- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Until at least 2040, coal will play an important role in India until, the country's coal minister said on Wednesday (9), even as calls for nations to switch to cleaner forms of fuel intensify at the United Nations climate talks currently taking place in Egypt. Addressing a parliamentary committee, Pralhad…
A delegation of officers of the British Army on Wednesday (9) paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Harjinder Singh Dhami, chief of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee which looks after the management of gurdwaras and Sikh places of worship in Punjab, Haryana,…
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Wednesday (9) lost his appeal against extradition to India on mental health grounds as the High Court in London ruled that his risk of suicide is not such that it would be either unjust or oppressive to extradite him to face charges of fraud…
British prime minister Rishi Sunak is facing pressure from the Opposition on Wednesday as one of his close allies and embattled ministers resigned from the Cabinet pending an investigation into allegations of bullying against him. Sir Gavin Williamson, who was minister of state without portfolio as of yet was accused…
While the cricketing fraternity might be expecting a high-voltage India-Pakistan final to give a perfect conclusion to this year's exciting T20 World Cup in Australia, England captain Jos Buttler has different thoughts. The wicket-keeper-batter has said on the eve of his team's semi-final clash against India that they will be…
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam slammed half centuries as Pakistan powered past New Zealand by seven wickets and into the Twenty20 World Cup final Wednesday, moving within one win of a second title. They will meet either England or India -– who play on Thursday in Adelaide -- in the…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will on Friday (11) inaugurate the Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru in the southern state of Karnataka that has been built at a cost of around Rs 5,000 crore, according to officials. With the inauguration of T2, the passenger handling capacity…
The Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries -- India, US, Australia and Japan -- began on Wednesday (9) off the Yokosuka island near the East China Sea in the backdrop of China's increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. Indian Naval ships Shivalik and INS Kamorta have…
Four Indian-American politicians from the ruling Democratic Party, including Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, and Pramila Jayapal, were elected to the US House of Representatives on Wednesday (9) and many others won across the country to state legislatures in the highly polarised midterm elections. Indian-American entrepreneur-turned-politician and Democrat Shri Thanedar became…
People ran out of their houses in panic at several places in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand after a strong earthquake, with its epicentre in neighbouring Nepal, hit the lower Himalayan region in the early hours of Wednesday (9). The tremors were felt across the hill state, including in…
