• Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Virat Kohli says while Sachin Tendulkar won World Cup in…

Ace India batter Virat Kohli recently spoke in a podcast with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) about the experience of winning the World Cup in 2011 and Sachin Tendulkar, the iconic Indian cricketer who was one of his colleagues during that successful mission accomplished at home. During the talks, he…

India urges IMF, FSB to prepare technical paper on regulating…

India, which is currently holding the G20 presidency, has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Stability Board (FSB) to jointly prepare a technical paper on crypto assets, which could be used in formulating a coordinated and comprehensive policy to regulate them. The international organisations are expected to present…

After income-tax searches at BBC offices in India, broadcaster director…

Days after Indian income-tax officials conducted searches at the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai, its director general Tim Davie has said in an email to the staff in India that the organisation will not digress from reporting without fear and favour. Davie thanked the staff members…

Gujarat: Lion enters private company, camera catches it roaming around…

Man-animal conflict is not new in India. There have also been incidents when wild animals have been found entering posh human settlements in cities. And now, a similar scary incident has been reported from the city of Rajula in the western Indian state of Gujarat where a lion entered a…

Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi accuses Modi government of fuelling hatred;…

A war of words broke out between Sonia Gandhi, former chief of India's opposition Indian National Congress, and the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (25) after the former lashed out the saffron party of prime minister Narendra Modi accusing it of fuelling the fire of hatred and…

Foreign minister James Cleverly lauds India’s G20 presidency, says it…

British foreign secretary James Cleverly has said that India's G20 presidency comes at an "incredibly important time" when the world faces challenges such as the conflict in Ukraine, global food-supply disruptions and China's "increasingly assertive actions". He said he will travel to New Delhi next week for the G20 foreign…

Nepal presidential polls: PM Prachanda sidelines coalition partner to endorse…

Nepal on Saturday (25) began the process of filing nomination papers for the March 9 presidential election that may change the power equation in the country after prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' sidelined his coalition partner and endorsed the Opposition Nepali Congress' leader Ramchandra Poudyal for the top post.…

G20 finance chiefs fail to reach consensus over Ukraine conflict…

Finance leaders from world's biggest economies on Saturday (25) failed to reach an agreement over the ongoing war in Ukraine and resolving the problem of debt burden of the developing nations that are facing distress, Reuters reported citing participants. It was reported that the meeting of finance ministers and central…

South Africa shock England to make first-ever women’s T20 World…

Tazmin Brits and Ayabonga Khaka inspired a shock six-run victory for South Africa against England in their Women's T20 World Cup semi-final at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Brits hit 68 in a South African total of 164 for four, then held four catches, two of them exceptional, as…

US treasury secretary hails India as biggest trading partner, calls…

Terming India as the biggest trading partner, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday (25) pitched for advancing an approach called "friendshoring" to bolster the resilience of supply chains. As US president Joe Biden has said, India is an indispensable partner to his country, Yellen said while addressing a roundtable…