INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has highlighted the need for direct air connectivity between India and Portugal to expand bilateral exchanges, as he addressed the Indian diaspora in the western European nation during his ongoing tour of Europe. Jaishankar, who was in Lisbon on the first leg of his…
AT a time when India has expressed concerns over the presence of Khalistani elements in various countries, Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton on Wednesday (1) said Canberra's approach has been of "great respect" to the Indian government and people. Dutton, who is currently on a visit to India, emphasised that…
HERE are news in brief on India's economy and business for Wednesday, November 1, 2023: India's minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship and electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday spoke about his country's perspective on artificial intelligence, emphasising on its commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) with…
QUINTON de Kock hit his fourth century of the World Cup while Rassie van der Dussen cracked his second as South Africa thrashed New Zealand by 190 runs on Wednesday to take a step closer to the semi-finals. The Proteas' commanding 357-4 was built on De Kock's 114 and Van…
INDIA have not felt his absence, but Hardik Pandya remains a utility cricketer that any captain will miss on the ground. The 30-year-old ace all-rounder went off the ground with a ligament injury after trying to field off his own bowling in the match against Bangladesh in Pune in the…
SPENDING days in deep anxiety, families of eight former personnel of the Indian Navy who have been sentenced to death by a court in Qatar last week have denied that the men had anything to do with spying and claimed that there has been little "proof of allegations" from the…
A 20-YEAR-OLD Indian-origin Israeli soldier was among the Israeli combatants killed while fighting in Gaza, community members and the mayor of the Dimona town from where he belonged, said on Wednesday (1). "It is with great sorrow and grief that we announce the death of a son of Dimona, Halel…
A COUPLE of crude bombs were hurled at the Maitree (Friendship) Express train that connects Kolkata, capital of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, and Dhaka, the capital of the neighbouring Bangladesh, by unidentified attackers in Pabna district of Bangladesh on Wednesday (1), the same day when the prime…
INDIA'S Enforcement Directorate (ED), an economic intelligence agency under the country's finance ministry, on Wednesday (1) attached properties worth Rs 538.05 crore (£53.2 million) linked to the now defunct Jet Airways and the family of its founder Naresh Goyal who is currently in jail, under the Prevention of Money Laundering…
SOUTH AFRICA wicket-keeper-batter Quinton de Kock, who will quit one-day internationals (ODI) after World Cup 2023, continued with his superb form on Wednesday (1) by blasting his fourth century of the tournament. The southpaw achieved his feat against New Zealand by hitting pacer James Neesham over long leg for a…