- Saturday, March 01, 2025
The first Airbus C295 aircraft for India has successfully completed its maiden flight in Spanish city of Seville, in a significant milestone towards its delivery by the second half of the current year. In September 2021, India sealed a nearly Rs 21,000 crore (£2 billion) deal with Airbus Defence and…
Hard-hitting wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has been picked as the replacement for KL Rahul for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia set to be held at The Oval next month after the ace batter got ruled out due to an injury sustained in the ongoing Indian Premier League…
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Monday (8) advised ace batter Virat Kohli that he must not drop the tempo of his innings after getting a start as the latter's consistent 'bat-deep' approach triggered a debate if such a batting style is suitable for T20 cricket. The former India…
The growing global pushback against rights of women and girls and their declining security and safety continue to be alarming, a senior official on Monday (8) said. Addressing a pre-event conference ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) third Development Working Group in the western Indian state of Goa, Nagaraj…
A 26-year-old Indian woman, who was working in the US as a project engineer, was among nine people killed when a gunman opened fire at a crowded mall in Dallas in Texas, authorities said on Monday (8). Aishwarya Thatikonda, of McKinney, was shopping with a friend when they were shot…
More than 50 people have lost their lives in violence that has erupted in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur while hundreds have been injured. Sources in hospitals and the Indian Army have said that 23,000 people have also been displaced, CNN reported. On Sunday (7), hospital officials in Imphal,…
Days after India's Go First airline suspended sale of tickets till May 15 following filing an insolvency plea last week, India's civil aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has asked the cash-strapped carrier to immediately stop selling tickets. The DGCA's directive comes after Go First extended the suspension…
Jantar Mantar, the area in Delhi where some of India's best-known wrestlers are staging protest against the chief of the country's wrestling federation over alleged sexual harassment of seven female wrestlers, including a minor, on Monday (8) witnessed dramatic scenes as a group of farmers joined the protesting wrestlers by…
One person was injured in a low-intensity explosion that took place on a heritage street near the Golden Temple in Amritsar in the northern state of Punjab on Monday (8) morning, close to the spot where a blast was reported on Saturday (6), police said. No detonator has been found…
The campaigning for elections in the southern Indian state of Karnataka will conclude on Monday (8) and the results will be announced on Saturday (13). Leaders of the country's major political parties have been found to be campaigning extensively in the state. Heavyweights such as prime minister Narendra Modi and…
