- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
INDIA'S gold imports in the month of August almost doubled from that a year earlier to the highest in five months on strong demand and as weaker prices saw jewellers ramping up purchases for the festival season, a source in the Narendra Modi government said. According to a report by…
INDIA came back strongly on the fifth day of yet another Test match in the ongoing five-match series against England when they tamed a determined-looking England side on Monday (6) to win the match by 157 runs to take an unassailable 2-1 lead. It was after 14 years that the…
INDIA'S Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has finished more than 9,000 orbits around the moon and imaging and scientific instruments on board have been providing excellent data, officials on Monday (6) said. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is holding a two-day Lunar Science Workshop 2021 starting Monday to commemorate the completion of…
JASPRIT Bumrah on Monday (6) broke an old record as an Indian speedster when he picked the wicket of England’s Ollie Pope (2) on the final day of the fourth Test match at the Oval. The wicket saw the ace pacer become the fastest quick bowler to reach the 100-wicket…
THE Shiv Sena on Monday (6) slammed noted writer-lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar over his remarks comparing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s right-wing Hindu outfit, with the Taliban, saying such an analogy is “disrespectful to Hindu culture”. In its mouthpiece Saamana, the Sena, which is also right-wing party known…
POLICE in Jammu and Kashmir have charged members of the family of late separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani under anti-terror law for wrapping his body in the Pakistani national flag and raising anti-India slogans, official sources said on Sunday (5). According to one police officer, a first information report…
SENIOR Commonwealth sources have accused the UK government of “destroying the family because of a vendetta against the secretary-general”, Patricia Scotland. In exclusive interviews on the condition of anonymity, non-British Commonwealth insiders outside the UK have alleged that the UK government “has put pressure” on poorer and developing nations to…
TO commemorate Paryushan Mahaparva, the Jain festival of reflection and seeking forgiveness, seven youngsters from the community are promoting the cause of organ donation in the UK. They are encouraging Jains in the country to talk about organ donation during Paryushan, which kicked off on September 3 and will continue…
HUNDREDS of thousands of farmers on Sunday (5) came together in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous one, to hold the biggest rally called ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ in a months-long series of protests to press the Narendra Modi government to repeal three controversial new agricultural laws.…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is set to make a three-day visit to the United States this month and the trip will feature key issues like Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, Indo-Pacific and climate change besides other aspects of bilateral ties. According to media reports, the scheduling of programs and engagements of Modi…
