- Friday, February 28, 2025
IN the latest addition to the series of incidents on board Air India flights that put the airline in the headlines for wrong reasons, a passenger was arrested for allegedly defecating, urinating and spitting on the floor during a flight from Mumbai to Delhi. According to police, the incident happened…
THE much-awaited fixtures for the International Cricket Council (ICC) men's 50-over cricket World Cup 2023 were released on Tuesday (27) along with the 10 venues for the mega event in India that will span over 46 days in October and November. The tournament will kick off on October 5 with…
THE White House has slammed what the Wall Street Journal has described as an "intense online harassment" of its reporter Sabrina Siddiqui who has asked Indian prime minister Narendra Modi a question on his country's democracy and the state of minority rights there during a joint press conference with US…
INDIA has taken strong action in response to the recent attacks on the Sikh community in Pakistan. On Monday, a senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was summoned by India, urging Pakistani authorities to conduct a sincere investigation into the incidents and share the report. India…
HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, June 26, 2023: India's civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has reportedly sent letters to the chief ministers of the three non-Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states of Tamil Nadu, Bihar and West Bengal, requesting them to lower the value-added…
DAYS after Indian prime minister Narendra Modi told a US journalist that there is no scope of discrimination in India when asked about how his government would improve minority rights during a joint press conference at the White House, prominent Indian Muslim leader Asaduddin Owaisi lashed out at the former…
SEAN Williams hit 174 off 101 balls as Zimbabwe crushed the United States by 304 runs Monday (26) at the Cricket World Cup qualifiers, the second biggest winning margin in terms of runs in ODI history. Hosts Zimbabwe made their highest one-day total with a mammoth 408-6 off 50 overs…
PROSECUTORS in the US have sought information from shareholders of India's Adani Group following a damaging report by a short-seller earlier this year. Shares of the Indian conglomerate plummeted after Hindenburg Research accused it of stock manipulation, accounting fraud and improper use of tax havens. According to the report, the…
THE recent state visit by prime minister Narendra Modi to the US is not only unprecedented in terms of showcasing the economic, defence, technological, and cultural diplomacy leading to an improved overall US–India strategic business partnership and friendship, but also one of the most followed world leaders. Despite having made…
DRAWING a parallel between a recent meeting of a number of opposition parties in India and the rebellious action by the Wagner mercenary group in Russia challenging the Vladimir Putin regime, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party on Monday (26) claimed that the opposition parties, referred to as the…
