- Thursday, February 27, 2025
AS India continued to debate and look for ways to douse the fire of ethnic clashes in the north-eastern state of Manipur that completed three months on August 3, an interfaith solidarity gathering denouncing the violence in the small state with an international boundary was held in the New South…
IN a shocking incident, a man allegedly strangled his wife whom he married after 'buying' for Rs 70,000 (£663) as he was not displeased with her behaviour and left the body in a forest area. The incident happened in Fatehpur Beri area of southwest Delhi and was confirmed by the…
LESS than a month after a video showing two tribal women in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a mob, another incident of a sexual offence during the ethnic clashes in Manipur has come to the fore, after the survivor, who has been…
HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, August 9, 2023: A new initiative in partnership with the University of Birmingham, UK, to promote sustainable cooling innovation and accelerate the deployment of energy-efficient refrigeration for food and vaccine supply chains across India was launched in…
OUTGOING Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday (9) said his government had to bear the burden of the past regime's negligence and failures during its 16-month rule as he accused his predecessor Imran Khan's government of badly damaging Pakistan's relations with friendly countries. The prime minister, who led a…
THE much-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan in the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 has been rescheduled and the arch-rivals will now lock horns on October 14 (Saturday) instead of October 15 (Sunday) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat. Besides the high-profile game, the…
HARDEEP Singh Kohli, a veteran Scottish comedian and broadcaster, has been arrested by Scotland police and charged in connection with sexual offences that are not recent. The 54-year-old had been released and would be present before a court on a later date, Police Scotland announced in a brief statement, The…
A 40-YEAR-OLD Indian-born college student in the US has announced her bid for a Senate position in the state of Wisconsin, becoming the first Republican to officially contest against Democratic senator Tammy Baldwin. Rejani Raveendran, chair of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans, on Tuesday (8) officially launched her…
THE ongoing conflict in Ukraine would be one of the top issues of discussion at the G20 summit set to be held in New Delhi in September, a senior American official has said. Leaders of the G20 member nations, including US president Joe Biden, are scheduled to attend the summit…
FORMER Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated in Attock jail in the country's Punjab province, has asked his legal team to secure his release from the prison due to intolerable living conditions. The 70-year-old, convicted of corruption related to the Toshakhana case and handed a three-year sentence recently, expresses…
