- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
THE consulate general of India in Atlanta, US, has strongly condemned the fatal attack on a 25-year-old Indian student and noted that the authorities arrested the accused and were investigating the case. Vivek Saini, who had recently earned an MBA degree in the US, was hammered to death on January…
INDIAN chess player Divya Deshmukh has said that she met sexist treatment from spectators at the recently-concluded Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands, saying they "focussed on irrelevant things such as her hair, clothes and accent" during the tournament. The 18-year-old International Master from the city…
FORMER Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Tuesday (30) to 10 years in prison, less than two weeks before the country votes in an election his party has been hamstrung from contesting. Khan's sentence was handed down inside Adiala jail, where he has been confined for much of the…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Monday, January 29, 2024: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will next week meet chief executives of top Indian and foreign oil and gas companies, where topics such as energy supplies amid geopolitical conflicts and attracting investments are likely to…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to deviate from the customary trend of extensive spending on novel welfare schemes in the budget preceding the general elections scheduled this year. The focus is set to pivot rather towards bolstering infrastructure to sustain economic momentum while simultaneously narrowing the budget deficit.…
A SIXTH-GRADE student from a school in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Monday (29) participated in prime minister Narendra Modi's annual 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' (Talks over exams) programme through virtual means where she asked the latter about coping with competition among friends and the stress it brings. The…
THE American consular team in India processed a record 1.4 million US visas in 2023, which is higher than ever, and has brought down the visitor visa appointment wait times by 75 per cent. According to the US embassy and consulates in India, Indians now represent one out of every…
MORE bad news awaited India after they lost the first Test match against England in Hyderabad inside four days as two of their premier players -- Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul -- were ruled out of the second match starting in Visakhapatnam on Friday (2). Jadeja, who picked five wickets…
AFTER witnessing a weekend of turmoil when Nitish Kumar, a top leader of the opposition alliance INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) left the bloc to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of prime minister Narendra Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the main opposition Indian National Congress said…
HE has always been vocal about the slump in the number of British students in learning South Asian languages and sought more investment in them to bolster ties between the UK and India. Gareth Thomas recently reiterated his viewpoint on the matter and called for government action on the level…
