• Friday, February 28, 2025

Joe Biden trips and falls on stage at Air Force…

US president Joe Biden on Thursday (1) tripped and fell on stage while taking part in the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US. A video of the 80-year-old's tumble went viral on social media and Donald Trump, Biden's predecessor who is running for the presidential election…

Modi’s BJP will be decimated in next 3-4 state elections…

Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of prime minister Narendra Modi will be "decimated" in the next three-four state elections by his party, emphasising that they have the basic requirements that are needed to defeat the ruling party who he said doesn't…

Indian-origin Dev Shah spells ‘psammophile’ to win US contest; what…

Dev Shah, an Indian-origin boy, has won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee contest on Thursday (1) night in Maryland, bagging a cash prize of $50,000 by correctly spelling 'psammophile', an 11-letter word which means an organism that likes to live in sandy soil. The 14-year-old boy, who previously took…

Nepal PM Prachanda in India’s Madhya Pradesh for 2-day visit;…

Nepal prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' arrived in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Friday (2) as part of his two-day visit to the state. Prachanda and his delegation arrived at the Indore airport around 11 am, where they were given a warm welcome by state chief…

Woman MP from Modi’s BJP backs protesting wrestlers: ‘As a…

While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been accused of remaining silent on the escalating protests seeking arrest of the chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is also one of its parliamentarians, voices have started emerging from the saffron party in support of…

BJP, Congress in war of words after Rahul Gandhi calls…

Ever since India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has reached the UK on a 10-day trip, there has been no dearth of controversies as the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit back at the Indian National Congress leader over each word that he has uttered. On Thursday (1), Gandhi…

India auto sales on growth track riding on SUV demand

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, June 1, 2023: Automakers led by Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Thursday reported robust wholesales of passenger vehicles in the domestic market in May riding on strong demand for sport utility…

Indian-American US presidential candidate reacts to Elon Musk’s China visit:…

Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian American leader of the Republican Party who is also running for next year's presidential elections, has expressed concerns over Tesla chief Elon Musk's discussions with Chinese ministers on his first trip to the Asian nation in more than three years. The 37-year-old Ramaswamy, whose parents had…

Ricky Ponting backs Kohli & these 2 players as key…

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels while Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara will be key to India's hopes in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at The Oval starting June 7, he has also backed Shubman Gill to rise to the occasion. Pujara, who has scored five…

India wrestlers protest: Farmer outfits plan to meet president Murmu;…

Farmer outfits on Thursday (1) held a ‘khap mahapanchayat’ (mega village meeting) in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and a series of protests in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, showing solidarity with wrestlers who have accused the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and parliamentarian of the ruling…