- Monday, February 24, 2025
FREQUENT elephant attacks and deaths and injuries to people caused by them have triggered anger among local residents in many parts of the southern Indian state of Kerala and they have started protesting against authorities for allegedly failing to protect their lives. In February, at least three deaths caused by…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Friday, February 23, 2024: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation of several projects worth more than Rs 13,000 crore (£1.2 billion) in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. According…
DUBAI has launched a five-year multiple-entry visa to boost travel from India, according to its department of economy and tourism (DET). According to the latest data from DET which was published on Thursday (22), Dubai experienced a 25 per cent rise in overnight visitors from India in 2023, with 2.46…
THE Supreme Court of India was informed earlier in February that 62 babies were born in prisons across the eastern state of West Bengal in the last four years while 181 children were currently with their mothers in various prison facilities. The apex court also learned that most of the…
SALIL Parekh, chief executive and managing director at Indian information technology (IT) giant Infosys, has joined the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) as a member of its board of directors. An industry veteran with nearly three decades in the IT services industry, executing business turnarounds and managing successful acquisitions,…
THE spokesperson for US deputy secretary of state Richard Verma has said that the latter engaged in talks with senior Indian ministers and officials in New Delhi, aiming to bolster Washington's global strategic partnership with New Delhi and uphold the principles of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Verma, who…
INDIA'S favourite annual T20 celebrations will be back on March 22 when the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off with a game between the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The schedule of 21…
YANA Mir, an activist from Jammu and Kashmir in India, made a strong defence of the province during a speech in the UK parliament this week saying she is free and safe in her country India and called Kashmir, her home, a part of India. Mir, who calls herself Kashmir's…
AKASH Deep, the Indian pacer who made his international debut in the fourth Test match of the ongoing series against England in Ranchi on Friday (23), impressed fans and experts with a three-wicket burst early in the innings that reduced the visitors to 57 for 3 inside 12 overs. The…
KRYSTLE Kaul, a noted Indian American defence and national security expert who is running for the US Congress this year, said her campaign is inspired by the Sikh tradition of oneness and a strong sense of giving back to the community. “I am half Kashmiri Pandit and half Punjabi Sikh.…
