- Monday, February 24, 2025
SHIV Sena member of parliament (MP) Sanjay Raut on Monday (19) said Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah should give a clarification over the reports of alleged snooping of several people, including journalists, through Israeli spyware Pegasus. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Raut, who…
ENGLAND'S stand-in skipper Jos Buttler top-scored with 59 before their spinners ripped through the Pakistan batting unit to seal a 45-run win in the second Twenty20 International and level the series at 1-1 on Sunday. Chasing 201 runs to win at Headingley, Pakistan's openers made a bright start with the…
INDIAN wrestler Bajrang Punia is determined to avoid come-from-behind wins in his early bouts which could leave him exhausted even before reaching the medal rounds at the Tokyo Olympics. The 27-year-old freestyle wrestler is the second seed in men's 65kg category in Tokyo, the one on whose shoulders rest India's…
AUTHORITIES on Monday (19) lifted Covid restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown. From Sunday (18) midnight, nightclubs were able to reopen and other indoor venues allowed to run at full…
AUSTRALIAN legend Ian Chappell believes a cricket team's "prized" possession amid this COVID-19 pandemic is depth, and India and England are well placed on that front unlike Australia. "It has become abundantly clear during this pandemic-ravaged era that one of the prized ingredients in a cricket squad is depth. Ideally,…
AFGHANISTAN has withdrawn its ambassador and diplomats from Pakistan's capital following the kidnapping of the ambassador Najib Alikhil's daughter, the Afghan foreign ministry said on Sunday (18), a new blow to relations at a sensitive time for the Afghan peace process. The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan Najib Alikhil…
LEADERS of the Opposition parties in India on Monday (19) hit out at the Narendra Modi government over the ‘Pegasus’ snooping report ahead of the monsoon session of the parliament starting the same day. On Sunday (18), Indian online news portal ‘The Wire’ reported that at least 300 Indian phone…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (19) urged parliamentarians and parties to ask the government sharpest and toughest questions in the monsoon session starting the same day but also added that the government should be allowed to respond to them. Speaking with the media ahead of the session, Modi…
THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said it has not received any application from the Serum Institute of India in Pune, Maharashtra, for the authorisation of Covishield, the Covid-19 vaccine which has been manufactured under technology transfer from Oxford/AstraZeneca. Covishield doesn’t come under the authorised vaccines under the EMA and…
THE United Nations (UN) has warned that India has seen the highest increase worldwide in the number of children who have not received the first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP-1) combined vaccine in 2020. The global body has noted that globally, 23 million children have missed out on basic vaccines through…
