- Thursday, February 27, 2025
THE UK'S Telegraph newspaper in a recent article stated that India which was mired by fractious politics has undergone great political stability under prime minister Narendra Modi, which has allowed for legal reforms, improvements to basic welfare systems, and a vast upgrading of the country's infrastructure. In his September 2…
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Sunday (3) expressed disappointment that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would not attend the G20 summit in India this week, as Washington seeks to repair relations with Beijing. Asked about Xi reportedly not planning to join the gathering in New Delhi, Biden told reporters, "I am…
ALLROUNDER Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed centuries before Bangladesh's pace bowlers shared eight wickets to beat Afghanistan by 89 runs in the Asia Cup in Lahore on Sunday (3). Miraz hit a 119-ball 112 for his highest ODI score while Shanto scored a 105-ball 104 to help…
DAYS after a protest over demand for Maratha quota became violent in Jalna in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde, its chief minister, was set to hold a high-level meeting on Monday (4) to discuss the issue. Shinde, who joined hands with prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata…
RAIN forced a no result in the blockbuster Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan after just one innings of play on Saturday (2). Pakistan bowled out India for 266 in 48.5 overs with pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi returning figures of 4-35, but no further play was possible due…
RAIN intervened in the fifth over of the high-profile clash between India and Pakistan in a group fixture in the ongoing Asia Cup in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Saturday (2) after the Men in Blue led by Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat. They were 15 for…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (2) congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on the Indian-origin leader's election as the president of the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore that saw such a poll after more than a decade. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Modi said, "Hearty congratulations @Tharman_s on your…
INDIA'S opposition Indian National Congress on Saturday (2) hailed the launch of Aditya-L1 as a "stupendous achievement" for India, as it shared a timeline of the mission from its conceptualisation and asserted that nations build capacity of science, technology and research not in a few years but decades. The Indian…
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED), India's financial crime-fighting agency, on Friday (2) confirmed the arrest of Naresh Goyal, founder of the now-defunct Jet Airways, in a case related to an alleged money-laundering case worth Rs 5.38 billion (£51.6 million) linked to Canara Bank, an Indian public-sector lender. Local media reports added…
IN a surprise move, Canada on Friday (1) said it had stopped talks on a proposed trade treaty with India and it came just three months after the two countries announced that they were looking to seal an initial agreement in the current year. India and Canada have been talking…
