• Wednesday, February 26, 2025

World Cup 2023: Pakistan’s semifinal hopes end as England win…

ENGLAND captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat in Kolkata on Saturday (11), leaving Pakistan virtually out of the semi-final race at the World Cup. Pakistan needed to beat England by 287 runs had they batted first in order to go ahead of New Zealand on net…

India economy & business news in brief for Nov 10:…

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy & business for Friday, November 10, 2023: Hero MotoCorp chairman Pawan Munjal's assets worth approximately Rs 249.5 million (£2.44 million) have been seized by India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an ongoing money-laundering probe, the economic intelligence agency announced on Friday. Three properties…

Big boost for India as US joins it to seek…

INDIA and the US on Friday (10) came up with a veiled message to Pakistan by reiterating their condemnation of the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the terror strike at the Pathankot air base in India's Punjab state in 2016 for bringing the perpetrators to justice. New Delhi and Washington unequivocally…

Afghanistan’s best World Cup run ends as South Africa beat…

RASSIE van der Dussen hit an unbeaten 76 to lead South Africa to a comfortable five-wicket win over Afghanistan in their last World Cup group game on Friday as their opponents were eliminated from the semi-final race. Chasing 245 for victory, Van der Dussen steered the Proteas home with 15…

India makes ‘concerns very clear’ to US over Canada row…

INDIA on Friday (10) conveyed to the US its serious concerns over increasing activities of pro-Khalistani elements in Canada. India flagged its concerns at the '2+2' foreign and defence ministerial meeting in New Delhi. "We have made our concerns very very clear," Indian foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said at a…

Indian-origin New Zealand cricketer Rachin Ravindra, star of World Cup…

NEW ZEALAND batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who has been a sensation in the ongoing cricket World Cup in India, visited his grandparents' house in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru after his team defeated Sri Lanka in its final league match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the same city on…

Zee-Sony India merger talks hit by leadership disagreement

THE proposed merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises of India and the Indian arm of Japan's Sony has hit a roadblock, according to India's Mint business daily. The main point of contention is the leadership of the merged entity, with Sony advocating for its Indian operations managing director NP Singh, as…

India yet to decide on Modi’s presence at pro-China Maldives…

THE Maldives has invited Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for the oath-taking ceremony of its incoming president Mohamed Muizzu next week, but New Delhi is yet to take a call on the level of its representation at the ceremony, its ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Thursday (9). Widely…

UK: Indian family has panic attacks over ‘hate crime’, refuses…

A HINDU family in the UK have said that they are afraid to get out of their home after facing what they believe to be hate crime driven by race and religion. According to a report by the BBC, Ramana Nagumalli and his wife Radhika Kulkarni, who hail from India,…

India, US foreign, defence ministers discuss strategic partnership at 2+2…

INDIAN foreign and defence ministers on Friday (10) met their American counterparts in New Delhi and spoke about strategic partnership, defence cooperation and Indo-Pacific situations among other key issues as the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue kicked off at the Hyderabad House in the Indian capital. US secretary of state…