- Monday, February 24, 2025
ENGLAND came up with a lackadaisical show in the academic fifth and final Test match against India in Dharamsala as they were hammered by the hosts by an innings and 64 runs and conceded the series 1-4 despite winning the first match. However, amid the ruins, the Three Lions' top…
HERE are news related to Indian economy & business for Friday, March 8, 2024: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi greenlit $15 billion (£11.6 billion) worth of infrastructure projects in the past week, aiming to boost support just days before the announcement of national elections. He toured several states in the…
INDIA'S main opposition Indian National Congress on Friday (8) announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming general elections, less than a week after the country's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of prime minister Narendra Modi announced its first list featuring 195 names. The Congress's first list, however, included…
CRICKET rivalry between India and England has a long history that dates back to the time when India was yet to become independent from its colonial masters. While there have been several interesting stories centred around play in the 22 yards, there were also instances when England's cricket tours of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a major pre-election alliance in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh where it is not a significant player. According to sources, the Hindu nationalist party finalised seat-sharing talks with two major players of Andhra Pradesh politics -- Telugu Desam…
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak's response to a direct question on Thursday (7) where he refused to rule out an early general election, has fueled speculation within the Opposition Labour Party that the governing Conservatives might be considering an earlier election. Despite Sunak previously mentioning his "working assumption" of an election…
INDIA'S elite National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the March 1 blast at a popular restaurant in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, has taken into custody four jailed terror suspects for interrogation after finding potential links between the incident and the Ballari module of the Islamic State militant…
HE hadn't bowled in international cricket for some time and speculation was rife over the possibility of him bowling in the ongoing Test series against India. England captain Ben Stokes, who has been playing only as a batter despite being an effective all-rounder due to a knee injury, was found…
VETERAN Indian author, educator and philanthropist Sudha Murty has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of the Indian parliament by the country's president, Droupadi Murmu, prime minister Narendra Modi announced on X on Friday (8). The elated leader also called the decision a "powerful testament" to…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (8) came up with a special gesture towards women on the occasion of the International Women's Day by announcing a reduction of Rs 100 (£0.94) in prices of cooking gas cylinders. He posted on X, formerly Twitter, in English and Hindi, "Today, on…
