- Saturday, March 01, 2025
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday (15) came up with a number of changes to the playing conditions which means the World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and India scheduled at The Oval in June would see those changes being implemented. The changes include termination of soft signals…
The Indian National Congress, which has struggled for most part since Narendra Modi became the prime minister of India in 2014, staged a major comeback on Saturday (13) when it secured a majority in the assembly election in the southern state of Karnataka, ousting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But…
India's natural resources conglomerate Vedanta on Monday (15) named Sonal Shrivastava, executive of Holcim AG, as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective June 1. According to Reuters, the move comes as Vedanta's parent Vedanta Resources attempts to trim its debt. Concerns have been raised over its ability to meet…
Fijian prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Sunday (14) apologised to the Indo-Fijian community for the coup of 1987. He made the confession at the Reconciliation Service between the Methodist Church and the Girmitiyas in the capital of Suva held at the Vodafone Arena and has asked for forgiveness. Rabuka’s apology…
Home secretary Suella Braverman feels there is "no good reason" why the UK cannot train its own army of lorry drivers and fruit pickers in a bid to curb immigration. The 43-year-old minister of Indian origin was also set to say in a speech later at a conference organised by…
Seven members of a family were killed in a road accident early on Monday (15) in YSR district of the south-eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The deceased included women and children. According to reports, the victims were travelling in a multi-utility vehicle when it collided head on with a…
Electronics major Foxconn Interconnect Technology on Monday (15) laid the foundation for a new electronics manufacturing facility in the southern Indian state of Telangana as part of its $500 million (£399.8 million) investment in the state. The foundation-laying ceremony took place in the presence of Telangana's minister for industries and…
India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is a on a three-day visit to Sweden, on Sunday (14) interacted with the Indian community in the Scandinavian country and highlighted the transformations underway in India during his visit to Stockholm for bilateral talks and the European Union (EU) Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum…
A court in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Monday (15) summoned Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Indian National Congress and leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha or Upper House of the Indian Parliament, in a defamation case worth Rs 100 crore (£9.7 million) related to his…
Like any other Indian, he too harbours a deep interest in cricket and Harjas Singh eventually saw his dream coming true as he has recently been picked for the U-19 men's cricket squad in Australia, a major cricket-playing nation. The 18-year-old Sikh left-handed batter has scripted an inspirational story that…
