- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE Narendra Modi government on Wednesday (28) told the Indian parliament that Jammu and Kashmir would be granted statehood at an “appropriate” time after normalcy is restored there. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, the parliament’s upper house, minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai…
INDIA'S lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022, the country’s minister of state in the department of space, said on Wednesday (28), stressing that the progress was hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Responding in writing to a question in Lok Sabha, the lower…
IN A country where cricket stars such as Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have god-like status, the time has come for India’s female sports stars to revel in a similar spotlight. Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu became the latest Indian woman to proudly stand on the Olympic podium after she won…
A REFUGEE, who arrived in Britain after Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled Asians from that country, has revealed how the UK gave him and his family a new life. Mukund Nathwani, came to England in 1972 from Uganda at the age of 23. “We were emotionally very disturbed people when…
MAJOR Indian automaker Tata Motors is looking to increase prices of its entire range of passenger vehicles from the coming week in order to offset the steep rise in procurement cost of essential goods like steel and precious metals, according to a top company official. Tata sells a range of…
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its outlook for India’s economic growth to 9.5 per cent for the fiscal year 2021-22 from 12.5 per cent projected in April. The onset of a severe second Covid-19 wave cut into recovery momentum of Indian economy, it said. However, it raised the…
WINNING a medal at the Olympics is not just about statistics. It is also about human emotions and sometimes, even relations. The mega show at Tokyo just presented an example. A woman was left with tons of regret after her former boyfriend won a bronze medal in the triathlon at…
IN a bizarre incident, a man in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh died of severe burns after he tried to self-immolate allegedly over an argument that broke out over the rise in prices of samosas. The incident in Annupur district of the state happened on July 22. When…
THE second Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and India, which was scheduled to happen on Tuesday (27) but got postponed by a day after all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19, but it has now been reported that eight other members in the visitors’ camp have been ruled out of…
TOM PIDCOCK won Britain's third gold medal of the day at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday (26), powering to victory in the men's mountain bike race. The 21-year-old held off Switzerland's world number one Mathias Flueckiger to win by 20 seconds, with Spaniard David Valero Serrano taking bronze. Follow Tokyo…
