- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (12) started a special religious practice in the run-up to the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in the northern temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on January 22. He will inaugurate the temple in what is being projected as a mega show. In…
INDIA captain Rohit Sharma made a comeback in the T20 arena in the first game against Afghanistan in Mohali in India's Punjab on Thursday (11) but it was not a happy return. The 36-year-old saw himself getting run out for naught in a horrible mix-up with fellow opening partner Shubman…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (12) inaugurated the country's longest sea bridge in the western state of Maharashtra in state capital Mumbai. The bridge -- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu -- named after former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has been built at a cost…
THE latest Henley Passport Index has ranked India's passport at the 80th position, which it shares with Uzbekistan. One hundred and ninety nine countries were ranked by the index. The index measures the strength of all passports across the world based on how many destinations can be accessed by the…
ALL-ROUNDER Shivam Dube hit an unbeaten half-century and took one wicket to lead India to a comfortable win over Afghanistan in the first Twenty20 international on Thursday (11). Dube, a left-hand batsman, made 60 off 40 balls for his second T20 fifty as India chased down their victory target of…
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah will on Friday (12) address the concluding session of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Shah, who hails from the state and is the second most powerful man in India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after prime minister…
IT is not unusual to see couples settling for unique dates -- be it a palindrome or a day of a celestial phenomenon -- to get their children delivered in hospitals. But this year, several expectant mothers in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have planned to give birth…
THE Canadian high commissioner to India, Cameron Mackay, on Thursday (11) said strategic interests between the two countries are "absolutely aligned" the recent tensions notwithstanding. Speaking at a seminal on 'India-Canada Business: The Way Forward' at the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar, the capital of the western state…
INDIAN defence minister Rajnath Singh wrapped up his visit to the UK on Thursday (11) following a "warm meeting" with prime minister Rishi Sunak and interacting with members of the Indian diaspora at a community reception. Singh called on Sunak at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday (10) evening for discussions…
WHILE India is gearing up for the consecration of Ram Mandir in the holy town of Ayodhya in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on January 22, the fever has gripped not only Indians in the country but also those located abroad. The upcoming event will be witnessed at iconic…
