- Saturday, April 05, 2025
INDIA has witnessed a diplomatic blow over Afghanistan as Russia has overlooked the South Asian power while convening a crucial meeting on the fast-evolving situation in the war-ravaged nation in the wake of the US-led troops’ pull-out. According to sources familiar with the development, China and Pakistan are expected to…
THE Indian women’s hockey team lost to Great Britain 3-4 in a pulsating bronze-medal game at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo Olympics on Friday (6). The women in blue, who made one of the most miraculous comebacks into the tournament after losing their first three games, lost to Argentina…
AMERICAN e-commerce giant Amazon on Friday (6) got a major legal victory as the Supreme Court of India blocked a deal worth $3.4 billion struck by its domestic rival Reliance. Amazon, Reliance and Walmart-backed Flipkart are locked in a massive battle to dominate the country’s huge online retail market. In…
INDIAN e-commerce company Flipkart said the firm is in compliance with the country’s laws, and will cooperate with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over the notice served to it. The ED has issued a show cause notice of Rs 106 billion (£1.03 bn) to the e-commerce major and its promoters for…
INDIA'S mini middle-order collapse remained the highlight of the second day of the first Test match against England at Trent Bridge on Thursday (5). Openers Rohit Sharma (36 off 107) and KL Rahul (57 not out off 148) gave the tourists the start they would have hoped for after the…
THE Supreme Court of India while hearing a clutch of petitions on the Pegasus snooping row on Thursday (5) said “the allegations are serious if the media reports correct”. Opposition politicians, advocates, journalists and a journalist’ body moved the apex court seeking a special probe into the allegations that opposition…
WALMART-owned Flipkart on Thursday (5) said it has broadened its network in the western state of Gujarat by setting up four new supply-chain facilities that will back local sellers from the state and cater to the rising demand for e-commerce. The new facilities are located in the cities of Ahmedabad…
AMAZON India on Thursday (5) revealed the expansion of its fulfilment network in the South Indian state of Telangana with the launch of a new specialised centre, the fifth one, and spreading out of an existing one. The expansion in Telangana is a part of Amazon India’s plans to raise…
DOZENS of people attacked a Hindu temple in central Pakistan over blasphemy allegations, police said Thursday (5), in the latest incident of religious-fueled violence targeting a minority group in the Islamic republic. Police said the mob attacked the temple in Rahim Yar Khan in the Punjab province on Wednesday (4)…
INDIA has focused on flexing its maritime muscles to counter the rising influence of China, one of its major rivals in South and Southeast Asia. From deciding to deploy warships to the South China Sea to reportedly setting up a military base in an island in Mauritius in the Indian…
