• Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Ahead of Champions League test, Manchester City fights fires

Manchester City's quest to finally conquer Europe resumes on Wednesday (22) when Pep Guardiola's men travel to RB Leipzig, but all is not well for the English champions on or off the field. City appeared to have laid down a marker in the Premier League title race by beating leaders…

India Test series: More woes for Australia as ace opener…

Australia opening batsman David Warner will return home from India and miss the last two Tests after an elbow fracture and concussion, Cricket Australia said Tuesday (21). It is the second injury blow in two days for struggling Australia, who are 2-0 down in the four-Test series. Fast bowler Josh…

Bankrupt Sri Lanka to postpone local elections, opposition protest: ‘Using…

Bankrupt Sri Lanka is set to postpone local elections due next month, according to a top official, prompting opposition protests on Tuesday (21) that forced parliament to be adjourned. The March 9 vote was meant to be a key test of support for president Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office in…

India foreign minister opens up on BBC documentary on Modi,…

Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday (21) said the timing of the controversial documentary series by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 riots in his home state Gujarat was "not accidental" and called it "politics by another means" as he…

India’s cow vigilantism under scanner again after Muslim duo’s charred…

The role of the police and their handling of the case came under questioning after charred bodies of two men were found inside a burnt vehicle in Bhiwani district of the northern Indian state of Haryana last week. The victims were identified as cousins Junaid, 35, and Nasir, 27. A…

In a first, India connects online payment systems for seamless…

In what is a first-of-its-kind collaboration with another country, India and Singapore on Tuesday (21) linked their respective online payments systems -- Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and PayNow of Singapore -- for seamless cross-border transactions between the two countries. The virtual launch function was attended by Indian prime…

After losing Shiv Sena’s name & symbol, Uddhav Thackeray receives…

Just days after losing the Shiv Sena party's name and electoral symbol to the opponent faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray, the former chief minister and son of the Sena's founder, Bal Thackeray, faced another blow as the secretariat of Lok Sabha or the Lower House…

Six killed, hundreds injured as fresh quake hits Turkey, Syria:…

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has rocked Turkey's southern province of Hatay and northern Syria, killing six people and sparking fresh panic after a massive February 6 tremor left nearly 45,000 dead in both countries. The AFAD disaster response agency reported the deaths, as well as nearly 300 hospitalisations, while in Syria…

Where have UK’s tomatoes gone? Here’s the reason the supermarket…

The UK is facing a shortage of tomatoes after supplies at the supermarket were hit by disruption in harvests in regions such as southern Europe and northern Africa. According to a report by Reuters, warmer weather in these regions that affected the yields was followed by cooler weather which was…

India-US ties key for democracy, strong world economy & to…

A strong India-US relationship is a must for democracy, advancement in technology and a robust world economy, a top American senator has said, emphasising that close bilateral ties will be a crucial counterweight to outcompete China. Describing India as one of the "leading powers" of the world, senate majority leader…