- Monday, March 03, 2025
In a development which is unusual in south Asian politics, India has invited the defence minister of Pakistan, Khawaja Asif, to take part in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held in New Delhi in April, a media report from Pakistan said on Wednesday (15). India…
German sports brand Puma has said that it is witnessing a robust growth in India, making the country a crucial market for itself. Moneycontrol reported this citing a top official of the company. It said that Puma India's income went up from Rs 2,044 crore (£204.6 million) in FY21 to…
MK Stalin, the chief minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday (15) felicitated Bomman and Belli, the two elephant caretakers who featured in the Oscar-winning documentary "The Elephant Whisperers" at an event in Chennai, the state capital, and presented them cheques of Rs 1 lakh (£1,001)…
Vedanta Ltd on Wednesday (15) said that it has repaid $100 million (£82.7 million) to Standard Chartered Bank through release of encumbrance on Friday (10). Vedanta Resources Ltd has earlier said it has enough means to meet debt repayment liabilities in the coming quarters as it looked to assuage investor…
Peter Lalor, a cricket journalist from Australia who has come to India to cover his country's ongoing tour of India, was recently amazed by something off the field and he could not stop himself from sharing it on his Twitter account. Lalor shared a video on the social media platform…
A march organised by leaders of 18 opposition parties in India on Wednesday (15) demanding a probe into the row involving the Adani Group was called off after Delhi Police personnel blocked the road. The march started from the parliament building in the afternoon. The opposition leaders had planned to…
Farmers in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have embarked on a 200 kilometre-march towards state capital Mumbai seeking higher prices for onions. Authorities have announced some financial relief for the onion farmers but they have rejected the proposal saying they would continue with their protest. BBC Marathi spoke to…
Former Pakistan captain and wicket-keeper Rashid Latif on Tuesday (14) launched a scathing attack on the country's cricket board over the national team's selection and even suggested it to "rest in peace". The 54-year-old, who played 37 Tests and 166 one-day internationals for Pakistan, was aghast over the Pakistan Cricket…
A militant associate of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been arrested and some ammunition were recovered from his possession in the Baramulla district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday (15). During a security checking at Singhpora Pattan in the north Kashmir district,…
Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Tuesday (14) announced to have set up around 90,000 smart meters in Srinagar district of the Indian Union Territory as a measure to improve the power scenario by a few notches in the run-up to the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan…
