came after the two Asian powerhouses pushed for the language on…
TRIBUTES have been paid to two Asian Americans who were among the 10 dead from a lethal crowd surge at a rap concert in Texas last week. Indian-origin Bharti Shahani,22, and Pakistani-origin Danish Baig, 27, were caught up in the crowd that rushed the stage during a performance by hip-hop…
WELSH first minister Mark Drakeford on Friday (12) joined the official Diwali celebrations of the Government of India held at Cardiff University and inaugurated the Namami Gange (Obeisance to the Ganges River) exhibition. The event saw performances from Indian dancers and musicians. The university building on the occasion was lit…
AUSTRALIAN prime minister Scott Morrison has slammed the vandalism of a life-size bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, which was gifted by the Indian government, just hours after it was unveiled in Melbourne, calling it “disgraceful”. The incident happened hours after Morrison himself unveiled the state at the Australian Indian Community…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi mourned along with many others the death of noted historian-writer Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly called ‘Babasaheb’, on Monday (15). He was 99. Purandare was known to be an authority on Chhatrapati Shivaji, a 17th century Maratha king, and dedicated his life to history and research.…
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Sunday (14) said the country’s development cannot be imagined without the contribution of its southern states. Speaking at the 29th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Tirupati, a popular Hindu pilgrimage city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Shah said, “The ancient culture,…
THE Supreme Court of India on Monday (15) asked the Narendra Modi government to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday (16) to take measures such as stopping non-essential construction, transport, power plants and implementing work from home. A bench headed by chief justice NV Ramana directed concerned secretaries of northern…
NEW ZEALAND coach Gary Stead on Monday (15) said his side faces a hectic schedule although he hopes that the Kiwis do good in the upcoming away series in India kicking off on Wednesday (17). The Black Caps concluded their impressive run in the T20 World Cup on Sunday (14)…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (15) paid tributes to the country’s iconic tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda on his 146th birth anniversary saying the latter’s struggle serves as an inspiration and guidance for several generations. Modi, who inaugurated Bhagwan Birsa Munda Smriti Udyan-cum-Freedom Fighters Museum in Ranchi in…
