• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

India will achieve net-zero target by 2070: Modi at COP26

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (1) delivered a speech at COP26 climate summit where he said that India will achieve its net-zero target by 2070. He also said that the country will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW and meet 50 per cent of its energy…

President Kovind visits spiritual leader Morari Bapu in Gujarat

INDIAN president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday (29) paid a visit to spiritual leader Morari Bapu at his native Talgajarda in Bhavnagar district of the western Indian state of Gujarat. Bapu, 75, received the president after he landed at the helipad near a high school in his village. Bapu then…

One of those days when nothing works: Tendulkar on NZ…

FORMER India captain and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Monday (1) said Team India’s defeat to New Zealand in their crucial second match in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates came in one of those matches where “nothing works out even if you try”. India failed…

Kohli’s daughter gets rape threats after he backs Shami

SOCIAL media was outraged over the weekend over rape threats issued to the infant daughter of India captain Virat Kohli after he came out in support of Mohammed Shami, who was horribly abused online after having failed to deliver against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup game on October 24.…

India struggling with ‘bubble fatigue’, feels Bumrah

INDIA are struggling with 'bubble fatigue' amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the players are feeling the effects of being on the road for six months, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said after their second loss at the Twenty20 World Cup. India slumped to fifth in Group II after losing to New…

Narendra Modi arrives at COP26 summit venue

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (1) arrived at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the opening ceremony of COP26 climate summit where he would deliver a speech along with other world leaders. Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday (31) from Rome, Italy, where he attended the G20…

Diwali: India top court rules against firecrackers ban

THE Supreme Court of India on Monday (1) set aside a ruling by the Calcutta High Court imposing complete ban on firecrackers this Diwali to check air pollution amid Covid-19 pandemic. The top court said green crackers – those made using relatively-less polluting materials – can be used during the…

Skoda reports over 2-fold jump in Oct sales in India

CZECH automaker Skoda on Monday (1) revealed a two-fold rise in sales in India at 3,065 units in the month of October, riding on the back of its newly launched Kushaq, a mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV). In a statement, the company said Skoda Auto India sold 1,421 units in…

Blah, blah blah! When Johnson quoted Thunberg at COP26

BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson on Monday (1) opened the COP26 World Leaders’ Summit (WLS) in Glasgow, Scotland, saying it won’t solve climate change but can be the beginning of the end, Glasgow Times reported. Johnson welcomed several world leaders to the city on the first full day of the…

In Glasgow, Modi meets & greets NRIs ahead of COP26

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is a popular leader among the Indian diaspora and it becomes evident whenever he visits overseas. On Monday (1), scenes of him meeting and greeting excited members of the Indian community in the city of Glasgow in Scotland were seen ahead of his participation in…