- Monday, February 24, 2025
A RESURGENT India earned their second successive victory in women’s hockey at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in as many days to keep hopes for making the quarter-finals alive. The women in blue on Saturday (31) beat South Africa 4-3 in their final match of Pool A to end up at…
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has nominated Jainey Bavishi, an Indian-American working in the New York City mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency, to the post of assistant secretary for oceans and atmosphere in the US department of commerce. The announcement of Bavishi’s nomination came along with two other nominations from the…
A WOMAN Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Pune in the western Indian state of Maharashtra has found herself in a spot over her alleged instructions to an aide to get her and her family “free” biryani (a popular Indian dish) and other delicious dishes. The matter has turned so…
HIGH tariffs faced by domestic exporters in the European Union and the United Kingdom compared to zero-duty access given by these countries to nations like Bangladesh and Cambodia are hurting India’s exports performance, the Narendra Modi government told the Indian parliament on Friday (30). India’s textiles exports in 2020 stood…
INDIAN photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who reportedly died in a crossfire between Afghanistan security forces and the Taliban in Kandahar, Afghanistan, earlier this month, was actually “brutally murdered” by the extremist group which has seen a resurgence in the country as the US-led western troops begin to pull out. According to…
MULTIPLEX chain PVR Cinemas on Friday (30) resumed operations of its theatres in states and Union Territories of India that have allowed theatres to open, with all of its staff fully vaccinated. As the country saw a steady fall in the number of Covid-19 cases, states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,…
INCENSED at the judges' decision that ended her Olympic dreams, Indian boxing icon Mary Kom has vowed to keep fighting for another two years. The six-time world champion lost a close fight to Colombia's Ingrit Valencia in the last 16 of the women's 51kg in her final Olympic appearance in…
INDIAN cricketers Krishnappa Gowtham and Yuzvendra Chahal have been forced to stay back in Sri Lanka after testing positive for Covid-19 in pre-departure tests, joining allrounder Krunal Pandya who is already in isolation after being infected earlier. A BCCI official had earlier in the day said that the squad has…
ONLINE brokerage Robinhood had a muted debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Thursday (29). The company that aims to "democratise finance for all" sold more than 49 million shares worth $1.8 billion (£1.2bn) in the first half an hour of trading, followed by a nearly 12 per cent plunge…
INDIA has extended the coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights till August 31, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday (30). "However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis," the regulator said. ALSO READ: Air…
