• Friday, February 28, 2025

Unidentified people shoot Indian-origin gangster dead outside Canada wedding venue

In a suspected case of gang clash, a 28-year-old man of Indian origin, who was on Canadian police's most violent gangsters' list, has been shot by unknown people at a wedding venue in Vancouver in the north American country. According to a report in a local newspaper, the deceased Amarpreet…

India’s CBI files case against Rolls Royce, top officials in…

India's elite Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday (29) registered a case against Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd; Tim Jones, director of Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd and private individuals Sudhir Choudhurie and Bhanu Choudhurie and unknown public servants and private persons with the alleged objective to cheat the…

Manipur: At least 5 dead in fresh violence; CM says…

One policeman was among at least five persons that were killed in fresh violence in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur on Sunday (28). Twelve people were also injured. Fresh violence was reported in several parts of the state that shares a border with Myanmar after alleged terrorists with sophisticated…

Cops detain India’s protesting Olympic medal-winning wrestlers as they try…

Indian police dragged away and detained on Sunday (28) two Olympic wrestlers and dozens of others as they tried to march to parliament demanding the arrest of the sport's federation chief over allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation. In an escalation of the month-old standoff, police also cleared the site…

IPL 2023 Gujarat vs Chennai final pushed to reserve day,…

Heavy rain and thunderstorms in Ahmedabad on Sunday (28) forced the Indian Premier League final between holders Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings into a reserve day for the first time. Rain began 35 minutes before the toss and went on for over two hours and 40 minutes before it…

Modi inaugurates India’s new parliament building, places historic sceptre ‘Sengol’

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (28) morning inaugurated the country's new parliament building amid a boycott call by several opposition parties that said that the president, Droupadi Murmu, should have done the honours as the constitutional head of the republic. Modi reached the new building, the foundation for…

Modi bats for common vision to make India developed nation…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (27) underlined the need for evolving a common vision to achieve the goal of a developed India by 2047 and asked states to take financially prudent decisions capable of delivering programmes that meet the dreams of citizens. Modi said this while addressing the…

Modi to inaugurate new parliament building on May 28 amid…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday (28) inaugurate the country's new parliament building, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, amid a boycott by several opposition parties which insist that president Droupadi Murmu as head of the state should do the honours. On Friday (26), Modi said the new building will…

India again seeks death sentence for jailed Kashmir rebel leader

India's top anti-terrorism investigation agency Friday (26) again sought the death sentence for a leading Kashmiri independence figure and former rebel leader after he was given life in prison, official sources said. Muhammad Yasin Malik, 57, chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), pleaded guilty last year to funding terrorism…

Social media react after Modi pays one-line tribute to India’s…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (25) paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru, his predecessor and the country's first prime minister, on the occasion of his 59th death anniversary. Nehru, who is also India's longest-serving prime minister and a leader of the Indian National Congress, died in office in 1964.…