- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
MOHAN Bhagwat, chief of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh which is the ideological mentor to India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will on Friday (24) inaugurate the World Hindu Congress (WHC) in Bangkok in Thailand that will bring together thinkers, activists and leaders to deliberate on issues and challenges…
FOR Raymond patriarch Vijaypat Singhania, engaging in daring adventures such as travelling in a hot balloon to set a world record at 67 or doing a solo flight in a microlight aircraft from the UK to India seem to be easier than dealing with family disputes. The former chairman of…
COME November 26 and the rank and file of the Australian Liberal Party will see the preselection of the successor to Marise Payne, the country's longest-serving woman senator (1997-2023) who announced her retirement from politics in September. While speculation is rife over who would fill the former foreign minister's giant…
MORE than a billion Indian hearts were shattered on Sunday (19) when Australia defeated the hosts at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat to lift their sixth World Cup crown. The Men in Blue were undefeated in 10 matches till the final but failed to…
A 26-YEAR-OLD Indian doctoral student died after being shot inside a car in the US state of Ohio, in an incident described by his medical university as "sudden, tragic and senseless". Aaditya Adlakha was a fourth-year doctoral student in the molecular and developmental biology programme at the University of Cincinnati…
THE year 2024 will be a significant year for South Asia as a number of countries in the region will go to national elections. Being one of the most populated zones of the world which is also home to significant powers such as India and Pakistan; developing nations such as…
CNADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (22) highlighted the importance of coordinated G20 leadership and action to uphold the rule of law and international law and strengthen democratic systems, as he participated in a virtual G20 Leaders' Summit hosted by India. Trudeau's participation in the summit comes amidst strains…
AT a time when the strained diplomatic relation between India and Canada over the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seemingly getting back on track slowly, an official source in the US's Joe Biden administration has said that Washington thwarted a plot to eliminate another Sikh separatist…
GEERT Wilders, a far-right populist leader from the Netherlands who backed Nupur Sharma, a suspended member of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after she made controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, was set to achieve a major victory in his country's parliamentary election held on Wednesday (22), exit polls showed.…
THE ongoing operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand is expected to be completed by the end of Thursday (23). Atul Karwal, director general (DG) of India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) confirmed it the same morning. Speaking…
