• Saturday, March 01, 2025

Sydney: Authorities chip in after Indian diaspora complain about unauthorised…

Just when the Indian diaspora in Sydney were trying to overcome the shock created by the act of vandalism caused at a BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in the city's suburb Rosehill, a fresh menace related to pro-Khalistan activism left them annoyed with authorities. According to The Australia Today, Ankur Patel, a…

Imran Khan arrest Pakistan’s internal matter, says PM Sunak: ‘Monitoring…

British prime minister Rishi Sunak has reacted to the arrest of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan as the south Asian country's "internal matter". Responding to the question of a member in the British parliament, Sunak said the UK has a longstanding and close relationship with Pakistan and they are…

Maharashtra: Why India’s top court said Uddhav Thackeray can’t be…

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (11) held the governor of the western state of Maharashtra was not justified in calling upon the state's then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in the assembly on June 30 last year but refused to order status quo ante, saying he…

India’s ED searches two former IL&FS auditors in money-laundering case

India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) agency on Wednesday (10) carried out searches against two former auditor firms of IL&FS -- BSR and Associates and Deloitte Haskins and Sells -- in connection with its money-laundering probe into alleged financial irregularities at the infrastructure development and finance company, official sources said. The premises…

Good friends can also disagree: UK envoy in India on…

"Good friends can also disagree," British high commissioner to India Alex Ellis on Wednesday (10) said in response to questions on raids at offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai by India's income-tax department in February this year. Speaking at the Ananta Centre in New Delhi, he underlined…

Modi to make state visit to US on June 22,…

Prime minister Narendra Modi will make a state visit to the US on June 22 following an invitation from president Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday (10). The Bidens will also host Modi for a state dinner. This will be…

Karnataka elections 2023: Exit polls forecast see-saw battle between Modi’s…

The southern Indian state of Karnataka is headed for a hung assembly as five exit polls have predicted. While three have predicted an outright victory for the opposition Indian National Congress and one for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The elections were held on Wednesday (10) with around 66.46…

India, Canada agree to increase talks on skilled professionals, students…

India and China have agreed to increase talks on movement of skilled professionals and students as they are immensely contributing in strengthening the economic ties between the two countries. A joint statement issued after the meeting between commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and Canadian minister of international trade, export…

Mumbai cops extraditing Indian student for sending death threats to…

The police in Mumbai are reportedly extraditing an Indian student residing in the UK over charges of sending death threats to Bollywood actor Salman Khan. According to reports, the police in India's financial capital which is also home to the country's Hindi film industry, have issued a look-out notice for…

Did Modi violate Karnataka election laws by appealing for votes…

The opposition Indian National Congress on Tuesday (9) asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to initiate immediate action against prime minister Narendra Modi and many other leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly violating the model code of conduct and provisions of the Representation of Peoples…