- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Sixteen Indian sailors have flagged an SOS for help after getting stranded in the central-west African nation of Equatorial Guinea. They have been detained in the region for more than 80 days and fear arrest by the navy of Nigeria. The crew have alleged that the detention is illegal and…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Monday (7) twice changed the date for resuming its long march, which was suspended after the failed assassination attempt on the party chief Imran Khan last week, amidst delay and confusion over the registration of a formal case over the incident. Vice chairman Shah Mahmood…
With climate finance still scarce, climate adaptation in the form of early warning dissemination is key to safeguarding lives and livelihoods from cascading natural hazards causing substantial losses around the world, Indian environment minister Bhupender Yadav said at the UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt on Monday (7). Speaking at…
Tirupati's world famous Lord Venkateswara temple's net worth of over Rs 2.5 lakh crore (£26.2 billion) is more than the market capitalisation of IT services firm Wipro, food and beverage company Nestle and India's state-owned oil giants ONGC and IOC. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, keeper of the temple dedicated to Tirupati's…
Less than two weeks after former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi, one of India's top opposition leaders, welcomed the change of guard at Twitter saying hoped that the micro-blogging site would better tackle fake news and hate speeches under its new owner Elon Musk, his party has faced adversity…
Honda Cars India on Monday (7) said it has crossed the 20 lakh (2 million) cumulative production milestone in the country. The company has rolled out its 2 millionth unit, a Honda City sedan, from its Tapukara (Rajasthan) based manufacturing plant. The automaker began production operations in December 1997 and…
Indian Railways on Monday (7) started the trial run of the Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat Express from Chennai’s MG Ramachandran Central railway station which will be launched this week. The Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat Express train will be flagged off by prime minister Narendra Modi on November 11, the first such indigenously-built…
The Indian rupee hit a more-than-one-month high after a late-session rally on Monday (7), as Asian stocks and currencies remained resilient despite negative news out of China, with improved risk sentiment weighing on the dollar. The rupee jumped 0.63% to a session-high of 81.92 per dollar and also closed at…
Primary schools will reopen in India's capital New Delhi this week and curbs will be lifted on certain construction activities, authorities said on Monday (7), after pollution levels improved to the 'very poor' category from 'severe'. Residents in the capital have been waking up in recent weeks to hazy mornings…
Indian vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar will attend the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)-India summit in Cambodia this week, which is expected to review the status of the strategic partnership between the two sides and take stock of the cooperation in the areas of trade, investment and connectivity. Dhankhar…
