- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE Narendra Modi government on Monday (23) said it will monetise assets worth Rs 600,000 crore (£59 billion) between 2021-22 and 2024-25 under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) scheme. It was launched by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. She said assets being given out under the NMP…
THE United States has issued the most number of student visas -- more than 55,000 -- in India this year. And this has happened despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement issued on Monday (23), the US Embassy said that the mission in India "approved more student visa applications in…
THREATS exist against the Indian-origin community in South Africa after the recent violence that rocked the country but the government is doing its best to counter it, Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a peace activist in South Africa, said on Monday (23). Major violence broke out in South…
THIS Raksha Bandhan festival saw a long-standing land dispute between two siblings in the eastern Indian state of Bihar quietly getting resolved after the sister tied a 'rakhi' (an amulet) on the wrist of her brother on Sunday (22). On the days of Raksha Bandhan, a popular festival of the…
INDIA'S Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has come out with eco-friendly biodegradable bags for laddus (round-shaped sweet)– one of the top attractions at the Tirumala temple in Tirupati, one of India’s most visited pilgrimage located in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. On Sunday (22), DRDO chairman Satish Reddy,…
SCOTLAND first minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on British foreign secretary Dominic Raab to meet the family of Jagtar Singh Johal, a Scottish Sikh man from Dumbarton, Scotland, who has been imprisoned in India for nearly four years. The 33-year-old Johal, who is being held under India’s anti-terror laws and…
ROYAL Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Saturday (21) said their Australian coach Simon Katich has stepped down from the post due to personal reasons and director of cricket operations Mike Hesson will double up as the team's head coach for the remaining leg of the tournament starting next month. The eight-team…
A MAN from the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand sold off his month-old girl to a local villager for Rs 30,000 ($404) to throw a party for his friends. He is now absconding with the police conducting raids to catch him. According to a report by Gulf News, the man,…
THE Indian finance ministry has summoned Infosys managing director and chief executive officer Salil Parekh to explain the reasons for the continued glitches found in the new income tax portal even after two months since its launch. The portal remained unavailable for the last two days, causing inconvenience for several…
A COMMITTEE set up by India’s ministry of home affairs (MHA) has warned that a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic may reach its peak in the month of October and children could be severely affected as adults. It has also stressed on the state of the medical infrastructure that…
