- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Monday (26) ordered an inquiry into the ongoing Pegasus snooping row in which the Narendra Modi government has been accused of running a surveillance state. The state, ruled by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, one of Modi’s most…
BRITAIN on Sunday (25) began a two-day meeting with climate and environment ministers from 51 countries for "critical" climate talks ahead of November's COP26 summit set to happen in Glasgow. With fewer than 100 days to go until the critical UN climate change conference, UK minister and president of COP26…
TWO members of a family of expatriates in Dubai achieved a feat that many from the world of athletics would envy – successfully climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak in Africa at a height of 5,895 metres (19,341 feet). Shashwat Mahalanobis, 14, and his mother Shobha Mahalanobis, a fitness enthusiast,…
WHILE speculation was abuzz that the silver of MIRABAI Chanu, the 26-year-old weightlifter from India, won in the 49-kilogram category on the inaugural day of the Tokyo Olympics, could turn into gold as the Zhihui Hou of China, who won the gold, had been asked to undertake a doping test,…
INDIA'S economic rebound, which has been slowed down in recent months because of the Covid-19 pandemic, could lose its momentum further as the disease's variants and rising inflation pose big threats, a Reuters poll of economists has said. The latest survey results have showed that India's central bank -- the…
Following a wait of over seven years, a veterinary-doctor-turned-inventor from the South Indian state of Kerala has finally got the patents for inventing biodiesel from slaughtered chicken waste. It will reportedly give a mileage of more than 38 kilometres (23.4 miles) a litre at around 40 per cent of the…
FORMER Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday (26) rode a tractor to the parliament to express solidarity with the farmers over their protest against three agricultural laws that the Narendra Modi government has brought. The senior leader, who was driving the three-wheeler wearing a half-sleeved shirt, trousers and sandals and…
INDIA had a disappointing day on Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday (26) despite producing some moments of individual brilliance. In fencing, Bhavani Devi made history by becoming the first fencer from India ever to qualify for the mega show. However, he lost to world No.3 Manon Brunet…
BRITAIN'S Andy Murray has withdrawn from the men's singles competition ahead of his first round match at the Olympic Games due to a right quad strain, according to a statement from Tokyo 2020. He will continue to compete in the men’s doubles tournament with Joe Salisbury, Team Great Britain said…
SEAM bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar led a disciplined bowling performance and Suryakumar Yadav scored a fifty as India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the opening Twenty20 international after a Covid scare at the R Premdasa Stadium on Sunday (25). Chasing 165 for victory, Sri Lanka were bowled out for…
