• Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Armless archer Sheetal Devi becomes first Indian woman to win…

TEENAGE armless archer Sheetal Devi on Friday (27) became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games as the country's record haul swelled to 99 on the penultimate day of competitions in Hangzhou, China. India won 17 medals, including seven…

Euro Car Parts founder Sukhpal Ahluwalia takes over as GSF…

GSF Car Parts, the second largest car parts retailer in the UK, on Friday (27) announced the appointment of Sukhpal Ahluwalia as its executive chairman and Steve Horne as the chief executive officer. The parts supplier operates 180 branches across the UK and Ireland, supplying thousands of independent garages, national…

India’s Tata to make iPhones at home for global market,…

INDIA'S salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group will begin making Apple iPhones in the country for both domestic and global markets within two-and-half years, the country's minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday (27). The Indian company was set to achieve the feat after Taiwan's Wistron…

World Cup 2023: Yet-to-fire Shubman Gill focuses on short ball…

ACE India opener Shubman Gill focussed on his short ball play as seven Indian cricketers sweated it out under the strong Lucknow sun, two days ahead of their World Cup fixture against defending champions England who are struggling in this edition. Gill, who has amassed five hundreds this year, is…

Maldives’ incoming president wants Indian troops to leave from its…

THE archipelagic state of the Maldives will ask Indian troops stationed on its soil to leave, the country's president-elect Mohamed Muizzu has said, sending across a message that China may be the beneficiary of the new development. A former mayor of Male, Maldives' capital, Muizzu carried out a heated campaign…

In India’s poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, candidate arrives to submit nomination…

IN India, elections, be it national or provincial, never fail to entertain people with unique incidents. On Thursday (26), one such episode was witnessed in the poll-bound central state of Madhya Pradesh where a candidate took a donkey to reach the office to submit his nomination form. Priyank Singh Thakur,…

Air India announces senior level appointments; picks Klaus Goersch as…

AIR India on Friday (27) announced the appointment of Klaus Goersch as the executive vice president and chief operations officer, as well as various other senior level appointments. In the newly created position at the airline, Goersch will oversee flight operations, engineering, ground operations, integrated operations control and cabin crew…

India moving to lead in 6G technology: Modi at India…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (27) said the country is moving in the direction of becoming a leader in 6G technology. Speaking at the India Mobile Congress in Delhi, he said, "We are not only expanding 5G in the country but also moving in the direction of becoming…

Vatican backs beatification process for 35 Indians massacred in 2008…

THE Vatican has greenlighted the start of a process towards potential sainthood for 35 Indians massacred in 2008 during some of the worst anti-Christian violence in decades, India's Catholic bishops have said. After the murder of a Hindu priest in 2008, revenge attacks on the Christian community saw mobs target…

Why South Africa captain Bavuma was googling about Pakistan ahead…

SOUTH Africa skipper Temba Bavuma admitted Thursday (26) that he was so stunned by seeing Pakistan described as "mercurial" that he had to "Google the word" out of respect for his opponents ahead of their World Cup clash. Pakistan, the 1992 champions, have hit a roadblock at the World Cup…