- Friday, February 28, 2025
INDIAN PRIME minister Narendra Modi is set to make history by leading a yoga session at the United Nations Headquarters on June 21, in celebration of the 9th International Day of Yoga. This annual event aims to raise global awareness about the numerous benefits of practicing yoga. In 2014, the…
INDIAN-CANADIAN elephant conservationist Sangita Iyer will address the UK parliament on Monday (19) to bring the world's focus on the Asian elephant crisis urgently. She has joined hands with Tory parliamentarian Henry Smith, who is working on saving the endangered elephants in their last bastion: India. The speech will take…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to mitigate world hunger. The ‘Abundance in Millets' song, performed by Mumbai-born singer-songwriter Falguni Shah, known more by her stage name Falu, and her…
CYCLONE BIPARJOY tore down power poles and uprooted trees Friday (16) after pummelling the Indian coastline, though the storm was weaker than feared. More than 180,000 people in the Indian state of Gujarat and Pakistan's neighbouring Sindh province fled the path of Biparjoy -- which means "disaster" in Bengali --…
Here are news in brief related to India for Thursday, June 15, 2023: As Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat's Devbhoomi Dwarka district on Thursday, at least three people were injured due to treefall incidents. The destructive wind speed and heavy rains caused uprooted trees, blown away tin sheets, and…
THE US-BASED Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday (14) called on the Joe Biden administration to urge the Indian government to put an end to alleged media crackdown and release six detained journalists, Reuters reported. A statement from Jodie Ginsberg, president of CPJ, issued ahead of prime minister Narendra…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, June 15, 2023: In May, India's exports continued their decline for the fourth consecutive month, dropping by 10.3 per cent year-on-year to $34.98 billion. Trade deficit of $22.12 billion, the highest in five months. Sectors such as…
CYCLONE BIPARJOY has started making landfall near Jakhau Port in Kutch district of the Indian state of Gujarat after churning across the Arabian Sea for over 10 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday (15) evening. Strong winds and heavy rains battered Kutch and Saurashtra coasts as agencies remain…
INDIAN WRESTLER Sakshi Malik, who won a bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and a gold in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year, has said that she was "hurt" that prime minister Narendra Modi has not yet remarked on the allegations of sexual misconduct against the chief of…
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), led by defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday (15) approved the deal for acquiring Predator drones from the US. The acquisition proposal will have to follow a procedure following which it will have to be cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security, India Today reported…
