- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
OFFICIALS in the western Indian state of Gujarat are probing into the deaths of five people after they allegedly drank a contaminated medical syrup, sources in the state's government and police on Thursday (30) said. Police suspect the syrup contained methyl alcohol which is poisonous. The deaths took place in…
THE indictment of an Indian national in a foiled assassination attempt against a Sikh separatist on American soil underscored what Canada has been alleging in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June and India must take it seriously, prime minister Justin Trudeau said. He said on Wednesday (29) that…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi has urged international leaders to "embody humanitarianism over hostility" at a time when the world is facing a number of crises -- including Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's clash with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Middle East. In a piece that he…
OUTDOOR air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling study published in renowned medical journal The BMJ. The research found that air pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1…
AS India managed to rescue 41 workers who got trapped behind an under-construction tunnel in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand that collapsed on November 12 after 17 days, praises poured in thick and fast for Arnold Dix, an international tunnelling expert who stayed around round the clock to ensure that…
SOME of India's frontline cricketers have gone for a long vacation following a shattering defeat against Australia in the final of the 50-over World Cup held this month at home and they include the likes of Virat Kohli. The 35-year-old ace batter was seen holidaying with his wife Anushka Sharma…
HENRY Kissinger, known for his disdain for India's leadership in the 1970s under Indira Gandhi, has died at the age of 100, but the well-known American statesman and former secretary of state had been advocating stronger US-India ties for the last one decade under prime minister Narendra Modi. Considered the…
HENRY Kissinger, one of the most noted international diplomats of the Cold War era and a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner who had left an indelible mark on the foreign policy of the United States, passed away on Wednesday (29). He was 100 and died at his home in Connecticut.…
INDIAN actress Rashmika Mandanna, who recently found herself at the receiving end over a deepfake video, has appealed to people to refrain from sharing such material. The 27-year-old also asked young women to speak up if somebody tried to harass them with such shares. Mandanna's message came weeks after a…
APPROXIMATELY 18 per cent of candidates participating in the assembly polls across five Indian states have disclosed criminal cases against them, while 29 while are identified as "crorepatis" (millionaires), as stated in a report released on Tuesday (28). Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a New Delhi-based think-tank, examined the self-sworn…
