- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
INDIA has reportedly opted for a tit-for-tat policy vis-à-vis the UK after London was recently accused of being discriminatory against Indians travelling to that country despite taking the India-made AstraZeneca vaccine called Covishield. If government sources are to be believed, all British citizens arriving in India from Monday (4) will…
INDIA produced 179 more super-rich people in 2021 and they are led by Adani Group’s Gautam Adani who amassed a whopping Rs 3,65,700 crore or more than Rs 1,000 crore daily. The number of such people has crossed the 1,000-mark. Geographically, five more Indian cities are home to the super-rich…
THE passing away of Gail Marie Omvedt recently topped headlines in India and across the world but particularly for the Dalits, her passing away was a major loss. In end August, huge number of people, mostly belonging to the Dalit section, India’s lowest caste which still is at a disadvantage…
SUPPORTERS of Indian archery had hoped that the country would be able to shed the disappointment of Tokyo Games and bounce back in the World Cup Final (WCF) which was recently held in Yankton, the US. However, they remained disappointed as India’s star contenders Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari, who…
PRATHAM Education Foundation CEO Dr Rukmini Banerji and eminent economist Professor Eric A Hanushek have received the prestigious Yidan Prize, the world’s highest education accolade, in 2021. The prize was awarded to them in recognition of their ground-breaking work in addressing a key aspect of education: improving quality of education…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (1) launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The launches took place on the eve of the 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. SBM-U 2.0 and…
MAHENDRA Singh Dhoni brought back the memory of the final of the 2011 ICC World Cup at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday (30) when he hit a six against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to finish the game off for his team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.…
INDIA and Australia are set to sign a comprehensive free trade agreement by the end of next year and an early harvest trade deal by Christmas this year. Dan Tehan, Australia’s minister of trade, tourism and investment, said on Thursday (30), “We (Indian and Australia) have agreed to make sure…
HINDUJA Global Solutions (HGS) has won a contract from the UK government to provide hotline services to British businesses in international trade as new rules of Brexit will kick in, a media report said. It will help companies negotiate a range of new rules, including documentation and physical checks on…
I RECENTLY heard happy news about someone and should have been excited for them, but for a little while, I wasn’t. I know that’s a really bad thing to say, but if you know me, I am always honest. When you’re 39 and single, you do wonder why these things…
