- Monday, February 24, 2025
SCHOOLS for all classes on Monday (2) reopened in the northern Indian state of Punjab, with physical classes resuming for pre-primary levels after a gap of a few months. On Saturday (31), the Indian National Congress government of the state had allowed resumption of the state’s schools from August 2…
THE government of the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram on Saturday (31) rubbished allegations that “non-state actors” are involved in the border clash with the northern neighbouring state of Assam and that the flare-up was caused by drug-trafficking and cattle trade. The state’s home minister, Lalchamliana, said that the violent…
AT a time when the two northeastern Indian states of Assam and Mizoram have locked horns over their border dispute that turned violent last week, resulting in the death of six policemen on the Assamese side, yet another inter-state border in the region came in the headlines for the right…
THE ongoing border dispute between the two northeastern states of India – Assam and Mizoram – which erupted into deadly violence last week resulting in the death of six policemen from Assam and injuries to dozens of people, has brought into the headlines the several border disputes that exist between…
THE two north-eastern Indian states of Assam and Mizoram have decided to settle their ongoing differences peacefully after their long-running border disagreement erupted in violence last week resulting in death of a number of policemen and injuries to dozens. Clashes broke out last Monday (26) on the demarcation between the…
THE Indian women’s hockey team created history on Monday (2) when they advanced to the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics by beating a powerful Australia 1-0 at the Oi Hockey Stadium in the Japanese capital. They will take on Argentina in the last-four game. The Indian eves made a tremendous…
INDIA, who have won record eight gold medals at the Olympic Games but none after 1980, made history on Sunday (1) when they beat Great Britain 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Games at the Oi Hockey Stadium. This is the first time since 1972 that India have made…
THE Supreme Court of India is set to hear a petition filed by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar next week seeking a probe into alleged surveillance of several Indian citizens by the country’s Narendra Modi government by using Israeli spyware Pegasus and to identify entities that are responsible…
INDIA'S archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men's individual pre-quarterfinals on Saturday (31). Das failed to find a 10 in the fifth set and slipped to the red-circle for an 8…
THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the most popular destination that Indians are seeking abroad for employment, the Narendra Modi government told the Indian parliament on Thursday (29) citing last five-years’ statistics from the government’s Bureau of Immigration. V Muraleedharan, the minister of state for external affairs, told the Lok…
