A new Indian visa centre has been set up in central London to boost capacity for processing applications alongside other measures, such as a doorstep service and document verification facility, to address high travel demand from the UK. Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami inaugurated the new India…
Virat Kohli became the highest run-scorer in Twenty20 World Cup history Wednesday as India edged Bangladesh by five runs in a crunch rain-hit Twenty20 World Cup clash in Adelaide that went to the last ball. India go top of Group 2 and can clinch a semi-final spot with a win…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (2) directed the city police to trace an Indian man and his three-year-old Ukrainian son, who is claimed to have been illegally brought to India during the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. The court was informed by the child's mother, a Ukrainian, that she and her…
Days after the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi in the western Indian state of Gujarat resulting the deaths of 135 people, Deepak Parekh, a manager of the Oreva, the private company responsible for the maintenance of the structure, told a local court that the incident was "the will…
Ace India batter Virat Kohli continued with his good form in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia on Wednesday (2) when he slammed an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls against Bangladesh in a crucial Group 2 game at the Adelaide Oval. In the process, the 33-year-old also eclipsed former…
Paul van Meekeren's three wickets helped the Netherlands claim their first victory of the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage Wednesday as their five-wicket win all but eliminated Zimbabwe. The Dutch, who are already out of the semi-final race, bowled out Zimbabwe for 117 in 19.2 overs at the Adelaide…
The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday (2) said it was extremely disturbed by the manner in which the Delhi Police carried out searches and seizures at the homes of the editors of The Wire as well as their office and the newsroom. "The haste with which the police searches…
Exit polls by all the leading Israeli TV channels on Wednesday (2) following the fifth general elections in the country in less than four years predicted a comeback for former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu led right-wing bloc. The exit polls were broadcast soon after polling booths closed at 10 PM…
The western Indian state of Gujarat on Wednesday (2) observed a state-wide mourning to pay homage to the victims of the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy which happened on Sunday (30). Flags were flown at half-mast, an official said, adding that no official or entertainment event will be held on Wednesday.…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said lessons must be learned as he visited the site of a bridge collapse that killed 135 people and met some of the injured in hospital on Tuesday (1). Army, navy and national disaster response force teams continued their search while locals gathered on the…