- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (2) said his country’s space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) will make a special data window for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to receive timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring and coast-line monitoring through satellite. Speaking at the launch of the Infrastructure…
FORMER Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday (2) resigned from the Indian National Congress, second time in his long political career, and announced a new party named Punjab Lok Congress ahead of the 2022 state elections. In a tweet, Singh, 79, said, “I have today sent my resignation…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (2) met Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the sidelines of the ongoing COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland and discussed ways to further sustainable development. The duo also discussed steps to mitigate the effect of climate change. "Prime Minister @narendramodi met @BillGates on…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson on Monday (1) lauded the climate commitments announced by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and that half of India’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2030. Modi revealed India’s goal to achieve the net-zero target of balancing its energy…
INDIA is in the middle of its grand festive season but the country’s top commercial brands are less enthusiastic, thanks to the constant pressure they are facing from right-wing hardliners accusing them of insulting Hindu sentiments. According to critics, growing religious intolerance and fear is something that India has been…
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Monday (1) visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sarangpur in the western state of Gujarat along with his family for darshan (holy sighting). Shah was given a warm welcome at the temple with Gnaneshwar Swami and Brahmavihari Swami garlanding him on behalf of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (1) met his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, which formally kicked off on Sunday (31) and during their brief bilateral exchange, the two leaders spoke on the issue of counter-terrorism and agreed on…
GARUDA Aerospace, a startup under the ‘Make in India’ campaign and India’s largest drone company, is manufacturing 1,000 drones for the agriculture sector that would be launched by prime minister Narendra Modi. According to a report in Asian News International, the drones will help farmers optimise both farm productivity and…
ENGLAND, the current world champions in the 50-over format, continued with their superb show in the ongoing T20 World Cup as they picked their fourth consecutive win in Group 1 on Monday (1) in Sharjah to qualify for the semi-finals. Eoin Morgan’s side, which hammered arch-rivals Australia by eight wickets…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson on Sunday (31) urged world leaders attending the UN climate change conference in Glasgow to commit to cutting carbon emissions, warning efforts to halt runaway global warming will fail if they do not. "If Glasgow fails, then the whole thing fails," he told a news…
