- Monday, March 03, 2025
India's Olympic medal-winning weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has bagged the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award 2022, the news outlet has informed. The 28-year-old from north-eastern state of Manipur, who has also medals at various international events including the World Championships, Asia Championships and Commonwealth Games, became the first…
Australian high commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell on Monday (6) said the Adani Group has successful businesses and continues to be the largest investor from India in Australia. Interacting with reporters in New Delhi, O'Farrell said the impact of Hindenburg Research report on the Adani Group is a matter for…
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov found himself in an awkward position at the Raisina Dialogue talks in India on Saturday (4) when he remarked that the ongoing war in Ukraine was "launched against" his country. He also said that Moscow was trying to stop the war. The 72-year-old Lavrov arrived…
Manchester United's embarrassing 7-0 mauling by Liverpool was a brutal reality check for Erik ten Hag's improving side but the manager has urged his men to bounce back this week. Just a week after winning their first silverware for six years, United were put to the sword by Jurgen Klopp's…
Former India captain and legendary opening batter Sunil Gavaskar has taken a massive dig at the Indian team saying the absence of ace bowlers in its ranks has forced the home team to bank on turning wickets in the ongoing Test series against Australia. Playing surfaces in all the three…
Raghuram Rajan, former governor of India's central bank, has cautioned that the country is "dangerously close" to the Hindu rate of growth in view of the subdued investment in the private sector, high interests and a slowing global growth. The economist, who served in the governments of both Manmohan Singh…
Calling Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Japan's late prime minister Shinzo Abe "father" of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad, Australia's former premier Tony Abbott on Saturday (4) said the grouping is almost a unique product and the "world should be immensely grateful to both of them." Speaking to…
Nikki Haley, who launched her bid for the White House in February, on Saturday (4) indirectly lashed out at two former US presidents from her own Republican Party -- George W Bush (2001-2009) and Donald Trump (2017-2021) -- accusing them of indulging in massive spending and adding $10 trillion to…
Not too long ago, the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh used to be in the headlines for wrong reasons related to law and order and handling of crime. But not anymore. According to official data, Uttar Pradesh clinched the top post for the most number of disposal and entry…
Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, one of India's major opposition leaders, on Monday (6) took a dig at India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar saying the latter "does not understand the China threat" and added that prime minister Narendra Modi's statement that "nobody has entered Indian territory" is an…
