- Monday, April 28, 2025
India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has praised his predecessor late Sushma Swaraj, commending her for being at the forefront in bolstering relations with the Indian diaspora. Jaishankar made these comments while addressing members of the Indian diaspora here in the Austrian capital on Sunday. When the minister was asked…
If you want to have an example of the state of affairs of the Pakistani economy, read this. The country's government has failed to provide its people with basic amenities, including cooking gas cylinders, forcing the citizens to use plastic bags to store their LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) requirements. https://twitter.com/lonewolf_singh/status/1609065713385496579…
A substantial hike in tax on all tobacco items and stronger laws will not only bring the best out of human capital by ensuring better health of citizens, but also help in achieving Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's vision of a five trillion dollar (£4.13 trillion) economy by 2025, experts…
The UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) has received proposals worth over Rs 1 lakh crore (£9.98 billion) from investors for setting up industrial units in various districts of the state. Of these investment proposals, letters of intent (MoUs) worth Rs 83,000 crore (£8.29 billion) have been signed, the UP…
Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former minister who oversaw UK's COP26 climate summit presidency, has been knighted for his contribution to combatting climate change by King Charles III in his first New Year Honours list released in London. Agra-born Sharma, 55, who was a Cabinet-level minister until October, is named on…
With tailwinds of high domestic air passenger traffic and airlines' ambitious expansion plans, the country's civil aviation sector is firmly on a V-shaped recovery trajectory but the gathering Covid clouds and geopolitical headwinds could cause turbulence in 2023. Air India's plans for expansion and consolidation of operations, IndiGo's focus on…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has waived entry fees for the second and final Test of the ongoing series between Pakistan and New Zealand to be held in Karachi starting Monday (2). The board took to social media on Saturday (31) to make the announcement. https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1609122348179030016 It may be mentioned…
Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (31) said he considers the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as his "guru" (teacher) as the BJP shows him a roadmap and teaches him "what should never be done". Addressing a press conference, the parliamentarian from Wayanad in the southern state…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was back to work hours after he cremated his mother Heeraben Modi who passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat on Friday (30) at the age of 99. Although he did not visit the eastern state of West Bengal…
Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday (31), almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. His death brings to an end an unprecedented situation in which two "men in white" -- Benedict and his successor…
