- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
THE consulate general of India in New York organised recently a program to honour the memoir of Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, secretary-general of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, Parmarth Niketan Ashram -- 'Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation'. In her book, the US-born Sarasawati has written about the…
SHARES of Indian multinational conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Monday (13) slipped by more than two per cent after Jio, a telecom operator and a Reliance subsidiary, delayed the launch of its ultra-low-cost smartphone, possibly because of semiconductor shortages that the industry is facing. While the market heavyweight fell…
JET Airways, which was once India’s biggest flyer but got grounded a few years ago because of financial strains, is set to restart domestic operations by the first quarter of 2022 and short-haul international flights by the final quarter of the next year. Jalan Kalrock Consortium, the winning bidder for…
BHUPENDRA Patel on Monday (13) took oath as the 17th chief minister of the western Indian state of Gujarat, two days after his predecessor Vijay Rupani quit along with his entire cabinet. The 59-year-old, who is a first-time member of the legislative assembly, took charge 15 months ahead of the…
ACE Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was left distraught after losing the final of the US Open to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, a defeat that stopped him from scripting history of registering the first Calendar Slam of the 21st century. He lost in straight sets 4-6, 4-6, 4-6. After losing the…
RUBBISHING reports that India captain Virat Kohli is likely to step down from white-ball captaincy after the ICC T20 World Cup starting next month, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) treasurer Arun Dhamal on Monday (13) said the ace batsman will continue to be the skipper across all…
INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday (11) requested his Australian counterpart to ease his country’s travel restrictions for thousands of Indian students who have been unable to go there since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic a year-and-half ago. India sends tens of thousands of students to top…
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Monday (13) arrived in Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of Gujarat ahead of the oath-taking of Bhupendra Patel as the new chief minister of Gujarat. Shah, a former home minister of Gujarat, on Sunday (12) congratulated Patel, a first-time member of the state’s…
RIGHT-WING Hindu groups have targeted an academic conference in the United States addressing Hindu nationalism and the controversy has even seen death threats being issued to the participants. Several scholars have been made to withdraw from the event. The conference, named Dismantling Global Hindutva, co-sponsored by over 50 universities including…
US SPECIAL presidential envoy for climate John Kerry will visit India on September 12 and during his three-day stay in the country, the two democracies will launch the Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue, the US state department has confirmed. According to the department, Kerry will meet Indian officials and…
