- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE first opinion polls following prime minister Rishi Sunak's announcement of the UK general election last week indicate no significant alteration in the electoral landscape in the initial days of campaigning. According to a survey conducted by JL Partners, there has been a marginal reduction in the lead maintained by…
INDIAN peacekeeper Major Radhika Sen, who served with the United Nations (UN) mission in Congo, is set to be honoured with the coveted 2023 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award as an acknowledgement of her efforts and advocacy for the rights of women and girls during her service…
INDIA is likely to continue with its economic policy trajectory irrespective of whether prime minister Narendra Modi wins or loses in the ongoing general elections, Raghuram Rajan, former governor of India's central bank, has said. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Tuesday (28), the 61-year-old economist said "there…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Tuesday, May 28, 2024: Average air ticket prices in India spiked nine per cent in the first quarter of 2024, primarily on account of general increase in travel demand and "much stronger" economic growth, according to Australian Securities Exchange-listed…
RELIANCE Industries, the operator of the world's largest refining complex in India, has inked a one-year agreement with Russia's Rosneft. According to four informed sources cited by Reuters, the deal entails the purchase of a minimum of three million barrels of oil per month, payable in roubles. The move towards…
BANGLADESH forest experts warned Tuesday (28) a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged by seawater deeper and longer than ever before, raising fears for endangered wildlife. Cyclone Remal, which made landfall in low-lying Bangladesh and neighbouring India on Sunday (26) evening, killed at least 38…
IN an incident that revived the horrific memory of Jaahnavi Kandula, another Indian woman got killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Florida in the US, her family informed on Monday (27), the Indo-Asian News Service reported. The 25-year-old victim, identified as Guntipalli Sowmya, hailed from the southern…
PAKISTAN'S former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday (28) admitted that his country had "violated" an agreement with neighbour India which he had signed with his former Indian counterpart Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, in an apparent reference to the Kargil misadventure by Gen Pervez Musharraf, the late dictator who…
THE cricketer had a very successful mission in the just concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with the bat. But Riyan Parag, who played for Rajasthan Royals who came third in the tournament after champions Kolkata Knight Riders and runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad, came under the scanner for something not related…
FORMER Australia captain Ricky Ponting has called Indian wicket-keeper-batter Rishabh Pant's comeback to professional cricket after a major car crash that had put him out of action for more than a year as "nothing short of spectacular". He made the remark days before India Ponting is the coach of Delhi…
