• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Yet another Hindu temple in US defaced with pro-Khalistan graffiti

A HINDU temple in California has been defaced with pro-Khalistan graffiti, two weeks after a prominent temple was vandalised in the same US state. Unknown persons vandalised Vijay's Sherawali Temple in Hayward in the Bay Area, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) said on Friday (5). It comes a few weeks…

Why India matters in Bangladesh general elections

BANGLADESH, the youngest nation to achieve independence in South Asia in 1971, will hold its general elections on Sunday (7). While debate and discussion are on over the probable outcome of the polls, given the fact that the main opposition parties including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has decided to boycott…

India economy & business news in brief for Jan 4:…

HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, January 4, 2024: IndiGo, India's largest airline, on Thursday announced removal of fuel charges applicable on its domestic and international routes, which will make the tickets a little cheaper, Times of India reported. Tickets booked from Thursday onwards will…

Pakistan Peoples Party picks Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as PM candidate

PAKISTAN Peoples Party (PPP), one of Pakistan's major political players, has nominated its chairman and the country's former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as its official prime minister candidate ahead of the general elections scheduled for February 8, a Pakistani media report on Thursday (4) said. The PPP's Central Executive…

Modi goes snorkelling in Lakshadweep: ‘For those who embrace the…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi recently went snorkelling to explore undersea life during his recent visit to Laskhadweep islands in the Arabian Sea. He posted pictures of his undersea exploration on X and shared his "exhilarating experience" of the sojourn in the islands. "For those who wish to embrace the…

Chinese state media lauds India’s economic growth, foreign policy under…

INDIA has become more strategically confident and proactive in creating and developing a "Bharat narrative", an article in China's Global Times has said, praising India's significant strides in the spheres of economic, social governance and foreign policy under prime minister Narendra Modi. Global Times, a prominent state-run Chinese media outlet,…

Two Indian airlines pulled up for not using trained pilots…

INDIA'S civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday (4) issued a show-cause notice to Air India and SpiceJet airlines in response to the rostering of pilots who were not compliant with CAT III standards during periods of low visibility at Delhi airport, resulting in numerous diversions…

India win history’s shortest-ever Test against South Africa to level…

INDIA eventually won the dramatic second Test against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday (4) by seven wickets and the game, which got over in the second session of the second day, went into the history books as the shortest Test ever played. The win…

Virat Kohli makes cricket a ‘gentleman’s game’; bows & hugs…

INDIA batter Virat Kohli might be known for his on-field aggression but there have also been instances in international games when the 35-year-old was seen embracing opponents. One such moment was seen at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Wednesday (3) when India locked horns with hosts South…

India says its G20 summit last year faced massive cyber…

THE Indian government's official website faced a barrage of cyber attacks during the G20 summit held in New Delhi in September last year, with an average of 1.6 million attacks a minute or 26,000 attacks a second, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a division of the country's home…