- Sunday, February 23, 2025
IN the wake of a devastating fire in a building in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait on Wednesday (12) that left 50 people dead of whom 46 were Indians, Saad Kassis Mohamed, chairman of WeCare, a philanthropic foundation, has pledged immediate support and assistance to the victims and…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (14) held a brief conversation with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau against the backdrop of severe strain in India-Canada ties over the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June last year in Surry in British Columbia. On…
A POWERFUL bipartisan US congressional delegation, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaulis, is visiting India to strengthen bilateral ties and to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. The delegation includes former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory W Meeks,…
SOUTH AFRICA survived a major scare from Nepal in scrambling a nerve-jangling one-run victory in their final Group D match of the T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on Friday. Needing eight runs off the final over in pursuit of a modest target of 116…
GERMANY thrashed 10-man Scotland 5-1 as the Euro 2024 hosts kicked off the tournament in style in Munich on Friday (14), the start of a journey they hope culminates in a record fourth continental title. Florian Wirtz struck the opening goal 10 minutes in and Jamal Musiala soon doubled Germany's…
FAR FROM the gleaming high-rises of India's financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas supplying the megacity's water are running dry -- a crisis repeated across the country that experts say foreshadows terrifying problems. "The people in Mumbai drink our water but no one there, including the government, pays attention…
THE USA advanced to the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup on Friday when their match against Ireland was abandoned, an outcome which meant former champions Pakistan were eliminated. Ground staff spent hours working to dry the wet outfield at Lauderhill but shortly after the umpires had inspected…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi and Pope Francis met with a warm embrace at the Outreach Session of the G7 Summit in Apulia, southern Italy, on Friday (14) where they joined other world leaders to discuss pressing global issues. The Indian leader was seen in a light-hearted exchange with the…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Friday, June 14, 2024: India's forex reserves jumped $4.307 billion to a new all-time high of $655.817 billion for the week ended June 7, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. The kitty had jumped $4.837 billion…
MEMES involving Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni are not new. They gained popularity during the G20 summit held in New Delhi last year and reappeared during the recently held general elections. A hashtag "Melodi" combining the names of the two leaders also occasionally trend…
