- Monday, March 03, 2025
Law-keepers in Pakistan on Monday (6) witnessed another deadly attack in less than two months since the ghastly incident at a mosque in Peshawar where 100 people -- most of whom were policemen -- were killed in a suicide bombing. At least nine security personnel lost their lives while 13…
Samvardhinee Nyas, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) -- a Hindu nationalist organisation and mentor to India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- has started a campaign titled 'Garbha Sanskar' for pregnant women to teach their still-to-be-born babies culture and values in the womb, its national organising secretary…
Amid a backlash over his lecture in the University of Cambridge last week, Rahul Gandhi, one of India's major opposition leaders, was scheduled to deliver an address in the British parliament on Monday (6), sources said. The 52-year-old Indian National Congress leader's visit to the UK has already created a…
Amid reports of alleged targeted attacks on people from the northern Indian state of Bihar in his state, MK Stalin, chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, on Saturday (4) vowed to protect migrant workers from other parts of the country. In a statement, Stalin said, "Migrant workers…
A joint investigation by the US's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the health authorities of The Gambia has suggested a strong link between the death of many children in the African state and the consumption of made-in-India cough syrups that were allegedly contaminated. In October, the World…
A court in New Delhi on Saturday (4) ruled that Manish Sisodia, former chief minister of Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, will remain in the custody of the elite investigative agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for at least a couple of days. Sisodia, 51, faces charges of corruption…
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese is set to pay a four-day visit to India starting Wednesday (8) to build a stronger partnership between the two countries. He is also set to witness a cricket Test match between India and Australia with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad in the…
A day after US Republican presidential candidate Haley launched her scathing attack on China and called it the strongest and most disciplined enemy that Washington has ever faced, the Asian nation hinted at increasing its defence budget, the second biggest after the US, citing "complex security challenges" ahead of its…
In yet another instance of vandalism, a temple was targeted in Brisbane in Australia on Saturday (4), according to a local media report. This marked the fourth such instance in the country in two months. Devotees, who went to the temple for their morning prayers on Saturday morning, were the…
Indian cricket was set to witness another piece of history on Saturday (4) when the inaugural edition of its Women's Premier League (WPL) would kick off with a clash between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. The game will start at 8…
