- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
THE deadly conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant outfit Hamas could hurt the prospect of a historic peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a key aspect of the India-Middle East Economic Corridor (IMEEC) framework, a report by India's Global Trade Research Initiative (GRTI) said. According to GTRI co-founder Ajay…
EXCITEMENT was in the air as Asian cricketing arch-rivals India and Pakistan took on each other in a World Cup match in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday (14). While fans and experts were enjoying the game at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the world's biggest cricket stadium,…
THE latest edition of the Guinness World Records has 2,638 achievements from around the world, including over 60 from India with the entry on rainfall in Cherrapunji in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya being one of the oldest. Distributed in India by Penguin Random House, the book has nine fact-packed…
INDIA continued to evacuate its nationals stranded in Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Palestinian militant group Hamas under its 'Operation Ajay' which was launched earlier this week. After 212 Indians reached New Delhi in a chartered flight and were received by federal minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, 235 people were brought…
PAKISTAN had an unbelievable collapse as they lost their last eight wickets for only 36 runs against arch-rivals India in a crucial World Cup 2023 game at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat on Saturday (14). The Men in Green had a decent start after…
KANE Williamson marked his return to the World Cup with an undefeated 78 as New Zealand cruised past Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday but the captain was forced to retire hurt with a hand injury. Williamson had been sidelined with a serious knee injury picked up during the IPL…
ANA Lilia Rivera, president of the Mexican Senate, on Friday (13) tied a 'rakhi' on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's wrist on the sidelines of the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi. The Indian leader gave her his blessings in return. Visuals shared online…
THE negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the UK are at an advanced stage, and both sides are working to iron out differences on the remaining issues, a top government official said on Friday (13). Commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said that the deliberations on tough issues…
AS cricket fans and fanatics were getting prepared for the 'biggest' clash of the ongoing World Cup 2023 on Saturday (14), between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, veteran cricket journalist and author Pradeep Magazine had a word of caution for Mohammad Bashir, a die-hard fan of the Pakistani cricket team, who…
THE Indian government has decided to roll back its previous plan to impose restrictions on importing laptops, months after abruptly coming up with such plans that came under criticism from industry and the US. "India will not impose restrictions on laptop imports," the country's trade secretary Sunil Barthwal told a…
