• Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Probe ordered after India’s BSF on-duty sniffer dog becomes pregnant…

India's Border Security Force (BSF), which guards the country's border with the neighbouring nations of Pakistan and Bangladesh, has sought a court of inquiry after one of its sniffer dogs deployed at a border outpost (BOP) in Shillong in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya became pregnant and gave birth to…

Indian city elects woman, who used to carry human feces…

The civic body elections in Gaya, a holy city in the southern part of the Indian state of Bihar, has made history by electing a woman, who worked as a scavenger for last four decades and even carried human feces on her head, as the deputy mayor. According to NDTV,…

India cricketer Rishabh Pant, injured in deadly car crash, undergoes…

India cricketer Rishabh Pant, who met a deadly car accident while driving from Delhi to his hometown of Roorkee in the northern state of Uttarakhand early on Friday (30), has undergone a minor plastic surgery on forehead. The 25-year-old wicket-keeper-batter was stable and out of danger, Shyam Sharma, director of…

How Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures have made Twitter employees bring…

There has been no dearth of events in social media giant Twitter ever since Elon Musk became its new owner earlier this year. It has been reported that Musk has undertaken some "crazy cost cutting" measures at Twitter which have made the remaining employees at the San Francisco headquarters of…

Nine killed in car-bus crash in Gujarat; PM Modi condoles,…

Nine people were killed while several others were injured in a collision between a bus and a car in Navsari in the western state of Gujarat early on Saturday (31). "On the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway, an accident took place between a bus and an SUV. A total of nine people have…

2023: A big year in Indian politics before the mega…

As 2023 is knocking at the door, the next year is going to be politically crucial as several high-stakes political battles are set to take place that are likely to set the tone for 2024 Lok Sabha elections. At least nine states, from the northeast to the west and south…

Air India unions demand labour deptarment’s ‘urgent’ intervention in passage…

A joint forum of Air India unions on Friday (30) sought the labour department's "urgent" intervention and initiation of conciliation proceedings in the matter of their passage policy and service conditions. On December 24, the forum comprising IPG, ACEU, AIEU and AICCA, in its demand notice to Air India managing…

Wishes pour in from Pakistan for India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant…

The Indian sub-continent on Friday (30) remained witness to a rare camaraderie after India's national cricketer Rishabh Pant was involved in a deadly car accident that left him seriously injured. The 25-year-old cricketer dozed off while driving his Mercedes Benz sport utility vehicle at high speed from Delhi to his…

India’s SCO, G20 presidencies will strengthen world stability & security:…

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday (30) voiced confidence that India's presidencies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Group of 20 (G20) will build multi-dimensional cooperation between the two countries and will strengthen the stability and security in Asia and the entire world. While India formally assumed the G20…

China appoints US envoy Qin Gang as new foreign minister

China has appointed its US envoy Qin Gang as the new foreign minister to succeed incumbent Wang Yi, who has been elevated to the Political Bureau -- the ruling Communist Party's top policy body. It is, however, not clear whether Qin, 56, will take over the post immediately. Wang, 69,…