• Thursday, March 06, 2025

No Asian solidarity? Loud celebrations in Bangladesh after Brazil rout…

Thousands of Bangladeshi fans of Brazil's football team cheered and blared vuvuzelas in Dhaka Tuesday to celebrate the Latin American giant's victory against South Korea in the World Cup. Hundreds wore yellow and blue jerseys, the team's home and away colours, and braved a wintry night to join a massive…

WATCH: Rahul Gandhi throws flying kiss at opponent BJP’s officials…

Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' (Unite India March) on Tuesday (6) morning on a rather interesting note. The 52-year-old leader was seen giving flying kisses to people who gathered at the rooftop of the office of the opponent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in…

How England’s win over Pakistan in 1st Test helped India…

England did their cricketing reputation a world of favour inside a month after winning the T20 World Cup by beating Pakistan by 74 runs in the first Test in Rawalpindi that looked set for a dull draw. Ben Stokes's side emerged victorious, thanks to a high-risk yet sporting declaration in…

Ukraine sends Diwali invite to indian students who fled after…

In a heart-warming message, the foreign minister of Ukraine has invited students from India who fled the East European nation in the wake of Russia's military invasion saying the country wanted to celebrate the festival of Diwali together. In an exclusive interview to Indian news channel NDTV, Dmytro Kuleba said,…

Sri Lanka to resume flights from Jaffna to India next…

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu by next week, a senior minister has said, three years after the island-nation discontinued the services. The move will help the country's tourism sector and provide a fillip to its…

Indian economy & business news in brief for Dec 5:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, December 5, 2022: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Narendra Modi government on Monday defended the decision to demonetise the old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 before the Supreme Court of India…

Croatia knock out Japan 3-1 in 2022 World Cup’s 1st…

Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1. Mario Pasalic struck the winning penalty to send Croatia through after Ivan Perisic had pulled Croatia level in the 55th minute of normal time…

PM Modi’s mother Heeraben, in her 100th year, casts vote…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's mother Hiraba cast her vote at a polling booth in Raysan village near Gandhinagar city on Monday (5) during the second phase of polling for Gujarat Assembly elections. The PM's mother, who entered her 100th year in June, lives with her younger son Pankaj Modi…

This is what India’s oil, foreign ministers said as West’s…

India's minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri has said that while the West, including the European Union (EU) and the G7 nations have decided to cap the price of Russian seaborne crude oil at $60 a barrel as of Monday (5), the move was unlikely to hurt…

Indian finance ministry holds review meeting with bank heads to…

The Indian finance ministry on Monday (5) had a comprehensive review meeting with CEOs of banks, including top six private sector lenders and discussed ways to promote cross-border trade in rupee. Besides, sources said, the meeting was also attended by other stakeholders, including senior officials of external affairs and commerce…