• Saturday, March 01, 2025

Why Apple chief Tim Cook called India an ‘incredibly exciting…

Apple chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Cook on Thursday (4) said the Indian market is at a "tipping point" since a lot of people in the country are entering the middle class, highlighting the emerging market's rising importance for the iPhone maker, Moneycontrol reported. Cook reiterated during the company's earnings…

NCP back to Pawar: Veteran leader reverses decision to step…

Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and one of India's senior politicians, on Friday (5) said he was revoking his decision to step down as party chief. Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, the capital of the western state of Maharashtra where the NCP is an…

India vice president Dhankhar arrives in UK for King Charles…

Indian vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar was accorded a warm welcome as he arrived in London on Friday (5) to attend the majestic Coronation ceremony of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on Saturday (6). Dhankhar, accompanied by his wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, will join an estimated 100 heads of state and…

Thigh injury rules out Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for rest…

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a thigh injury. The 36-year-old suffered the problem during the first half of Tottenham's 6-1 thrashing at Newcastle on April 23. The French World Cup winner has not featured since then and caretaker boss…

Novak Djokovic set to play US Open 2023 as Washington…

Novak Djokovic will be free to play in this year's US Open after the United States government confirmed it is lifting its Covid-19 vaccine mandate on international travelers. Djokovic, one of the highest profile athletes to remain unvaccinated, has not been able to play in the United States since the…

KL Rahul rules himself out of remaining part of IPL,…

India batter KL Rahul, who was leading Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), has ruled himself out of the remaining part of the T20 tournament as well as the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) scheduled in England in June. The 31-year-old received an…

India’s move to end Kashmir’s special status hurt talks, Pakistan…

Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday (5) said on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in the Indian state of Goa that New Delhi's decision to end Jammu and Kashmir's special status has affected the environment for holding talks between the two neighbours. He also said…

SCO meet: Foreign minister Jaishankar calls Pakistan counterpart Bhutto-Zardari ‘spokesperson…

Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday (5) called his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari the "promoter, justifier and spokesperson of a terrorism industry". He said after a meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the western Indian coastal state of…

King Charles III keen to make state visit to India…

King Charles III has expressed his desire to make a state visit to India "at the earliest opportunity" before a close peer now that he is the monarch. Lord Karan Bilimoria said that the king told him about his wish at a reception in parliament for the MPs and peers…

Macron invites Modi to be guest of honour on Bastille…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will attend this year's Bastille Day Parade in Paris as the guest of honour on July 14, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) announced on Friday (5). An Indian armed forces' contingent will also participate in the parade along with their French counterparts, the MEA…