- Saturday, March 01, 2025
India will be a developed nation by 2047, the country's defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday (15) while laying emphasis on the advancement of technology amid a rise in cyberspace threats in the defence sector. The country is now becoming self-reliant and as per economic experts, India will achieve…
Eric Garcetti, who took charge as the US ambassador to India this month, on Monday (15) visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat where he touched upon a number of issues related to India-US relations; the culture of India; prime minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit…
Rescue operation was fully underway after Mocha, one of the most intense cyclones to develop in the Bay of Bengal since the early 1980s, made landfall near the Sittwe township in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Sunday (14) wreaking havoc. According to an Associated Press report, six people were killed in…
The new chief minister of the southern Indian state of Karnataka will take oath on Thursday (18), NDTV reported citing sources although it was not decided who would be the new leader. The Gandhis, who have been the powerhouse of the Indian National Congress, which returned to power in Karnataka…
Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swathes of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off. Mocha made landfall between Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and Myanmar's Sittwe packing winds of up to 195 kilometres (120 miles)…
Authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday (13) launched a massive evacuation campaign to relocate close to half a million people along the southeastern coastlines as a "very dangerous" tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall in the country, threatening the Rohingya refugee camp, the world's largest. Cyclone Mocha, one of the…
A group of Indian-origin men, including a father-son duo, have been convicted of running what Scotland Yard described as a large-scale fake pharmaceuticals drugs factory in west London. The Metropolitan Police said its Cyber Crime Unit led an investigation after it received intelligence from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in…
The Indian Army on Friday (12) foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Uri in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials have said. A junior commissioner officer of the army was injured in an exchange of fire, NDTV reported. According to sources in…
While the itinerary for the 50-over cricket world cup set to be held later this year has not been revealed officially, it has been reported that the high-voltage India-Pakistan clash is set to take place on October 15 (Sunday) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the western state…
The Indian National Congress was set to form a government in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after results of the May 10 assembly elections showed it was well ahead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which produced a miserable performance. The grand-old party was ahead in 137 seats…
