THE first day of the first Test match between India and England at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday (25) witnessed a confusion as a run was deducted from the visitors' total. The incident happened when Rehan Ahmed, who came to bat at No. 8, ran a…
PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron arrives as the guest of honour in India on Thursday (25) with a sumptuous palace feast and colourful military parade, as France eyes lucrative deals with the world's fifth-biggest economy. Macron will be offered a red carpet welcome by prime minister Narendra Modi with dinner in a…
IN a incident that might leave many Hindu disciples and admirers of Lord Ram offended, a newly married woman in Bhopal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has approached a family court for divorce after her husband took her to the holy towns of Ayodhya and Varanasi instead…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Wednesday, January 24, 2023: India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India Rs 1.10 crore (£104,000) for safety violations related to the operation of leased Boeing 777 aircraft to the US. This marks the…
BUTTER chicken -- a renowned Indian dish we all have heard about and relish eating. But now, a legal battle has emerged as to who invented it. The culinary controversy has seen two prominent Indian restaurant chains pitted against each other. The dispute, generating considerable attention in India, involves Moti…
INDIA'S traditional 'halwa (sweet) ceremony', which marks the final stage of the preparation process for the country's budget, was held on Wednesday (24) evening at the headquarters of the finance ministry in New Delhi. The occasion signifies the official initiation of the printing process of documents related to the budget…
FINOLEX Industries Limited, a leading player in the Indian PVC pipes and fittings industry, along with its CSR partner, the Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF) has announced the title sponsorship for the upcoming physical disability Cricket T20i Trophy 2024 between hosts India and England. The two teams will contest in five…
THE England cricket squad touring India for a five-Test series got a relief when its Pakistan-origin off-spinner Shoaib Bashir was granted a visa on Wednesday (24) to reach India for the tour. Three Lions Test skipper Ben Stokes reacted to the delay of issuing Bashir, 20, a visa and said…
FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron is set to kick-start his two-day trip to India on Thursday (25) by visiting the stunning hilltop fort of Amber, iconic Hawa Mahal and astronomical observation site of Jantar Mantar in the city of Jaipur in the north-western state of Rajasthan. The western leader will be…
JUST a day after the inauguration of the Ram temple in the northern Indian holy town of Ayodhya, the Narendra Modi government decided to posthumously confer Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, on Karpoori Thakur, a champion of social justice on the occasion of his birth centenary. Modi himself…