- Monday, February 24, 2025
VIRAT Kohli has a fantastic record as the captain in Tests. In only 63 games since he took over in 2015, the man has led India to win 37 times and lost only 15 times while 11 games were drawn. Only South Africa’s Graeme Smith (53 wins out of 109…
US VICE president Kamala Harris's trip to Singapore and Vietnam starting on Sunday (22) will show that the United States is in the region "to stay," a senior administration official said, as Washington seeks to bolster international support to counter China's growing global influence. Harris will be the most senior…
WHILE the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan has left the minority communities in the war-torn nation apprehensive and they want to leave the country at the earliest but not all of them are eager to come to India either. According to a report by a site that covers news…
INDIAN railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who took over in July following a mega cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Narendra Modi, decided to ignore the VIP protocol to undertake the Jan Ashirwad Yatra (tour to receive people’s blessings) to Odisha, the state he represents at the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber…
INDIAN start-ups received $16.9 billion of venture capital funding in the current year, next only to their Chinese counterparts in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, GlobalData on Friday (20) said. “Despite the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic looming large and slow economic recovery, venture capital (VC) investors seem to be reposing…
A COURT in Rampur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has allowed two women, who are in a relationship, to live together. One of the two, who is in her early 20s, allegedly went missing around a month ago and was later found from the house of her…
YOGI Adityanath, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Friday (20) met Hindu saints and spiritual leaders in Lucknow, the state capital. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also had an informal meeting with the saints at his residence on Thursday (18) evening. Rev. Madhav…
TAJ Mahal, one of the new seven wonders of the world located in Agra in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is set to be opened for visitors at night from Saturday (21), officials said on Friday (20). The ivory-white marble mausoleum remained closed for a year for night…
THE Taliban visited closed Indian consulates in Afghan cities of Kandahar and Herat on Wednesday (18) and took away vehicles that were parked at both the diplomatic centres, India's Hindustan Times daily reported. In Kandahar, they also searched cupboards for papers, according to reports. The extremist group conducted door-to-door searches…
KUWAIT will resume commercial flights with India and Bangladesh, among other countries, while adhering to the Covid-19 measures set by a ministerial committee, according to a cabinet statement released on Wednesday (18). The decision also includes resuming flights with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Egypt. Kuwait on April 24 had…
