- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE United States has carried out airstrikes across Afghanistan in the past many days in a bid to support the Afghan security forces fighting the Taliban, the Pentagon has revealed. The strikes in the violence-ravaged country, which the US-led forces are exiting after a prolonged war lasting for decades, came…
KASHMIR Police personnel shot down a drone carrying around five kilograms of improvised explosive device (IED) in Gurah Pattan area in Jammu’s Akhnoor near the Line of Control early on Friday (23). The incident happened weeks after two explosions were carried out at an Indian Air Force base in Jammu…
INDIA'S star badminton player PV Sindhu is in the hunt to upgrade her Olympic medal at Tokyo Olympics that kicks off on Friday (23) but the 26-year-old admits that the pressure is already on and she will face big challenges. Sindhu, who won the silver at the Rio Olympic Games…
INDIA'S ace archer Deepika Kumari on Friday (23) finished ninth in the women’s ranking round as archery action started at the Tokyo Olympics hours ahead of its official opening. Deepika led her country’s campaign at the Games as she was the first Indian athlete to get involved in competitive action.…
A NETWORK of South Asian National Health Service (NHS) leaders in the UK has taken initiative as a voluntary staff network to raise more than £46,000 (more than Rs 47 lakh) (with gift aid) to support India’s healthcare response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The South Asian NHS leaders’ group –…
SHIPMENTS of smartphones in India during April-June dropped 13 per cent from the previous quarter to 32.4 million units as the second wave of Covid-19 dented demand, according to research firm Canalys. However, the data showed 87 per cent rise in comparison to April-June 2020, when nearly two-month nationwide lockdown…
FROM a historic postponement to sexism scandals and unprecedented restrictions on fans, the path to staging the Tokyo Olympics has been far from smooth. As the Games begin on July 23, here is a timeline to Tokyo's journey to finally staging the Olympics. 2013: Tears and cheers News presenters shed…
TOKYO 2020 will be an Olympics like no other: held during a pandemic with crowds of tourists banned, extravagant celebrations replaced by tough infection controls, and even victory hugs off the cards. Here are some of the ways the pandemic-delayed Games will be different: 'Restrained' ceremonies Rio, London and Beijing's…
A 102-run opening stand between Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar set up Bangladesh for an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first of three Twenty20 internationals in Harare on Thursday (22). Zimbabwe who chose to bat first were bowled out for 152 in 19 overs. Bangladesh reached the target with…
INDIA'S antitrust regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has accused e-commerce giant Amazon of concealing facts and making false submissions at the time of seeking approval for a 2019 investment in a Future Group unit, Reuters reported after seeing a letter written to the US firm. The letter speaks about…
