- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
FORMER US secretary of state Hillary Clinton highlighted the critical need for gender-responsive climate policies, with a particular emphasis on the challenges faced by women in India. Addressing a session on Empowering Communities: Women at the Heart of Climate Resilience at global climate talks COP28 on Sunday (3), Clinton pointed…
THREE individuals of Indian descent have been convicted of attempting to murder Harnek Singh, a Sikh radio host based in Auckland, New Zealand. Singh, known for his stance against Sikh separatist ideology, was attacked on December 23, 2020, in Auckland's Wattle Downs area and was left with 40 stab wounds…
THE England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has asked fast bowler Jofra Archer to skip next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) in order to manage the injury-prone pacer's workload in the run up to the 2024 T20 World Cup which will be held in the West Indies and the US,…
RESULTS of the elections held in the north-eastern Indian state of Mizoram held on November 7 were announced on Monday (4) and anti-incumbency reigned supreme there with the opposition alliance Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) crossing the halfway mark of 21 in the 40-member assembly. The ZPM, which consists of six…
HEAVY rain continued to lash the southern Indian city of Chennai and its nearby districts on Monday (4) as Cyclone Michaung was on its way to make an expected landfall on Tuesday (5). Low-lying areas in several parts of the coastal city were flooded as a result with civic authorities…
SHREYAS Iyer smashed 53 and fast bowler Arshdeep Singh kept calm in a tense final over as India edged Australia by six runs to seal the Twenty20 series 4-1 on Sunday (3). India posted 160-8 in the fifth match after Iyer propelled the total with his 37-ball knock despite losing…
AMERICAN singer and actress Mary Millben on Sunday (3) spoke on the victory of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by prime minister Narendra Modi in three crucial state elections saying it was a precursor to a strong win for the Indian leader in the general elections of 2024. The…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (3) thanked the 'janta janardhan' (people's verdict) for the dominant win of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three key states in the country's Hindi heartland. The BJP wrested Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the opposition Indian National Congress while retaining Madhya Pradesh. It,…
THE victory of prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three of the four key states in India ahead of next year's general elections marked a significant boost to the two-time PM's chances of accomplishing a hat-trick of victory in another few months. The BJP on Sunday (3)…
ON issues from human rights to Ukraine, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's record has raised alarm bells in Washington, but each time US officials decided the concerns should not derail the relationship. Modi now faces his biggest risk yet after US prosecutors alleged that an Indian government official directed an…
