- Friday, February 28, 2025
INDIA ON Wednesday (21) slammed China over its move to block a proposal at the United Nations to designate Sajid Mir, a member of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) -- wanted for his involvement in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 160 people, including foreign…
INDIAN PRIME minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (20) met Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla and owner of Twitter, hours after landing in New York to kick off his four-day state visit to the US. After the meeting, Musk said he is a fan of the Indian leader and is…
AUSTRALIA captain Pat Cummins led his side to a dramatic two-wicket win over England in the first Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. The Ashes holders were 209-7, still 72 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when fast bowler Cummins came in to bat after first-innings century-maker Usman Khawaja…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (20) embarked on his inaugural state visit to the United States, commencing with his arrival in New York. He was accorded a warm welcome by officials and members of the Indian diaspora as he met and greeted them at the John F Kennedy…
THE ALL India Tennis Association (AITA) has announced the 12-member squad for the tennis event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, with Rohan Bopanna being selected as India's flag-bearer in the doubles category. The Asian Games are scheduled to begin on September 23. Sumit Nagal and Sasikumar Mukund are…
INDIAN PRIME minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday (21) lead a yoga session at the United Nations headquarters in New York to celebrate the ninth International Day of Yoga. His latest trip to the US is part of a state visit at the invitation of president Joe Biden and first…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Tuesday, June 20, 2023: According to the '2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500' list, Reliance Industries is India's most valuable company and also the highest taxpayer and most profitable. The list, released by Burgundy Private, Axis Bank's Private…
AT LEAST three delegations of politicians from the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur which has been witnessing ethnic violence for over a month now, failed to have an audience with prime minister Narendra Modi despite having camped in New Delhi for days. Two of those delegations were from Modi's own…
INDIAN PRIME minister Narendra Modi has said that his country's stand on Russia when it comes to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has not been widely criticised in the US. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal ahead of his much-highlighted state visit to the US starting Wednesday (21), the prime…
A DRAMATIC finish to the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston was still in prospect after play resumed on Tuesday's final day following a washed-out morning session. Australia were 107-3, needing a further 174 runs to reach a target of 281, when play got underway at 2:15 pm (1315 GMT). But…
