- Monday, February 24, 2025
IN a show of compassion, a 55-year-old Indian expat worker, who had a cardiac arrest and was confined to a hospital bed for four months in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was repatriated to India free of cost by the Indian consulate there after the hospital waived off a…
INDIA'S power consumption went up 18.6 per cent in August to 129.51 billion units (BU), a level which is higher than the pre-Covid period, due to improved economic activities amid easing of lockdown curbs by states, data from the country’s power ministry revealed. In August 2020, India’s power consumption stood…
IN a stern warning, an American research group has said in a report that air pollution is likely to reduce the life expectancy of about 40 per cent of Indians by more than nine years. The report, prepared by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, said more…
MILITANT outfit Al-Qaeda on Tuesday (31) called for the “liberation” of Kashmir and other so-called Islamic lands from the “clutches of the enemies of Islam” while congratulating the Taliban after their return to power in Afghanistan. The group issued a detailed statement hours after the Taliban declared that Afghanistan gained…
THE two had duels on the field often but that didn’t stop Indian great Sachin Tendulkar from praising South African pacer Dale Steyn after the latter announced his retirement from cricket on Tuesday (31). The 38-year-old confirmed his decision to hang the boots from all forms of the game on…
ENGLAND captain Joe Root has urged his team to produce a "ruthless" display in the fourth Test against India at the Oval starting on Thursday (2). England's innings and 76-run victory at Headingley last week has left the five-match series all square at 1-1. But with wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler absent…
FORMER Indian home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday (1) said it is too premature for India to congratulate itself over the United Nations Security Council adopting a resolution on Afghanistan and cautioned that a possible axis between China, Pakistan and the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is a cause of worry. The remarks…
DESPITE the Indian-origin people in South Africa being assured by authorities and activities, it has been reported that they are receiving WhatsApp messages that are threatening renewed or "Part II" of the deadly violence that engulfed the southern African nation in July following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma…
THE number of British nationals still in Afghanistan is in the low hundreds, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday (31). "I know that the number of UK nationals, the particular responsibility of the Foreign Office, is now down at a very low level... low hundreds given that we taken…
SHORTAGE of semiconductor chips globally is affecting automobile production and may hit the August-September wholesales, even as demand is witnessing a steady recovery from the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a report on Tuesday (31) said. New York-based financial firm Jefferies said in its report that in August, registration…
