• Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Modi’s opposition MP raises Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’ in parliament,…

India's blockbuster film 'Pathaan' starring ace actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, and Dimple Kapadia, came up for discussion in the Indian parliament on Wednesday (8) with opposition parliamentarian Derek O'Brien calling the actors 'India's biggest global ambassadors' and that the film showed a mirror to the government…

Chinese spy balloons have targeted many countries, including India: US…

China has operated a fleet of spy balloons targeting several countries including India and Japan, a media report has said, days after the US military shot down a Chinese surveillance craft floating over sensitive installations in the country. US officials have briefed its friends and allies including India on the…

Good for cricket if Asia Cup is moved out of…

Days after Javed Miandad's scathing attack on India over the shifting of Asia Cup 2023 from Pakistan, another former player of Pakistan has spoken out but in a different tone. Abdur Razzaq, a former all-rounder who played for Pakistan between 1999 and 2013, remarked recently that it is "good for…

India is Sri Lanka’s biggest friend in time of crisis,…

Sri Lankan prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said that India is the biggest friend of the island-nation in times of crisis. The country declared bankruptcy last year and defaulted on its $51 billion foreign loans for the first time since independence from Britain in 1948. India has played a significant…

Test series gets underway in Nagpur on Feb 9: India…

Rohit Sharma, a bona fide white-ball legend, will face his biggest test as India's red-ball captain against a determined Australian side which would be hungry for revenge when the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar series starts in Nagpur on Thursday (9). It is a series that promises a lot of twists and turns,…

Turkey, Syria quake death toll crosses 11,000; nearly 55,000 injured

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,200 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. Officials and medics said 8,574 people had died in Turkey and 2,662 in Syria from Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the…

Qatar transport minister calls on Nitin Gadkari, discusses sustainable infra…

Jassim bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Qatar Minister of Transport has called on Indian transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in the national capital on Tuesday (7). During the meeting, agendas for sustainable infrastructure development with efficient collaboration between the two nations have been discussed in the presence of senior…

Interaction with govt must be on futuristic ideas: India finance…

Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (7) noted that the interaction between the government and industries should be more centred around futuristic ideas. "The industry will have to come up with ideas, talk with government...The need of the hour is to give money where there is an idea waiting…

Memories of Mumbai terrorist attack still vivid, says US: ‘We…

The memories of the brutal attack by terrorists in Mumbai in 2008 are still vivid both in India and the United States, the Joe Biden administration said on Monday (6). “The terrorist attacks that took place in 2008 in Mumbai, of course, the memories of that are still vivid. They're…

Ro Khanna, Mike Waltz elected co-chairs of House India caucus

Indian American Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna and his Republican House colleague Mike Waltz have been chosen as co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the 118th Congress. India Caucus is the largest country-specific bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in the House of Representatives that is committed to…