- Thursday, February 27, 2025
THE southeastern American state of Georgia last month formally announced the month of October as 'Hindu Heritage Month' in a move to acknowledge and honour valuable contributions made by the vibrant Hindu-American community that resides there. According to a report by the Press Trust of India, Georgia's governor Brian Kemp…
PAKISTAN is pushing for a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is expected to travel to India later this week to attend the G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi, according to a report. While the Pakistani foreign office did not reveal anything over a possible stopover by…
SUBHAS Nair, an Indian-origin Singaporean rapper, was on Tuesday (5) sentenced to a six-week jail term for attempting to promote ill will among racial and religious groups through online posts. The singer, whose full name is Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, was found guilty on July 23 over the online comments…
AT a time when the absence of Chinese president Xi Jinping at the G20 summit and the experts were busy analysing its probable reasons and consequences, Beijing on Tuesday (5) said it has supported India in hosting this year's G20 Summit and it's ready to work with all parties to…
WHEN former US president Donald Trump visited India with his wife Melania in February 2020, authorities in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat where the former power couple arrived built a long brick wall hastily to allegedly block the view of a slum area and its poor inhabitants. The…
A FREELY roaming lioness on the streets of Karachi in Pakistan on Tuesday (5) and attacking a person left everybody shocked and a video of the incident went viral in no time and even forced a former Pakistan cricket captain to react with horror. In the video, it was seen…
THE INDIA alliance which a number of opposition parties in India have formed to take on prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of a string of elections, including the national one next year, has faced a major obstacle after a minister from the southern state of Tamil…
FORMER world champions India have picked KL Rahul in their 15-member squad for the upcoming world cup at home even though he has not played competitive cricket since May this year. The 31-year-old batter and wicket-keeper, who is in the national squad for the ongoing Asia Cup, is about to…
A MAJOR political controversy erupted in India's domestic political space days before the inauguration of the G20 leaders' summit after "President of Bharat" was used in an official invite to the heads of state attending the mega event, replacing the traditional "President of India". India, which is currently holding the…
SKIPPER Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill remained unbeaten as India hammered cricketing minnows Nepal by 10 wickets in a rain-hit match to enter the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup on Monday. Chasing a DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) revised target of 145 in 23 overs after a rain interruption, India…
