• Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Hoax bomb call at Google office in India’s Pune, 1…

Google company’s office in Pune city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra was briefly put on alert after it received a call about a bomb in the premises which later turned out to be a hoax, police said on Monday (13). A man, who allegedly made the call in…

UK expects to deepen ties with India in defence sector,…

The United Kingdom wanted to broaden and deepen its relationship with India in defence area, especially with the air force, British high commissioner to India Alex Ellis said at the Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Monday (13). "Our expectation is to deepen…

Women’s T20 World Cup: India’s win over Pakistan inspired by…

Jemimah Rodrigues revealed Sunday (12) that India's victory over arch-rivals Pakistan at the Women's T20 World Cup was inspired by "extraordinary" superstar Virat Kohli. Rodrigues hit an undefeated 53 off 38 deliveries to steer her side to a seven-wicket win in Cape Town as India chased down their 150-run target…

Modi flags off Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, lauds India’s…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (13) flagged off Aero India 2023 -- Asia's biggest air show -- in Bengaluru in the southern state of Karnataka. The 14th edition of the event will witness display of indigenous equipment and technologies to forge partnerships with foreign firms. More than 800…

India foreign secretary Kwatra reaches Nepal on 2-day official visit;…

Indian foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on Monday (13) on a two-day official visit to Nepal during which he will hold talks with the country's top political leadership on the entire range of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. Kwatra is visiting the…

Shashi Tharoor mocks Modi govt over Cow Hug Day appeal…

Indian National Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Saturday (11) took a swipe over the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) withdrawing its appeal to celebrate February 14 or the occasion of Valentine's Day as 'Cow Hug Day', asking whether the government was "cow-ed" by the jokes made at its expense…

Wickremesinghe calls for Tamils’ support for developing Sri Lanka’s northern…

Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday (11) said he was committed to devolution of power within a unitary state as a solution to the island-nation's ethnic issue and underlined the need for Tamil diaspora's engagement for the development of the conflict-battered northern region. Addressing state officials in Jaffna, Wickremesinghe…

India’s middle class has been strengthened by 2023 budget: PM…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (10) said his government's budget this year has strengthened the middle class and given it more relief than was given by the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime led by the Indian National Congress, which is currently in opposition. For income on which…

India belongs to me as much as to Modi, says…

Mahmood Madani, president of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind -- one of India's leading organisations of Islamic scholars belonging to the Deobandi school of thought -- has said that India belongs to him as much as to prime minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat. The RSS is the…

Indian-born Turkey cricketer thanks luck after escaping deadly earthquake

He had shifted to Turkey from the Indian state of West Bengal more than a decade ago and has pursued the game of cricket in a country which is less known for the game. Romeo Nath thanks the Almighty after finding that he escaped death along with his family after…