- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Patna, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Bihar, on Monday (1) sentenced four convicts in the 2013 serial blasts case in the city to death. Out of nine convicts, two got life imprisonment while two got 10-year imprisonment. One person was…
FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron on Saturday (30) revealed his plan to beef up ties with India and Indonesia, sources in the French presidency said, after Paris experienced a bitter experience of getting locked out of a defence pact between the US, the UK and Australia. According to a report by…
WHILE environmental activists and political leaders across the globe are busy looking for quick solutions to slow down the planet’s rising temperatures so that the future can be saved, there are several places on this earth still that are least bothered about the impending crisis and where activities that are…
THE government of Australia on Monday gave recognition to Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine made by India’s Bharat Biotech for establishing a traveller’s vaccination status in the country. “Today, the TGA determined that Covaxin (manufactured by BharatBiotech) vaccine would be ‘recognised’ for the purpose of establishing a traveller’s vaccination status,” Australia's Therapeutic…
COP26, considered as Planet Earth’s final chance to save itself from the devastating effects of climate change, kicked off in Glasgow in Scotland, the UK, on Sunday (31) but the initial reaction to the crucial event gave birth to disappointment. According to a report by Bloomberg, while climate negotiators at…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is set to take part in the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) on climate change in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday (1). Modi arrived in the UK on Sunday (31) for a two-day visit during which he will also hold bilateral talks with…
INDIA failed to reverse their ordinary record against New Zealand in ICC tournaments as they lost a crucial Group 2 game against the Kiwis by 8 wickets to reach the edge of elimination. The former champions had a horrendous show with the bat which saw the Black Caps winning the…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez on Sunday (31) held talks on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome and discussed ways on deepening ties between the two countries. In a tweet, the Indian prime minister’s office (PMO) said the two countries are extensively…
LIGHT overcoming the darkness is not something we Scots have the luxury of experiencing at this time of year; rather, we’re used to the darkness dominating our autumn days. The festival of Diwali however, which falls on November 4, celebrates the idea that light will eventually overcome the dark. The…
THE Indian National Congress and many of its leaders on Sunday (31) paid tributes to former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 37th death anniversary. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi recalled Indira, his grandmother, as a great example of women power while paying floral tributes to her at her…
