- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
SECURITY was beefed up across Kashmir on Friday (3) after the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani sparked clashes between protesters and law-keepers. The 92-year-old died at his residence in Hyderpora in Kashmir on Wednesday (1) and his death has heightened tensions after the authorities refused to allow…
INDIA is all prepared to host a crucial conference on Friday (3) as part of the International Climate Summit (ICS) 2020-21 to build a dialogue for its transition to green energy. The summit will see participation from policymakers, industry leaders, scientists, experts and regulators from across the world. India’s environment…
INDIAN national security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is likely to commission the country’s first satellite and ballistic-missile tracking ship INS Dhruv from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on September 10. In an exclusive report, Indian daily Hindustan Times said chief of naval…
INDIA is unlikely to send its hockey teams to next year’s Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, the UK, to ensure that they hit peak form during the Asian Games, which is a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra said this…
LAST month, Indian badminton star PV Sindhu created history by becoming the only woman from the country to win two Olympic medals after she clinched bronze at the Tokyo Games. With her latest medal, India’s total medal count at the event went up to 12, the best ever. On Friday…
AMID India’s growing concern that the change of guard in Kabul in Afghanistan could jeopardise the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir suspecting that Afghanistan’s soil could be used for anti-India activities, Taliban have said that it has the right to raise voice for Muslims anywhere, including in Kashmir. The…
INDIA had another major success at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games on Friday (3) when debutant Pradeep Kumar won silver in the men’s high jump T64 event, taking the country’s total medal tally to 11, its best ever. Kumar, 18, set a new Asian record with a 2.07-metre jump to…
ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor held its annual Janmashtami festival between August 28 and 30. The three-day ticketed programme saw around 35,000 visitors but never were there more than 4,500 attendees at a given point of time. The organisers took full care of the fact that the number of visitors were evenly…
INDIA struck back at England on an absorbing first day of the fourth Test at Kennington Oval, reducing them to 53 for 3 after getting bowled out for 191 in their first innings. Jasprit Bumrah picked both the England openers -- Rory Burns (5 off 11) and Haseeb Hameed (0…
INDIA'S second-largest state lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday (2) appealed a tribunal to quash a rescue plan for the defunct debt-laden Jet Airways, alleging irregularities in it. The move could hit possibilities of the grounded airline making a comeback soon, Reuters reported. The tribunal agreed to hear the…
