- Friday, February 28, 2025
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday (26) announced the prize money for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 cycle. According to an official release, the nine teams that took part in the tournament will share an amount of $3.8 million among them, the same amount which was given in…
India's ruling Bhyaratiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday (26) highlighted the achievements of nine years of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and said the country has witnessed "all-round development and inclusive growth" under the leadership of prime minister Narendra Modi. The nine years of the Modi government were dedicated…
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has been appointed as a member of the advisory committee to the president of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Indo Asian News Service has reported. Ambani, who is the chairman and…
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is looking increasingly besieged and isolated as the country's army has instigated a sweeping backlash against his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. Khan's arrest outside a court in capital Islamabad on May 9 saw unprecedented attacks staged by his party's supporters against properties owned by…
Around 73 per cent of women want companies to allow them to take menstrual leaves while 86.6 per cent are in favour of a menstrual-friendly workplace where hygiene methods and support infrastructure are available to women, according to a recent study. The Menstrual Hygiene Survey 2023, conducted by Everteen, a…
He has always been a divisive figure in India's history textbooks but Tipu Sultan's sword has always been considered unequivocally as a spectacular piece of art. And now, the fabled weapon has fetched a record £14 million at an auction. Tipu Sultan (1750-99), the king of Mysore (now Mysuru) who…
In the wake of deaths of two more cheetah cubs at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, the Narendra Modi government has formed an 11-member high-level steering committee to review and monitor the progress of the cheetah-reintroduction programme and provide suggestions on the…
In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy was shot at by a police officer after he called 911 for help and he is currently recovering after being released from the hospital, sources in his family said. The upset family sought the officer to be sacked and charged with the shooting.…
As the US looks for an alternative to Chinese products, India's manufacturing sector has the potential to meet its demands, an Indian-American entrepreneur has said, asserting that American technology and Indian manpower can create another cool economy. Vinesh Virani, who is working on a number of Indian agricultural products with…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi took oath to the country's highest executive office on May 26, 2014, and Friday marked the ninth anniversary of his government that was re-elected in 2019. In this nearly a decade's time, Modi's government has taken important steps in infrastructure, such as in roads, railways,…
