- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
A LABOURER and his three partners recently found an 8.22 carat diamond in a mine in Panna district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, official sources said. According to local experts, the diamond might fetch up to Rs 40 lakh (£39,160) and according to officials, the proceeds from…
IN a tragic incident, an 18-year-old girl from Dharavi in Mumbai, the capital of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, died after she brushed teeth with rat poison, mistaking it for toothpaste. According to the police, the incident took place on September 3 when Afsana Khan got up to brush…
MINORITIES in India are “100 per cent secure” under the Narendra Modi government and the narrative that hate incidents have gone up in its time is “wrong”, Iqbal Singh Lalpura, the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), on Tuesday (14) said. Lalpura, who took over last week, said…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will take part in the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) leaders’ summit in Washington, the US, on September 24, the country’s ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday (14). Modi will also address the ‘General Debate’ of the high-level segment of the 76th session of…
INDIA has administered more than 75 crore (750 million) Covid-19 vaccine doses since the launch of the nationwide drive in January this year, the country’s health minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Monday (13). Referring to the “milestone” of 75 crore doses, Mandaviya linked it to India’s celebration of 75 years…
SUELLA Braverman, the Indian-origin cabinet minister in the UK to benefit from a new maternity leave law for ministers, has rejoined work following the birth of her second child in March and she feels doing the office work is much easier than attending two kids at home. She is not…
IT is generally not the story when things come down to India and Pakistan. But as an exception, Pakistan are playing perfect hosts to an eight-member Indian tennis contingent which is currently in its capital Islamabad where the Asian Under-12 ITF regional qualifying round is being played. From arranging vegetarian…
INDIA on Monday (13) held off a spirited Ukraine via the tie-breaker to enter the semi-finals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad with B Adhiban, D Harika and Nihal Sarin playing key roles. The blitz tie-break saw India outclassing its opponent 5-1, thanks to victories for Adhiban, Harika, Sarin and…
BRITISH high commissioner to India Alex Ellis recently attracted social media users by exhibiting the foodie in him. The diplomat, who took charge this year, has been trying Indian food and flavour across the country. After having masala dosa, a popular south Indian food, Ellis was seen trying vada pav,…
INDIAN defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday (10) held wide-ranging talks with his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton with an aim to boost the bilateral strategic ties between the two democracies. The talks between the two ministers took place a day ahead of the inaugural ‘two-plus-two’ dialogue between the foreign and…
