- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India's state-owned insurance group and the single largest non-promoter domestic shareholder in five of the biggest companies of Adani Group by market capitalisation, on Friday (27) witnessed a bloodbath by losing Rs 16,627 crore (£1.64 billion) on account of decline in value of its holdings in…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday (28) remained witness to a tragedy as two of its jets -- a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 -- crashed during a training exercise earlier in the day, official sources said. One pilot was killed. While one jet crashed in Morena in…
Ahead of her India visit for “foreign office consultations” US under secretary of state for political affairs Victoria Nuland has told lawmakers that Washington needs to help New Delhi find alternatives to Russian military equipment and that is part of the "job we have to do." Nuland is travelling to…
Opener Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell hit quickfire fifties to set up a convincing 21-run victory for New Zealand in the first T20 international against India on Friday. Left-hander Conway made 52 off 35 balls and Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 59 as the Kiwis posted 176-6 after being invited to…
The row over the BBC's controversial documentary on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi refuses to die down with the country's student community taking a strong stand in favour of screening the same despite the government imposing restrictions. On Friday (27) evening, the arts faculty campus at the Delhi University (DU)…
India and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to the founding values of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), international law and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states. It was mentioned in a joint statement released on Thursday, a day after Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and visiting Egyptian…
Social security issues will be on top of the agenda at the BRICS countries meeting to be hosted next month by South Africa, which took over the presidency of the five-nation bloc from China on January 1 this year. BRICS is an economic bloc that includes: Brazil, Russia, India, China…
India's elite investigative agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has filed a first-information report (FIR) against telecom infrastructure major GTL for allegedly diverting a substantial portion of a Rs 4,760 crore (£471.4 million) loan availed from a consortium of banks led by IDBI Bank, officials said. The agency has…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (27) took a swipe at critics of the government's handling of economy, saying his dispensation was mocked as full of "average" talents but the same India considered "average" is now shining in the world and seen as a ray of hope in the…
She and her millions of fans wanted her to end her illustrious career on a brilliant note. But Sania Mirza, one of the biggest tennis stars India has produced, could not give it a fairytale touch as she lost the final of the mixed doubles in Australian Open 2023, her…
