- Sunday, February 23, 2025
THE plight of the girl child in India came to the fore again this weekend when residents of a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar rescued a newborn baby girl after her mother buried her alive in darkness. The infant was admitted to a government hospital where she…
HEAVY monsoon rain triggering cloudbursts and flash floods have wreaked havoc in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Monday (12), causing destruction of public properties in Bhagsu village near Dharamshala and other destinations in the state which is known for its tourist attractions. Damages and deaths were also…
PRIYANKA Gandhi Vadra, the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee for the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, is trying to re-energise her party ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections in 2022. She will visit state capital Lucknow this week to hold talks with party functionaries and will travel…
THE 144th annual rath yatra of Lord Jagannath was on Monday (12) held in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat but without the usual fanfare because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The event culminated in just four hours this year instead of the usual 12 hours. Heavy security was…
INDIAN lenders have shown interest from 11 bidders, including Wintershall Dea GmbH of Germany, PetroRio SA of Brazil and India’s Vedanta for Videocon Industries’ (VIL’s) Brazil assets, valued at $2 billion. If it goes off successfully, the lenders will get an additional Rs 15,000 crore from VIL’s debit resolution, hence…
FINANCE ministers from the G20 economies endorsed a global tax reform on Saturday (10), and urged the hold-out countries to support the deal. So far, the proposal has been backed by 132 countries. "We have achieved a historic agreement on a more stable and fairer international tax architecture," the ministers…
THE Indian economy will register a double-digit growth in the current fiscal while the disinvestment climate looks better, Indian government think tank Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar has said in a recent interview to PTI. Conveying that India’s story has remained “very strong”, Kumar said the country is much…
MORE than 50 people have been killed across many states in India, authorities said on Monday (12) and among them, 11 were killed at a popular tourist destination in Jaipur in the north-western state of Rajasthan on Sunday (11). The victims were taking selfies in the rain atop a watch…
FOUR-TIME world champions Italy on Sunday (11) bagged their second Euro title by defeating England 3-2 in a shoot-out at the Wembley Stadium. It was yet another heartbreak for the hosts in the penalty shoot-outs as Bukayo Saka missed the decisive kick after the game ended 1-1 through extra time.…
NOVAK DJOKOVIC won a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon on Sunday (11) with a four-set victory over battling Matteo Berrettini of Italy. The world number one triumphed 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to move level on 20 majors with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. His win also…
