Ukrainian first deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova on Tuesday (11) referred to India's hostile neighbours such as China and Pakistan while trying to drive home the point that India should recognise the dangers of not stopping those who prefer to push agenda with "impunity". Speaking at Indian Council of World…
Dineshbhai Patel, founder and chairman of Cofresh Snack Foods, manufacturer of savoury Indian snacks based in Leicester, UK, has passed away. He was 81 and is survived by his wife Savitaben Patel, sons Priyesh and Minesh, daughters-in-law Divya and Darshana and four grandchildren. According to the veteran's family sources, Dineshbhai…
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) suffered their second successive defeat in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday (10) after their match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ended in high drama. RCB came up with a brilliant batting display to overcome their one-sided loss to…
Britain's main business lobby group announced Tuesday (11) the sacking of director general Tony Danker following sexual misconduct allegations that have shaken the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The CBI suspended three other employees and apologised to victims as it expressed "revulsion" over their stories and admitted "serious failings" in…
While the Pakistan cricket team's participation in the upcoming 50-over world cup in India remains uncertain, two cities in the host nation have come up in the news as the visiting team's preferred venues to play most of their games in the marquee tournament. If sources in the International Cricket…
Indian home minister Amit Shah on Monday (10) issued an indirect warning to China saying the era when anyone could encroach India's borderlands has passed and no one can dare cast an evil eye on its territorial integrity. Shah, who is the second-most powerful leader in India's ruling Bharatiya Janata…
The anti-Narendra Modi camp in Indian politics received a major blow on Monday (10) when the country's Election Commission withdrew the national-party status of three parties, including Trinamool Congress (TMC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Communist Party of India (CPI). The Aam Aadmi Party, which was founded a decade ago,…
Against the backdrop of renewed focus on the Doklam issue, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on April 4 sketched a five-point broad roadmap to expand the "time-tested" relations besides delving into respective national security interests. The talks between Modi and the visiting king…
A leading supermarket in Singapore has apologised over stopping a Muslim couple of Indian origin from tasting its complementary snacks provided during the holy month of Ramadan, saying that those were only for Malays, media reports said. According to Jahabar Salih, 36, and his wife Farah Nadya, 35, a male…
Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (10) said in Washington, US, that India is home to the second-largest Muslim population in the world and those criticising the country on minority issues have no clue about the ground realities. Addressing an audience during a fireside chat at Peterson Institute for…