• Thursday, February 27, 2025

Indian couple, 6-year-old son found dead in US; suicide-murder suspected

IN an unfortunate incident that has shocked both local and international communities, an Indian family consisting of an adult couple and their young child has been discovered deceased in Maryland, US. The authorities suspect a tragic case of double suicide-murder. The victims, Yogesh H Nagarajappa (37), Prathiba Y Amarnath (37)…

South Africa supports expansion of BRICS membership: President Ramaphosa ahead…

SOUTH AFRICA is in favour of increasing the number of members of the BRICS grouping which currently includes five nations including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, president Cyril Ramaphosa said in a nationally broadcast address to the country on Sunday (20) evening. The issue of applications by 22…

India squad for Asia Cup: Rahul, Iyer, Bumrah picked; Tilak…

ACE India batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer were on Monday (21) picked in India's national squad for the upcoming Asia Cup tournament in Pakistan and Sri Lanka while Tilak Varma earned his maiden call-up to the 50-over format. Both Rahul and Iyer are making a comeback after undergoing surgeries…

Trump warns of imposing reciprocal tax on India if elected…

FORMER US president Donald Trump, who is seeking his second term, has once again raised the issue of high tax by India on certain American products in particular the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and has threatened to slap with reciprocal tax if voted to power in the 2024 presidential elections. During…

Spain’s women world cup-winning captain pays tribute to father who…

SPAIN'S Women's World Cup hero Olga Carmona paid tribute to her father on Monday (21) for giving her the strength "to achieve something unique" after learning of his death following the nation's 1-0 win over England. The 23-year-old defender drilled home the only goal of the final in Sydney on…

Bumrah-led India beat Ireland by 33 runs in second T20,…

INDIA sealed a T20 series win in Ireland as Ruturaj Gaikwad's 58 and Rinku Singh's explosive debut cameo eased the tourists to a 33-run victory in Dublin on Sunday (20). After the loss of two early wickets, Gaikwad and Sanju Samson put on 71 to build the platform for India's…

Captain Olga Carmona scores against England to give Spain maiden…

SPAIN won the Women's World Cup for the first time in their history with skipper Olga Carmona striking in the first half for a deserved 1-0 victory over England in Sunday's final. The gripping encounter was a fitting conclusion to a tournament in Australia and New Zealand which has broken…

India mulls FTA talks with UK, EU, Canada on G20…

THE Narendra Modi government has planned to hold bilateral free trade discussions with countries such as the UK and Canada as well as the European Union (EU) besides having bilateral trade issues with a delegation from Russia on the sidelines of a G20 meeting next week in the norther-western state…

India’s ‘Toilet Man’ Bindeshwar Pathak, who changed country’s sanitation system…

SIX years ago, it was in the month of August that a film by Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar was released titled 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha' which carried the message of improving sanitation across India. But Kumar had a real-life version in Bindeshwar Pathak, who died from cardiac…

Indian-origin doctor helps catch nurse guilty of killing 7 babies…

A UK-BORN Indian-origin consultant paediatrician at a hospital in northern England is among those who raised concerns and helped convict a nurse found guilty of killing seven babies by a UK court on Friday (18). Dr Ravi Jayaram, from the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, said some of those…