- Thursday, April 24, 2025
NETIZENS REACTED after India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday (11) had breakfast at the residence of a Dalit (lowest stratum of India's caste structure) in Varanasi in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where the three-day G20 development ministers' conclave was held. The diplomat, who visited the…
Authorities in Pakistan, which witnessed a devastating flood last year that saw massive deaths and economic damage, were evacuating thousands of people from the low-lying coastal areas in the country's southern Sindh province while bracing for the extremely severe Cyclone Biparjoy. The cyclone, named by Bangladesh and means 'disaster' in…
The upcoming state visit of prime minister Narendra Modi to the US is likely to be a defining moment for Indo-US relationship and both sides are working on a strong outcome document that may take issues that are key to decide the contour of the two democracies' bilateral ties for…
LONDON MAYOR Sadiq Khan on Monday (12) announced additional funding worth over £750,000 to encourage support for migrants in the capital and tackle the exploitation of migrating workers after a report revealed widespread abuse. The new report, commissioned by City Hall, uncovered shocking levels of bullying, racially motivated harassment and…
SOURCES IN the Indian government on Monday (12) said CoWIN, the country's Covid-19 vaccination registration portal, doesn't gather any personal details of an individual, including date of birth and address, after opposition leaders alleged a major privacy breach on the portal wherein personal details of those who took the jab…
INDIA IS set to lose its media presence in China, the world's second largest economy, amid deteriorating ties as Beijing has asked the last Indian journalist on the Chinese soil to depart, Bloomberg reported. The Chinese authorities have ordered a reporter of the Press Trust of India to leave the…
FORMER INDIA captain Sachin Tendulkar was baffled by the selection of India's playing XI in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia at The Oval after the Asian side lost by 209 runs -- their second defeat in the final of the tournament in three years. The…
SEVERAL PARTS of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, including the country's financial capital Mumbai, received heavy rainfall on Sunday (11) night as Cyclone Biparjoy intensified in the Arabian Sea. High tidal waves and strong winds also hit the coastal city and flight operations were also impacted in the region.…
INDIA'S FAILURE to win an International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy after 2013 continued as the Asian side, ranked No.1 in Tests, lost to Australia in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 by 209 runs on Sunday (11). Resuming from their overnight score of 164 for 3, India…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday (11) said that the very severe cyclonic storm "Biparjoy" located over the east-central Arabian Sea moved northwards with a speed of five kilometres per hour and is likely to intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next six hours. According to…
