- Monday, February 24, 2025
MILITANT fire from across the border in Afghanistan killed two Pakistani soldiers on Sunday (29), the army said. Islamabad said it retaliated and killed two or three attackers, a claim not verifiable because the tribal districts along the Afghan border are off-limits to journalists and human rights organisations. The incident…
ALLROUNDER Chris Woakes has been added to England's squad for the fourth Test against India, with wicketkeeper Jos Buttler set to miss the match to attend the birth of his second child, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Sunday (29). Woakes, who has recovered from a heel injury, will…
IN India’s patriarchal society, the term ‘marital rape’ is often found to be a burning issue being discussed intensely by the experts of law. Recently, rulings given by two of the country’s courts on the matter have been at odds and it has led gender campaigners and researchers to call…
INDIA saw their second gold coming at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Monday (19) when Sumit Antil clinched the top medal in javelin throw, smashing the men’s F64 category world record several times on his debut. The 23-year-old from Sonepat in the northern Indian state of Haryana, who…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (29) said that India now sees a vibrant start-up culture with youngsters in the country’s smaller cities also embracing it and asserted that it is a sign of a bright future. In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ (Inner Thoughts) radio programme, Modi also…
SENIOR Taliban leader Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai has said that Afghanistan under them wanted to have a relationship with India the way it was before with a focus on trade and economic ties. In a televised speech, Stanikzai, who is currently the deputy head of the Taliban's political office in…
THE ongoing farmers’ protest in northern India took an ugly turn on Saturday (28) when the police in the state of Haryana allegedly lathicharged on protesting farmers in Karnal after they blocked multiple roads and highways. On Sunday (29), thousands of farmers came out on the streets in neighbouring Punjab…
PRIME ministers have come and gone and so did parliamentarians. But Ram Sharan ‘Postman’ remained a constant attendant at India’s parliament. For the last 21 years, Sharan, who has been assigned the parliament beat, has walked up and down the corridors of power to deliver the ‘daak’ (mail). On Tuesday…
INDIA all-rounder Stuart Binny on Monday (30) announced retirement from cricket – both international and first class – and expressed intention to focus on coaching as he believes he has “a lot to give back to cricket”. The 37-year-old, who is the son of former India all-rounder Roger Binny, a…
INDIA attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of $22.53 billion in the first three months of the FY2021 which is 90 per cent more than that recorded in the same period last year, the Narendra Modi government has said. According to a report by Reuters, the Indian trade ministry said…
