- Monday, February 24, 2025
INDIA had a mixed sixth day (28) at the Tokyo Olympics with their contenders making progress in a number of disciplines. In badminton, PV Sindhu had a dominating 21-9, 21-16 win over Hong Kong's Cheung Nagan Yi in the final group stage game. Sindhu won both his group games to…
A MEMORIAL Tree in memory of Chaina Powar was planted on July 19, who served in the British Indian Army during World War II in Burma (now Myanmar) and was also awarded the Burma Star medal. He is the first Indian soldier who had been Memorised in the one hundred…
UNITED States secretary of state Antony Blinken on Wednesday (28) met two top Indian officials – national security advisor Ajit Doval and external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar -- during his two-day visit to New Delhi. With both the officials, Blinken had talks over various issues, including the rapidly evolving security…
THE northeastern Indian state of Assam on Tuesday (27) said it will deploy 4,000 commandos to patrol its border with the neighbouring state of Mizoram after six of its police personnel were recently killed in a gunbattle between the forces of the two states over a border dispute, AFP reported.…
NANDU Natekar, one of the greatest badminton players India has produced, passed away in Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra on Wednesday (28) after suffering from age-related ailments. He was 88 and is survived by his son Gaurav Natekar, a former national champion in tennis who also played in…
INDIAN archer Pravin Jadhav continued with his reasonably good form at the maiden Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday (28) when he knocked out world No.2 Galshan Bazarzhapov from Russia in straight sets to enter the second round of the men’s individual event. Windy conditions at the Yumenoshima Park in Tokyo…
ONE of the founders of the UK-based Overseas Friends of BJP, India's ruling party, Lalubhai (Dhirubhai) Parekh, has passed away on Monday (26). Parekh was also a leader of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh and a former president of the National Congress of Gujarati Organizations and a trustee. A native of…
AT LEAST six bodies were recovered on Wednesday (28) after some houses were swept away by flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, official sources said. Five were found to be injured while almost 40 went missing.…
PV SINDHU continued with her good form at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday (28) when she overcame a challenge from Hong Kong’s Cheung Nagan Yi in a Group J game in women’s singles to enter the Round of 16. Sindhu, who won a silver at the Rio Games in 2016,…
THE Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and NHS (National Health Service) England have joined forces to work with pharmacy colleagues internationally in countries such as India, supporting them in the battle against against the Covid-19 pandemic. RPS and the NHS have been working closely with the UK government, including through the…
