• Saturday, March 01, 2025

Modi arrives in Sydney, gets warm welcome from Indian diaspora:…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (22) reached Sydney, Australia, for the final leg of his three-nation tour that included Japan and Papua New Guinea. The leader is scheduled to hold talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and attend a community event where members of the Indian diaspora…

IPL 2023: Shubman Gill, sister abused online after Indian batter’s…

The ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 has already been witness to a number of ugly episodes, including direct and indirect clashes between India's cricketing superstars -- both present and past. The latest instance to be added in the list is a new one involving batter Shubman Gill and his…

G20 meet kicks off in Kashmir amid tight security; Pakistan…

The northern Indian Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir was hosting the three-day third tourism working group meeting of G20 nations in its summer capital Srinagar starting Monday (22) amid heightened security. This is the first such international event which is being held in the region after the Narendra…

Indian Americans to welcome Modi with unity march in 20…

Ahead of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's historic state visit to the US next month, Indian Americans are planning to welcome him with an 'India Unity Day' march in 20 major cities across America on June 18, organisers have announced. Modi will embark on his first state visit to the…

Why India’s Gir lions are heading for beaches from jungles

They were once facing extinction until a nawab in the western Indian state of Gujarat intervened and it became their only home. But today, the Asiatic lion is facing a challenge which is the exact opposite and that is forcing it to explore new habitats, like the seaside. While most…

Jaswant Singh Birdi becomes 1st turban-wearing Lord Mayor of Coventry

A British Sikh councillor based in Coventry has made history for the central England city by becoming its first turban-wearing Lord Mayor. Jaswant Singh Birdi, who was born in the northern Indian state of Punjab and spent some time as a child in Calcutta (today's Kolkata) in the eastern state…

Fiji, Papua New Guinea honour Modi with highest civilian honours:…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was on Monday (22) conferred with the highest honours of Fiji and Papua New Guinea, two Pacific island-nations, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The 72-year-old leader, who reached Papua New Guinea on Sunday (21) night as part of a three-nation tour, was to take…

Modi holds talks with Papua New Guinea leaders, stresses on…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (22) held talks with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape and the island-nation's governor-general Bob Dadae separately and stressed on strengthening the partnership between the two countries across multiple sectors. Modi, who arrived in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea,…

IPL 2023: Bangalore knocked out even as Kohli slams 2nd…

Virat Kohli was the lone ranger as his second successive century powered Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a challenging 197 for five in their must-win final IPL league game against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday (21). However, the effort eventually went in vain as Shubman…

Why Biden told Modi ‘You are causing me a real…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi had an pleasingly unsettling moment in Hiroshima in Japan where he recently went for the G7 summit when US president Joe Biden and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese came up to him to 'complain' that they were facing a deluge of requests from prominent citizens…