- Monday, February 24, 2025
ABU Dhabi’s Etihad Airways on Saturday (7) will resume flights from five Indian cities and they are Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Trivandrum and New Delhi. From August 10, the carrier will start flights from three more Indian cities and as many Pakistani cities and Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for transit passengers…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (6) called upon the industry and exporters to take advantage of the opportunities created in the post-pandemic world, explore new destinations and expand the export basket to achieve the target of $400 billion of exports. Addressing the Indian missions and export promotion councils…
TO encourage more people to get their Covid jabs, leading figures of the nightlife industry – including venues Ministry of Sound and Heaven – have joined the vaccination drive. The industry will share vaccine messaging online and at their venues, along with Heaven hosting a vaccine event this Sunday (8),…
THE Taliban closed a key border crossing with Pakistan on Friday (6), saying no one would be allowed through it until Islamabad dropped or relaxed its visa requirements for Afghans. The Taliban, wresting control of a large part of Afghanistan in the wake of the withdrawal of US and other…
PAKISTAN’S Chief Justice, Gulzar Ahmed, on Friday (6) took a serious note of the attack on a Hindu temple earlier this week and directed the police to arrest the culprits.A mob ransacked a temple at Bhong town of Rahim Yar Khan district in Punjab province and desecrated idols on Wednesday…
UPSET over US president Joe Biden's reluctance to telephonically contact prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's national security adviser Moeed Yusuf has said Islamabad has “other options" if the American leader continues to ignore the country's leadership. "The president of the United States hasn't spoken to the prime minister of such…
INDIA overcame their temporary slip to return strongly in the first Test against England at Trent Bridge to post a lead of 95 runs. Propelled by opener Kl Rahul’s 84 off 214 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 56 off 86 at N0. 7 and a stubborn 33-run partnership for the final wicket…
RAJIV Kumar, the chairman of India’s government public policy think tank Niti Aayog said recently that a healthy and efficient distribution sector is key for improving the ease of doing business. Releasing a report titled ‘Turning Around the Power Distribution Sector’, Kumar said on Tuesday (3) that the report examines…
INDIAN indigenous mobile devices company Lava International has planned to bring out its first 5G smartphone, which will be priced below Rs 20,000 ($270) each around the festival of Diwali, a senior company official has said. The company is also looking at up to 20 per cent share in the…
INDIA on Thursday (6) lashed out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over its references to Jammu and Kashmir and said that the body of Muslim nations has no locus standi in matters related to the Union Territory, which is an integral part of the country. “We categorically reject…
