- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
SINGAPORE president Tharman Shanmugaratnam has extended the appointment of Indian-origin Justice Dedar Singh Gill as a judge of the city-state's high court for three years, it was announced on Thursday (5). The president has also extended the appointment of 18 international judges, including Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri of India, for…
THE 2023 cricket World Cup kicked off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday (5) when reigning champions England took on New Zealand but to the utter dismay of the fans, a vast section of the venue remained empty as the…
THE United States has strongly rejected claims that the ongoing diplomatic spat between India and Canada over prime minister Justin Trudeau's allegations against the Narendra Modi government over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader will worsen ties between New Delhi and Washington DC. The US embassy came up with…
THE Indian markets regulator was set to tell the country's apex court the reason for pausing and resuming probe into the Adani Group following a tip in 2014 amid questions over the regulatory delays, two informed sources told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. For the first time, the Securities…
WHEN the planet's most populous nation hosts the World Cup of cricket, a game that sparks extreme passion in south Asia and beyond, how can business minds stay far behind? According to a Bloomberg report, companies from across the globe are spending millions of dollars to ensure their visibility during…
THE cricket World Cup 2023 is not just a fans' delight but will also boost the economy of the host nation -- India. Bloomberg has said in a report citing economists at India's Bank of Baroda estimating that the quadrennial tournament may make the Indian economy richer by Rs 22,000…
SCOTLAND Yard officials have arrested a man in connection with the attack on the Indian high commission in London in March this year. According to the Metropolitan Police, the man who was held during a protest outside India House on Monday (2), was also held in connection with the March…
PAKISTAN tackle outsiders Netherlands in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday desperate to avoid a repeat of the disastrous start of four years ago which undermined their campaign. In 2019, Pakistan lost to the West Indies first up in Nottingham. Shot out for a paltry 105 in…
BANKING on the shortest route for Hindu pilgrims to reach Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet, Nepal plans to tap a billion travellers to the holy site once the agreement with China is in place, minister for foreign affairs Narayan Prakash Saud said on Thursday (5). Situated in the Ngari prefecture of…
INDIAN real-estate tycoon Vikas Oberoi, who was recently involved in a deadly car crash in Sardinia in Italy with her actress wife Gayatri Joshi, has come under investigation for being a 'double road homicide' suspect, which means he could get a seven-year jail term if found guilty. The high-speed crash…
