- Monday, February 24, 2025
SAUDI ARAMCO is in advanced talks with Reliance Industries Ltd for an all-stock deal to acquire a stake in the Indian conglomerate’s oil refining and chemicals business, news agency Bloomberg reported. The Saudi Arabian oil giant is discussing the purchase of a roughly 20 per cent stake in the Reliance…
ARCH-RIVALS India and Pakistan will clash on October 24 at this year's Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday (17) as the delayed tournament's fixtures were announced. The 16-nation tournament - to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman - will begin on October 17…
MUMBAI, the financial capital of India, saw its lifeline – the suburban rail services – resuming almost fully in more than a year as part of easing of Covid-19 restrictions as the rate of infections fell. Earlier, only essential workers were allowed to use the train services but from Sunday…
CAPTAIN Amarinder Singh, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Punjab, on Monday (16) expressed a deep concern over the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan saying it was not a good sign for India. In a tweet, Singh, a veteran leader of the Indian National Congress and a…
AT least 300 Sikhs from Kabul, Ghazni and Jalalabad besides a few Hindus have reportedly taken shelter in Karteparwan Gurudwara in the capital city that the Taliban took over on Sunday (15). Gurnam Singh, the president of the gurudwara committee, told The Tribune newspaper in the Indian state of Punjab…
LALIT Modi, the Indian cricket administrator who is sought for questioning in India over money-laundering allegations, is facing a legal challenge worth about £5 million in the high court in the UK. The 55-year-old, who is known to be the founder of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament,…
INDIA on Tuesday (17) was bringing back home its ambassador and staff from the embassy in Kabul in a C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the Indian Air Force in view of the deteriorating situation in the Afghan capital after the Taliban takeover, informed sources said. Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson of India’s…
WITH more and more Afghans trying to flee Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban taking it over, the Indian government has announced a new category of visa to fast-track the applications of those who want to take shelter in the country. The announcement by the Union home ministry came…
INDIA scripted a superb comeback in the second Test against England at Lord’s to defeat the home team by 151 runs and go 1-0 up in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 272 in 60 overs that India set them after declaring their second innings at 298 for 8,…
SRI LANAKA'S president on Monday (16) demoted the health minister who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to battle Covid-19, as coronavirus infections and deaths hit record highs. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office said Pavithra Wanniarachchi's health portfolio had been given to media minister Keheliya Rambukwella who is also the government…
