- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
LIFE returned to normalcy in Lakhimpur Kheri in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where eight people lost their lives in a violence on Sunday (3). Traffic was found to be regular on the streets and shops opened, Press Trust of India reported. However, security personnel were still seen patrolling…
INDIAN shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar set up a world record in the final of the ISSF junior world championships in Lima, Peru, on Monday (4) to bag gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event. Tomar, 20, equalled the junior world record score of 1185 in qualification to…
NAMIBIA might be playing in their maiden T20 World Cup in the UAE this month but their seasoned campaigner David Wiese is already a man of significant knowledge about the game. The 36-year-old has had considerable exposure around the world and has played for South Africa in international cricket. He…
INDIA'S transport minister Nitin Gadkari is considering a law that would replace the constant car-horn cacophony on the country’s roads with the sound of music. He said he was planning to make a law whereby all vehicles on roads should have horns in Indian musical instruments like flute, table, violin,…
INDIA could witness a massive power crisis, thanks to its shrinking coal supply which left the country's coal-fired power stations with an average of four days' worth of stock of the fuel at the end of September. More than half the plants are on outage alert as the coal stock…
MASHAL Sports, organisers of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), on Tuesday (5) said the return of PKL with Season 8 will start on December 22. The tournament was last held in 2019 when Bengal Warriors were the winners. The auction for the players for this year’s tournament was held between August…
A DAY after she was detained after trying to reach the spot of the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday (4), Indian National Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was formally arrested on charges of disrupting peace and others. According to sources, the 49-year-old leader, who…
INDIAN foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday (5) met Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and spoke on ways to further advance the comprehensive bilateral partnership between the two neighbours at all levels and reaffirmed strong ties of friendship and cooperation. Shringla on Tuesday concluded his three-day visit to the…
A COURT in Singapore on Tuesday (5) jailed an Indian-origin woman for 13 days on grounds of flouting Covid-19 laws by ignoring to stay at home despite getting diagnosed with an acute upper respiratory infection and given a medical certificate. As per the law, those who have been diagnosed with…
POSSIBILITIES of an opposition tie-up between the Indian National Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in next year’s state elections in Uttar Pradesh received a blow on Monday (4) when senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the…
