• Thursday, February 27, 2025

Days after Modi-Xi meet in South Africa, China includes India’s…

CHINA has officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map,” which shows the north-easternmost India state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of its territory. The map released on Monday (28) shows Arunachal Pradesh which China claims as South Tibet and Aksai Chin occupied by…

India’s top court asks Modi government for timeframe to make…

THE Narendra Modi government was on Thursday (31) set to issue a "positive statement" on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, India's Supreme Court was told on Tuesday (29) after the latter sought a "timeframe" for such a move. The top court, which is hearing petitions challenging scrapping of…

Relief for Imran Khan as Pakistan high court suspends former…

IN a major development in Pakistani politics months ahead of the national elections, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday (29) suspended former prime minister Imran Khan's three-year sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case. The much-anticipated order on the sentencing of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo was announced by a division…

India economy & business news in brief for Aug 28:…

HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, August 28, 2023: Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries said on Monday that Jio Platforms wants to lead the effort in developing India-specific artificial intelligence (AI) models and solutions across domains, aimed at delivering…

Putin not to attend G20 summit in India; tells Modi…

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin on Monday (28) told Indian prime minister Narendra Modi his inability to attend the G20 summit set to be hosted in New Delhi on September 9 and 10. The former said Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Moscow, a statement from the Indian prime minister's…

India will rise as sporting nation in next 10-15 years,…

FORMER India cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that India will rise as a 'sporting country' in the next decade to decade and half, while lauding historic achievements of javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra, chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and shuttler HS Prannoy in the recent days. While Chopra on Sunday (27)…

UK: 4 men charged with murder of Indian-origin delivery driver

FOUR men of Indian-origin, all in their 20s, have been charged with the killing of a 23-year-old delivery driver, also of Indian heritage, following an attack in Shrewsbury in western England. Aurman Singh, who lived in Smethwick in the West Midlands, was pronounced dead at the scene when officers of…

Pakistan thump Afghanistan 3-0 to top one-day rankings ahead of…

PAKISTAN rose to the top of the one-day international rankings with a 59-run win against Afghanistan in the third and final match in Colombo on Saturday, claiming a 3-0 series whitewash. Pakistan were helped to 268-8 in 50 overs by a solid 79-ball 67 from Mohammad Rizwan and an 86-ball…

Nita Ambani steps down from Reliance board; children Isha, Akash…

INDIAN entrepreneur-philanthropist Nita Ambani on Monday (28) stepped down from the board of directors of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), making way for children Isha, Akash and Anant to become the non-executive directors on the board. In a statement, the oil-to-telecom conglomerate said, "The board of directors of RIL, at its meeting…

India’s Neeraj Chopra wins world javelin gold, outsmarts Pakistan opponent

INDIA'S Neeraj Chopra added a javelin world title to his Olympic gold on Sunday (27), recording a best throw of 88.17m in Budapest. The 25-year-old took silver last year but he stamped his mark on the final early on with his winning throw coming in the second round. Pakistan's Commonwealth…