- Monday, February 24, 2025
INDIAN software giant Infosys reported a 22.7-percent increase in quarterly net profit on Wednesday (14) after its revenues soared to their highest in a decade as global demand for digital services boomed during the pandemic. The company increased its full-year revenue guidance by two percent to 14 to 16 per…
CYCLING used to be considered a crazy idea in Kohima, a hilly city with narrow streets in northeast India. Nowadays, riding a bike is a fashion statement, according to the official leading local efforts to champion pedal power. Kohima is one of 25 cities pioneering a shift to green transportation…
MUSLIM women in India who found themselves listed for “auction” on a controversial site earlier month have spoken about how the incident taken has taken a toll on their mental health as they fear for their safety. Dozens of Muslim women were offered for sale in fake "auctions" online without…
FUGITIVE diamond businessman Mehul Choksi on Thursday (15) landed in Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been residing since leaving India in 2018, after 51 days in custody in the neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry which his counsels claim to be a kidnapping plan, local media said. The 62-year-old was…
INDIA'S ministry of civil aviation has come up with draft rules to ease using drones in the country on the basis of "trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring”, an official statement on Thursday (15) said. It said the number of forms to be filled to operate drones in India have been…
IT was another Olympics in Tokyo and the year was 1964. Among several who had come to Japan hoping to bag at least one medal was Billy Mills. A former United States Marine, Mills was no favourite and not even a rising star. Aged 26 then, the half-native-American and half-white,…
ACE Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sounded the warning bell ahead of the high-profile Test series against England starting next month with a top-class show with the ball in a County Championship match at The Oval on Tuesday (13). Appearing for Surrey, Ashwin took six wickets for 27 runs which helped…
A DAY after the Supreme Court questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh over its decision to allow the popular 'Kanwar Yatra' festival amid Covid-19 concerns, prime minister Narendra Modi praised the state authorities over their handling of the pandemic situation. He even…
INDIA'S ace wicket-keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 in England, just weeks before Virat Kohli’s men take on the hosts in a five-Test series starting at Trent Bridge. Sources said Pant took a Covid test eight days ago and was asymptomatic. The 23-year-old explosive left-handed batsman will not…
THE Supreme Court of India on Thursday (15) called the British-era sedition law as “colonial” and questioned whether it was “still necessary after 75 years of independence”. The apex court said the law is a serious threat to the functioning of the institutions and holds “enormous power” for misuse with…
