- Thursday, February 27, 2025
HEAVY downpours in several parts of north India have claimed 28 lives in various rain-related incidents in the past three days, besides wreaking havoc and throwing life out of gear. The Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh was the worst affected. The weather department predicted more rain for states such as…
INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday (10) filed his nomination to the Rajya Sabha or Upper House of the parliament from the western state of Gujarat. State chief minister Bhupendra Patel and the president of the Gujarat unit of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), CR Patil, accompanied…
AT LEAST 12 people, including an elderly woman and two army personnel, lost their lives in the past two days as heavy rain hit several parts of north India. The weather office has predicted more downpour over the next few days. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) made a forecast that…
ENGLAND beat Australia by three wickets in a nail-biting third Test at Headingley on Sunday (9) to keep the five-match Ashes series alive. Harry Brook and Chris Woakes shared a crucial partnership of 59 that took England to the brink of victory before Brook fell for 75 to Mitchell Starc…
MEMBERS of the Labour Party in both the House of the British parliament on Tuesday (4) welcomed the Indian high commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, at the Palace of Westminster to a reception to discuss the progress of the trade deal between the two countries. The event was organised…
SRI LANKAN parliament's speaker Mahinda Yapa Aneywardena has thanked India calling it a "trustworthy friend" which saved the island-nation and prevented a "bloodbath" during its unprecedented economic crisis last year. He said not a single nation extended the kind of assistance like India did. Sri Lanka was rocked by a…
WORLD Bank president Ajay Banga is scheduled to visit India next week for the first time since assuming his role as the head of the global lender last month. He will attend the G20 finance ministers' and central bank governors' Meeting in Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Banga, an Indian-American who was…
KHALISTAN supporters on Saturday (8) gathered in front of the Indian consulate general in Melbourne, Australia, as part of their worldwide protest against the murder of Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada's Surrey in June. The protesters took out posters threatening Indian high commissioner in Australia Manpreet Vohra and…
UZRA Zeya, a senior US diplomat overseeing democracy and human rights, is scheduled to embark on a visit to India and Bangladesh, starting on Saturday. During her trip, she will engage with civil society organisations on issues such as freedom of expression, inclusion of women and girls, and the rights…
PAKISTANI prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a high-level committee to determine whether the national cricket team will participate in the 50-over world cup to be held in India in October and November. The committee, which is led by foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari who visited India for a…
