- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
INDIA on Wednesday (20) warned that high oil prices will hurt the global economic recovery and nudged Saudi Arabia and other OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members to work towards affordable and reliable supplies. Prices of petrol and diesel have reached record heights across India following relentless price…
ARYAN Khan, the son of Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan, failed to get bail yet again as a special court in Mumbai on Wednesday (20) refused it to him and two others in connection with the seizure of banned drugs on board a luxury vessel off the coast of Mumbai…
INDIA continued with their strong show in the second warm-up game ahead of their campaign in the T20 World Cup when they thumped Australia by eight wickets at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. On Wednesday, they beat England by seven wickets in their first warm-up…
THE US President’s Commission on White House Fellowships has announced the appointment of 19 young emerging leaders as its class of White House Fellows for 2021-22. Three among them are Indian Americans and they are: Dr Sunny Patel, Dr Akash Shah and Joy Basu. In a statement, the White House…
WITH regular captain Virat Kohli deciding to quit the T20 captaincy post the ongoing World Cup in the UAE and Oman, speculation is rife over who would take over the reins from him. While ace opener Rohit Sharma’s name comes up as the obvious choice, he might not be a…
A MONTH after Captain Amarinder Singh quit the post of chief minister in the northern Indian state of Punjab, he has announced his plan to launch his own political party and even said that he may ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if the latter resolved the ongoing farmers’…
SPIRITUAL leader and motivational speaker Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by US president Joe Biden for her lifelong commitment to volunteer service. The award has been given by the US president along with Americorps. The certificate that was awarded to her was signed by…
HEAVY flooding and landslide have wreaked havoc in northern India and its Himalayan neighbour of Nepal with the death toll crossing 100. Several families have either been swept away or crushed in their homes by avalanches of rock and mud. In the state of Uttarakhand in northern India, 46 people…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (20) said there should be no safe havens anywhere for those who betray the country and its people. Speaking at a joint conference of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the western Indian state of Gujarat,…
FROM his support for animal welfare to well-funded social care, Sir David Amess was known for championing several causes. One among them was his backing for the High Street and small shops. The Conservative MP for Southend West, who died last Friday (15) after being stabbed multiple times while in…
