- Monday, March 03, 2025
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (14) hit out at prime minister Narendra Modi over the arrests of his colleagues and said the country needed an "educated prime minister". The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, who was addressing a public gathering in Bhopal, the capital of the poll-bound central…
The inaugural meeting of the new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Gujaratis was held at the House of Commons on March 6. Parliamentarians and peers from across the UK's political spectrum took an initiative together to set up the body which aims at working on issues and concerns…
In a finding that could stir up a row, the UK government’s aid watchdog has claimed that the country's assistance programme to India is "fragmented" and "lacks a compelling development rationale" and does little to address the negative aspects in human rights and democracy in the south Asian nation. According…
Cash-strapped Pakistan has decided to seek help from the US to secure “lenient treatment” from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), amid a delay in signing the staff-level agreement with the global lender. The south Asian country is awaiting a much-needed $1.1 billion (£904.6 million) tranche of funding from the Washington-based…
A senior legislator from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the southern state of Karnataka has stoked a controversy by making a remark on 'azaan', a call to prayer by Muslims from mosques five times a day. KS Eshwarappa, a former deputy chief minister of the state who also…
Steve Smith, who captained Australia in the final two Test matches against India in the just concluded series, will continue to be charge of the visiting team in the upcoming three-match one-day international (ODI) series against the Asian side as regular skipper Pat Cummins will not return for the white-ball…
Holi, the festival of colour, was celebrated at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, popularly known as Neasden Temple, with fervour and gaiety on March 6. Devotees and visitors arrived at the venue throughout the day and offered devotion to the deities that were adorned with vibrant colours to mark the occasion.…
Muslim judges in India and Pakistan who are fasting during the holy month of Ramadan are likely to give more lenient verdicts, a new study has found. Muslims typically go without food or water from dawn and sunset during this month. Researchers of the study analysed criminal sentencing data, including…
Observing that India and the US have been ambitious on the strategic and technology front, a diplomat-turned-corporate executive has asserted that now is the time for the two nations to be more ambitious in trade and investment as well. “I take great comfort in the fact that the US and…
Amid the Joe Biden administration's move to backstop collapsed Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) deposits, India's information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the developments are "reassuring" and will bring relief to startups. The US administration has announced that depositors of the failed SVB will have access to their money from…
