- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
A NEW Hindu temple opened its doors for devotees on Sunday (17) in Aston in Greater Manchester in the UK and the occasion was celebrated with much fanfare. The BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir Manchester took nearly seven years to complete with contractors, worshippers and volunteers coming together to give wings to…
THE Indian National Congress will be up against one of the toughest electoral battles early next year when they will challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which is considered the most important political state in India. In the run-up to the…
INDIA and Israel have agreed to resume talks on a free-trade agreement from November with both sides aiming to sign a deal by the middle of the next year, it was learnt on Monday (18). Ties between India and Israel have grown deeper since 2014 when Narendra Modi became the…
HUNDREDS of people protested in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Monday (18) calling for an end to religious violence that has gripped the country for four days, leading to at least five deaths and several injured. The violence began last Friday (15), when hundreds of Muslims protested in the southeastern Noakhali…
INDIAN retailer Fabindia has pulled back an advertisement about a new festive line following a backlash from the country’s Hindu right-wing groups. The outfits have slammed the ad for using Urdu – a language spoken by many of India’s minority Muslims – to celebrate a collection for the upcoming Hindu…
AT a time when the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has nosedived and targeted killings are continuous, the Narendra Modi government said that Dubai has signed an accord to set up infrastructure in the union territory. No figure for the value of the accord was, however, shared, Reuters reported.…
THE communal tension in neighbouring Bangladesh has left an impact on the politics of India as the opposition Trinamool Congress (TMC) has slammed the Narendra Modi government saying it remained a mute spectator to the violence in that country and urged New Delhi to play an effective role. TMC spokesperson…
THE devastating landslides and floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala failed to stop a wedding-bound couple who sailed nearly 500 metres across submerged streets in a massive cooking pot to reach the venue which is a local temple. The incident happened in Thakazhi near the city of Alappuzha…
BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajeev Shukla has ruled out chances of the high-voltage India-Pakistan clash at the ongoing T20 World Cup in the Gulf to be cancelled saying while he condemns the attacks on non-Kashmiri civilians in the Valley, the board cannot pull out…
INDIAN multinational information technology (IT) services HCL Technologies on Monday (18) announced the launch of its TechBee early career programme in Vietnam with an aim to onboard 2,600 candidates in the next five years, starting in the current year. The TechBee Program, which is designed exclusively for high-school graduates, prepares…
