- Saturday, March 01, 2025
An award-giving ceremony in the western Indian state of Maharashtra turned deadly on Sunday (16) when 11 people who sat in the open during the event died due to sun stroke. The news was confirmed by the state's deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis. Chief minister Eknath Shinde later went to…
Calling petitions seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage as one that reflects an "urban elitist" view, the Narendra Modi government has told the country's Supreme Court that recognition of marriage is essentially a legislative functioning which the judiciary should refrain from deciding. Questioning the maintainability of the petitions, the government…
In an example of communal harmony, a couple of temple committees in Malappuram in the southern Indian state of Kerala recently organised a mass iftar for members of the Muslim community in the holy month of Ramadan. According to a report by The New Indian Express, committees of Sree Puthuveppu…
In an explosive interview, Satya Pal Malik, the last governor (2018-19) of erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir which has now been made into a Union Territory, has said that prime minister Narendra Modi is "ill-informed" and "ignorant" about Kashmir and asked him to remain silent about the Indian…
India and Mauritius carried out a comprehensive review of their overall ties including the vostro account mechanism for settlement of trade transactions and the proposed launch of Indian Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system and RuPay card in the African island nation. The two sides took stock of the bilateral cooperation…
Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni might not be from the southern state of Tamil Nadu but the cricketer, who leads Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 tournament, has no dearth of fans and followers across all ages. Dhoni, who will turn 42…
The Indian mission in Sudan has asked Indians living in the north African nation to stay indoors after clashes broke out between its army and paramilitary forces on Saturday (15). The Indian embassy in Sudanese capital Khartoum said, "In view of reported firings and clashes, all Indians are advised to…
A week after South Africa said the United Arab Emirates turned down its request to extradite two brothers from the wealthy Indian-origin Gupta family to face trial over fraud and corruption charges, its government claimed Rajesh and Atul Gupta are still its citizens using the country's passports. It said this…
A video featuring a Pakistani content creator and his Korean mother has gone viral on social media, the reason behind the latter's Punjabi-speaking skills! Yes, you read it right. Sungkun Siddiqi is a half-Pakistani and half-Korean content creator who often posts hilarious posts on social media. Recently, the man shared…
The curious case of unity of India's opposition political parties ahead of next year's general elections came to the fore again on Friday (14) when the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) announced that it may contest the upcoming polls in Karnataka on May 10. The development came just a day after…
