- Friday, February 28, 2025
STAR batsman Steve Smith's unbeaten 85 was the centrepiece of Australia's impressive 339-5 on the opening day of the second Test against England at Lord's on Wednesday. But off-spinner Joe Root, better known as the number one-ranked batsman in Test cricket, took two wickets in four balls late in the…
BRITISH prime minister Rishi Sunak has reaffirmed his commitment to a “truly ambitious” free trade agreement (FTA) with India and indicated his plans to visit New Delhi for the G20 Summit in September. Hosting a special reception to celebrate India Global Forum's UK-India Week 2023 in the garden of 10…
HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, June 28, 2023: A delegation from Vietnam met with officials from the tourism department of the southern state of Tamil Nadu to discuss enhancing bilateral ties. Led by Vietnam's People Committee vice chairman Duong Mah Tiep, the delegation explored…
UK OPPOSITION leader Keir Starmer has vowed to reset relations between his Labour Party and India after years of tension that existed between the two. On Monday (26), he said that his party had committed mistakes in its approach to relations with the South Asian nation and that it would…
CONSIDERABLE rise in domestic violence against women is not something new for the world to know about but a new study has revealed something alarming -- rising temperatures are also related to the social crisis -- adding yet another dimension to the impact of the menace called climate change, The…
SIX people, including two children, were killed while 15 were injured after a Rath (chariot) came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire in Unakoti district of the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura on Wednesday (28). The tragedy took place when people were celebrating the 'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (28) paid tribute to PV Narasimha Rao, India's ninth prime minister, on his 102nd birth anniversary, by praising his visionary leadership and dedication towards the progress of the country. In a tweet, Modi remembered Rao saying, "Remembering Shri PV Narasimha Rao Ji on his…
ADANI Power, a subsidiary of Adani Power Limited, has commenced power exports to Bangladesh from its 1,600 MW plant located in Godda in the eastern state of Jharkhand. The company announced the commercial operations date (COD) for the second unit of the Godda ultra-supercritical thermal power plant, which has a…
A 49-YEAR-OLD man of Indian origin, Rajinder Pal Singh, also known as Jaspal Gill, has been sentenced to over three years in prison for smuggling more than 800 Indian citizens into the United States using the ride-hailing app Uber. Singh, aka aka Jaspal Gill, pleaded guilty in February and admitted…
IN a significant verdict, the Madras High Court has said that women homemakers are entitled to receive equal share of property bought from their husband's income. It also said that the job of a homemaker wife is of 24 hours without holidays and it cannot be less equated with that…
