• Thursday, February 27, 2025

Chandrayaan-3 success is triumph of entire humankind: Modi in Athens

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (25) told Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the president of Greece where the former reached the same day, that the success of India's Chandrayaan-3 marks not only a victory for the south Asian country but for the entire humankind. He also thanked the Greek leader for…

Donald Trump surrenders at Georgia jail on charges of trying…

FORMER US president Donald Trump on Thursday (24) surrendered to authorities in Georgia at the Fulton County Jail on charges of plotting to overturn the state's 2020 election results in an unprecedented moment resulting in the first-ever mug shot of a former American commander-in-chief. Trump, 77, spent about 22 minutes…

Modi arrives in Greece, becomes first India PM to travel…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi arrived in Greece on Friday (25) on a daylong visit, the first by an Indian premier in 40 years, for talks with the European country's top leadership to strengthen bilateral ties. The last time an Indian prime minister visited the country was in 1983 when…

This is what Modi told Xi about India-China ties on…

IN a significant development at the just concluded BRICS summit in Johannesburg in South Africa on Thursday (24), Indian prime minister Narendra Modi told Chinese president Xi Jinping about New Delhi's concerns on the "unresolved" issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries in eastern Ladakh,…

‘Modi government aiming to make India global hub of green…

HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, August 24, 2023: Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the country's government is aiming to make India a global hub for production, utilisation and export of green hydrogen. Speaking at the launch of HSBC India's strategic partnerships…

After losing chess world cup final, India sensation Pragg craves…

HE did not give up easily against the world's No.1 chess player and proved to the world that he is a rising star in the world of the game of brains. Eighteen-year-old Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stormed into the final of the FIDE World Cup Chess final in Baku, Azerbaijan,…

Pakistan media hail India’s moon landing despite frozen bilateral ties

DESPITE the chill in bilateral ties, Pakistani media on Thursday (24) gave front-page coverage to India's historic moon landing while a former minister even called it a "great moment" for India's space agency, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). 'India becomes first nation to land near Moon's south pole' was the…

Why India budget airline SpiceJet told Delhi court it’s struggling…

INDIA'S budget airline SpiceJet on Thursday (24) told a court that it was "struggling to stay afloat" as it was asked to make a payment to its former owner over funds owed. Five years ago, the carrier lost an arbitration case arising out of share transfers from former owner Kalanithi…

India politicians’ bizarre reactions on lunar mission success: ‘Hail Chandrayaan-3…

WHILE India and the rest of the world were celebrating the success of the country's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday (23), some politicians at home came up with bizarre reactions, giving social media enough fodder for amusement. One such leader is OP Rajbhar. The chief of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa delivers Johannesburg declaration at BRICS summit conclusion

SOUTH AFRICAN president Cyril Ramaphosa, who served as the chair of the 15th BRICS summit which concluded in Johannesburg, said while delivering the "Johannesburg Declaration II" at the Sandton Convention Centre that the leaders of the five-nation grouping spoke over its expansion to produce tangible benefits and addressed challenges faced…