• Wednesday, March 05, 2025

How Australia’s win over South Africa in 2nd Test helped…

India's chances of making the final of the second World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 were further helped on Thursday (29) when Australia hammered South Africa by an innings and 182 runs to clinch their three-match series with one match remaining. The Proteas, who have been outplayed by the hosts in…

Uzbekistan links 18 kids’ deaths to India-made cough syrup; Modi…

In the middle of the controversy over the deaths of 70 children in The Gambia allegedly linked with consumption of cough syrup made in India, Uzbekistan has said that at least 18 kids in the country have passed away after allegedly taking a cough syrup made in India. The Central…

Loan fraud case: Ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar…

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Thursday (29) sent former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar, and Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot to 14-day judicial custody in connection with a loan fraud case.…

WATCH: Passengers engage in scuffle on board plane from Bangkok…

A few passengers onboard a Thai Smile Airways plane from Bangkok to Kolkata were reportedly involved in a scuffle earlier this week. A video clip of the scuffle inside the aircraft was shared widely on social media on Wednesday. In the clip, a man could be seen being slapped multiple…

Condition of PM Modi’s mother Heeraben improving, says family

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's elder brother Somabhai Modi on Thursday (29) said their mother Heeraben's condition was gradually improving and she had liquid food in the morning. Heeraben, 99, was admitted to the super-speciality UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad in the western state of…

US: Arizona child safety department takes custody of minor daughters…

The two minor daughters of an Indian-American couple, who drowned after they fell through the ice while walking on a frozen lake, are under the custody of the child safety department in the US state of Arizona. A day after Christmas, 49-year-old Narayana Muddana and his wife, Haritha Muddana, and…

Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath asks officials to make the most…

Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday (28) said the G20 events in the coming year are a great platform to introduce "Brand UP" to the world and told officials to make the most of them. The chief minister chaired a high-level…

India holds mock drills across 20,000 hospitals to check Covid…

Over 11,000 oxygen plants are functional and nearly 2.8 lakh (0.28 million) isolation beds are available in over 20,000 health facilities across the country where mock drills were conducted on Tuesday (27) to check the operational readiness to deal with Covid-19 amid a surge in cases in some countries, officials…

Second Test: Massive 1st innings lead takes Australia closer to…

Australia closed in on winning the second Test and the series against South Africa on Wednesday after Alex Carey struck a maiden century to leave them in a commanding position. The hosts declared at tea on 575-8 on day three with an ominous lead of 386 after South Africa were…

India economy & business news in brief for Dec 28:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, December 28, 2022: The interim free trade agreement between India and Australia is set to come into force on Thursday (29), providing duty-free access to thousands of domestic goods such as textiles, and leather in the Australian…