• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

India will permit it to increase flights, KLM hopes

AIR FRANCE-KLM’s current Indian services are currently limited under air-bubble restrictions but the airline is hopeful that the Government of India will permit it to increase its flights to meet the rising demand, a senior executive of the carrier has said. India has allowed limited special international flights with passenger…

UP CM warns people who support Talibani mindset

YOGI Adityanath, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Monday (8) slammed the opposition and saying all those who support the Talibani mindset will be dealt with strictly by his government. Addressing a rally in Kairana in Shamli district of UP, the chief minister said,…

Virat Kohli steps down as T20 skipper, expresses ‘relief’

INDIA captain Virat Kohli on Monday (8) played his last match as T20 captain against Namibia in the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ace batter won his final game by nine wickets but faced disappointment as India saw an early exit from the tournament after…

How Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is playing women card to revive…

PRIYANKA Gandhi Vadra, the scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi family which leads the Indian National Congress, the country’s grand-old party and on whom the party is banking heavily for making a comeback in the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, has stressed on the woman factor ahead of the big challenge. The…

India, Indonesia & Philippines join coal-transition programme

INDIA, along with two South-east Asian nations of Indonesia and the Philippines, will join South Africa as the earliest recipients of a multi-billion dollar pilot programme aimed at accelerating their transition from coal power to clean energy, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), which was created by the world’s biggest economies…

Russia, Iran to take part in Afghanistan talks in India

Russia, Iran and the key Central Asian nations have confirmed their participation at a regional security dialogue on Afghanistan which will be hosted by India on Wednesday (10), official sources on Friday (5) said. National security advisors of the participating nations will meet for the talks on the South Asian…

India, Senegal sign MoU on health, medicine, review ties

INDIA and Senegal on Friday (5) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on health and medicine in Dakar, the capital of the African nation, as both sides celebrated the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. The agreement was signed during the two-day visit of India’s minister of state for external…

T20 WC: India blow Scotland away, boost net run-rate

INDIA continued to make a strong comeback into the T20 World Cup 2021 as they hammered Scotland by eight wickets in their fourth match of Group 2 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the United Arab Emirates, on Friday (5). Indian openers KL Rahul (50 off 19) and Rohit Sharma (30…

Have taken back resignation as Punjab Congress chief: Sidhu

NAVJOT Singh Sidhu, the cricketer-turned-politician from the northern Indian state of Punjab, on Friday (5) said that he has taken back his resignation as the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress. Sidhu, who is known for courting controversies, stepped down from the post on September 28,…

India to tour South Africa for all-format series in Dec-Jan

CAPE Town and Paarl will host most of India’s full-fledged cricket tour of South Africa in December and January, Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday (5) confirmed. In a statement, the South African cricket board said India would play the Proteas in three Tests, three one-day internationals (ODI) and four…