- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Opener Shubman Gill smashed an unbeaten 126 to help India clinch the T20 international series against New Zealand with a crushing 168-run victory in the decider on Wednesday. Gill recorded his maiden T20 century for India as he steered the team to 234-4 after they elected to bat first at…
The budgetary allocation for the 2023-24 fiscal for India's minority affairs ministry has been reduced by over 38 per cent to Rs 3,097.60 crore (£307.2 million), as compared with the last fiscal, according to budget documents presented on Wednesday (1). The budget allocation for 2022-23 was Rs 5,020.50 crore (£497.9…
Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, one of India's main opposition faces, on Wednesday (1) slammed the Narendra Modi government saying its 'mitr kaal' budget presented on the day lacked vision for creating employment and tackling inflation. He also alleged that the government has no roadmap to build the country's…
India opening batter Shubman Gill continued with his good form in the ongoing white-ball formats against New Zealand at home as he belted his maiden ton in the T20s on Wednesday (1) to help his team reach a strong position to win the three-match series. he also bettered a record…
Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (1) presented her fifth annual budget in the parliament. The following are some highlights and comments on this budget from me. *Major adjustments made to the nation's personal income tax system were one of the Union Budget 2023's standout characteristics. In the new…
P Chidambaram, India's former finance minister who had presented what is called the country's 'dream budget' in 1997, on Wednesday (1) claimed that the budget presented by the Narendra Modi government has "betrayed" the hopes of a vast majority of Indians and shows how far removed the government is from…
A day after a deadly suicide bomb attack at a mosque in the city of Peshawar claimed more than 100 lives and injured several others, Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday (31) said his country 'had sowed seeds of terrorism', the Dawn newspaper reported. He also added that…
The business empire of Gautam Adani has shed tens of billions of dollars in value on the back of a report alleging accounting fraud that the Indian tycoon's firm has strenuously rejected. Who is Gautam Adani? Adani, 60, is a publicity-shy school dropout of humble origins who rose to become…
Former Pakistan cricket team coach Mickey Arthur is likely to return to take up the responsibility of the Men in Green but this time, he might not have a physical presence. If Pakistan's news reports are to be believed, the South African-born Arthur will be offering his services mostly online…
The capital outlay for the railways has been increased to the highest-ever Rs 2.40 lakh crore (£23.8 billion) in the Indian government's budget for 2023-24, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday (1). Presenting the budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the outlay for the railways is nine times the…
