- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
CAIRN Energy has entered into some undertakings with India that would allow for the refund of taxes under a long-running billion-dollar dispute with the country, sending its shares nearly three per cent higher on Wednesday (3), Reuters reported. The news comes after the British oil-and-gas producer said in September that…
FORMER India U-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand is set to become the first Indian cricketer to appear in Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) after he signed for Melbourne Renegades for the 2021-22 season. The 28-year-old batter, who led India to the title win in the 2012 U-19 World Cup,…
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Thursday (4) said the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel is a very sensitive decision by prime minister Narendra Modi and it will not only bring relief to the common man but also reduce inflation. Shah, the second-in-command in the ruling Bharatiya…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (4) arrived in Nowshera sector in Rajouri district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control in northern India to celebrate the occasion of Diwali with soldiers. Modi praised the soldiers for carrying out the surgical strike across…
INDIA on Wednesday (3) picked their first win in the T20 World Cup being held in the United Arab Emirates by thrashing Afghanistan by 66 runs in a crucial Group 2 game after putting up a power-packed show with the bat. India were sent to bat first by Afghanistan captain…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi pushed for the approval of Covaxin, India’s first indigenous jab for the coronavirus, with World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the recently held G20 Summit in Rome, reports said. Modi also said in his address that India is prepared to manufacture more…
AN INDIAN schoolgirl, whose solar-powered ironing cart project was a finalist of Prince William's inaugural Earthshot Prize, addressed the World Leaders' Summit of the COP26 conference in Glasgow with a clarion call for them to act and save the planet. Vinisha Umashankar, 15, from Tamil Nadu, was part of the…
IN a move opening its doors to international tourists for the first time, the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) has partnered with Brightsun Travel, the UK, and the decision is aimed at promoting the Middle-eastern kingdom to the UK market as well. Under their tie-up, STA and Brightsun Travel will launch…
FORMER India captain Rahul Dravid was on Wednesday (3) appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. He will take over the reins from Ravi Shastri who is set to step down at the end of the T20 World Cup currently underway in the United Arab Emirates. India’s…
THE Narendra Modi government on Wednesday (3) gave the countrymen a major relief on the eve of Diwali by reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel. The prices of the two fuel types had been consistently heading north, marring the festive mood in the country. After the government’s decision, petrol…
