- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
INDIAN National Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is expected to play a major role in her party’s campaign in next year’s election in Uttar Pradesh – India’s most crucial political state – was detained on Sunday (3) when she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri after violence…
A 10-MAN Bangladesh rallied well to deny higher-ranked opponents India a win in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship at the National Football Stadium in Male, the Maldives, on Monday (4). The match ended 1-1 after Yeasin Arafat equalised for Bangladesh in the 74th minute after India captain Sunil…
THE Supreme Court of India on Monday (4) expressed regret over the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, terming it unfortunate. It said that nobody takes responsibility when something like this happens. “Nobody takes responsibility when such unfortunate incidents take place,” the apex court…
MUMBAI'S Esplanade Court on Monday (4) sent Aryan Khan, the 23-year-old son of Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha to the custody of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) till October 7. Earlier, the country’s anti-drugs agency NCB told the court that he has to stay in…
THE government of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday (4) said that a retired judge of the high court will probe the violence that broke out in the state’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday (3) that resulted in deaths of some, including four farmers. The Bharatiya Janata…
INDIAN High Commissioner to London HE Gaitri Issar Kumar on Saturday (2) paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi in London on the occasion of his 152nd birth anniversary. Kumar paid floral tributes to the statue of the iconic figure in Parliament Square. The occasion also saw bhajans and talks on the…
SEVEN-TIME champions India will kick off their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2021 on Monday (4) when they take on Bangladesh at the National Football Stadium in Male, the Maldives. The Blue Tigers have dominated the tournament more than anybody else, having lifted the crown seven out of 12…
INDIA'S Reliance Industries on Saturday (2) said it has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for trading in crude oil, petroleum products, agricultural commodities, etc. Reliance International Ltd, the new subsidiary, is yet to commence operations, the parent firm said in an exchange filing, adding…
LEAKED documents, numbering in millions and called the Pandora Papers, along with a worldwide journalistic consortium on Sunday (3) have claimed to have found financial secrets of several current and former world leaders, politicians and public officials in nearly 100 countries and territories, including India. And one of the names…
EIGHT people were killed on Sunday (3) after violence broke out after a car hit protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Angry crowd set two vehicles ablaze and intensified their protests. The incident also took a political colour as several opposition leaders…
