- Thursday, March 06, 2025
India will provide technical support to Sri Lanka to enhance its dairy industry and milk output, a move aimed at reducing the cash-strapped country's dependence on imported milk products, the Sri Lankan president's office said on Monday (5). Officials of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Gujarat Cooperative…
Exit polls on Monday (5) predicted a big majority for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the western state of Gujarat while most of them gave an edge to it in the northern state Himachal Pradesh, indicating re-election of the ruling party in both states. However, two exit polls…
Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled ‘The City of Joy', has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. Lapierre, who was conferred the Padma Bhushan in the 2008 Republic Day honours, founded a humanitarian association with his wife…
Six-year-old Indian-origin boy Om Madan Garg has become the youngest Singaporean to finish the Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal, a feat that has been recognised by the Singapore Book of Records. Om made the 10-day journey with his parents in October, reaching the south base camp in Nepal at…
The top leaders of Nepal's five-party ruling coalition on Monday (5) met at prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's official residence in Kathmandu to review the general elections and discuss the formation of a new government. Nepali Congress chief Deuba, senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel, vice-president Purna Bahadur Khadka, CPN (Maoist…
The percentage of men owning phones is as high as 61 per cent while only 31 per cent of women-owned phones in 2021, according to a new report, which claimed that India's growing inequalities based on caste, religion, gender, class, and geographic location are being worryingly replicated in the digital…
Neymar could make his return to the World Cup stage on Monday (5) as Brazil continue their bid to be crowned kings for a record-extending sixth time against South Korea. Superstar forward Neymar has been absent for Brazil since spraining his ankle in his team's opening Group G win against…
Fast bowlers Ollie Robinson and James Anderson took four wickets apiece as England pulled off an exciting 74-run win over Pakistan Monday in the first Test in Rawalpindi. Anderson took 4-36 and Robinson 4-50 on a placid Rawalpindi Stadium pitch to dismiss Pakistan for 268, with the stadium floodlights glowing…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (5) said that India's presidency of the G20 is a matter of pride for all citizens and it is an occasion to establish globally Indianness and its culture. Addressing a key meeting of BJP leaders from across the country, Modi also asked party…
Glasgow Airport was on Monday (5) shut down by emergency services following reports of a "suspicious package" being found in a passenger's bag. According to a report by STV News, police were given a call around 5.55 am local time during the day with the Scotland-based international airport's central search…
