- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
ENVIRONMENTAL activists from Canada and Russia, an environmental advocacy group from India and a gender and peace activist from Cameroon were on Wednesday (29) awarded a top Swedish honour called the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'. The Right Livelihood Award, which recognises environmental and international development achievements that are skipped by the…
BORDER incidents between India and China will not cease till a boundary pact is reached between the two countries, Indian Army chief General M M Naravane on Thursday (30) said. Addressing an audience at the annual session meeting of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi, Naravane spoke…
TELECOM giant Bharti Airtel on Thursday (30) said it will invest Rs 50 billion (£500 million) in expanding its data-centre business to meet customers’ demand in and around India. Airtel Business chief executive Ajay Chitkara informed that its Nxtra unit will make the investment by the year 2025, with plans…
RELIANCE Industries Ltd (RIL) on Wednesday (29) said Saudi Aramco chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan fulfilled all regulatory criteria for his appointment as an independent director, pending a shareholder nod on the move. Last week, shareholder California State Teachers’ Retirement Fund decided to vote against the decision based on the recommendation of…
BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Thursday (30) expressed happiness over the fact that the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League continues to entertain fans across the world. Shah, who is the son of Indian home minister and top Bharatiya Janata Party leader…
THE historic pink-ball Test between Indian and Australian women’s teams at the Metricon Stadium in Queensland, Australia, was off to a dull start on Thursday (30) as rain played spoilsport. Australia captain Meg Lanning won the toss and sent Mithali Raj’s team to bat first. The visitors had a solid…
TWO members of the Indian hockey team that bagged bronze in the Tokyo Olympic Games this year have decided to call it a day. Both Rupinder Pal Singh and Birendra Lakra have taken the decision to bid goodbye to the game to pave way for the young generation. India, who…
INDIA is in the headlines yet again for case involving a crime against women and this time, none other than the Indian Air Force (IAF) has found itself dragged into the controversy. A few days ago, the alleged rape of a woman at the Airforce Administrative College in Redfields, Coimbatore,…
IN a complete reversal of the coronavirus vaccine situation in India, some of the country’s private hospitals have scrapped orders for the Russia-made Sputnik V jab as they are struggling to sell the vaccines amid growing supplies of free doses of other vaccines that the Narendra Modi government has offered.…
ALL eyes are on the northern Indian state of Punjab at the moment because of the endless twists and turns in the politics of the ruling Indian National Congress there. Two top leaders in the state, including chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu quit…
