- Sunday, February 23, 2025
FORMER Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has made an emotional appeal to the voters of his home state of Punjab before the final phase of the national election on Saturday (1), asking them to make the most of a "final chance to ensure" that the country's democracy and Constitution…
A PANEL of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on Thursday (30), and now finds…
WITH campaigning for the seventh and final phase of India's 2024 general elections coming to an end on Thursday (30), prime minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of mainland India in the state of Tamil Nadu, to embark on a 45-hour meditation trip till June 1. The…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Wednesday, May 29, 2024: S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday, after a gap of about 10 years, upped India's outlook to positive from stable on robust growth prospects for next three years and public spending, and raised hopes for an…
SHASHI THAROOR, a parliamentarian of India's opposition Indian National Congress, on Tuesday (28) took a swipe at prime minister Narendra Modi after the latter hailed Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia for winning the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival, asking if India is proud of her, shouldn't his government…
THE year 2024 is one of elections. Several countries across the globe are going to polls to determine their next set of rulers. Among them are three prominent democracies -- India, UK and the US. While India has been holding a marathon election comprising seven phases between April and June,…
A ROW broke out within the UK Opposition Labour Party ranks on Wednesday (29) as conflicting versions emerged regarding the electoral prospects of the country's first black woman member of parliament after an internal disciplinary procedure. Diane Abbott, first elected to Parliament in 1987 as MP for Hackney North and…
IN a major development ahead of the upcoming UK general elections, prime minister Rishi Sunak and opposition leader Keir Starmer will have a head-to-head debate hosted by ITV on June 4, exactly a month ahead of the polls on July 4. The two leaders will make an appearance on ITV…
INDIA on Wednesday (29) remained witness to its highest temperature recorded ever at 52.3 degrees Celsius after a temperature-monitoring station in capital Delhi's Mungeshpur recorded the figure in the city at 2.30 pm local time. Kuldeep Srivastava, regional head of India Meteorological Department (IMD), said while explaining the reason behind…
BURJ KHALIFA, the iconic landmark in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday (28) was lit up with lights and images of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after they won the 2024 edition beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final. Besides the…
