• Friday, March 07, 2025

We’re not here to win T20 World Cup, Bangladesh captain’s…

It is a crucial game for both teams in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia but it seems one team is less confident about a win. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said on Tuesday (1) that his team was not playing in the marquee tournament to win it while…

Kerala airport halts flight operations for 5 hours to allow…

The Thiruvananthapuram international airport in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala, is once again ready to close its runway and halt flight operations for five hours on Tuesday (1) afternoon to enable the smooth passage of the "God". The airport has been stopping operations and rescheduling…

Days after taking charge as home secretary again, Suella Braverman…

British home secretary Suella Braverman faced heavy criticism on Tuesday (1) for describing the arrival of asylum seekers as an invasion, with lawmakers across the political spectrum warning of the risk of using inflammatory language. Her comments came a day after a man used fire bombs to attack an immigration…

Why US president Biden lost temper during a phone call…

US president Joe Biden lost his temper with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone conversation in June when the latter asked for more military aid, NBC News reported on Monday (31), citing sources familiar with the call. The report said while Biden routinely calls Zelensky when the US…

Kerala woman cop felicitated for breastfeeding baby separated from mother

Kerala police chief Anil Kant on Monday (31) felicitated a policewoman, MR Ramya, for breastfeeding an infant separated from the mother. Kozhikode Chevayur police station's civil police officer Ramya was invited to the police headquarters along with her family where she was honoured with a certificate of appreciation. The police…

Delhi air pollution turns sinister as 8 out of 10…

The poor air quality in Delhi and National Capital Region is affecting children badly and almost eight out of 10 children in the hospital are coming up with respiratory problems, says an expert. The air quality continues to remain very poor category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at…

Ahead of election, Gujarat bridge tragedy snowballs into major political…

The bridge collapse incident in the western Indian state of Gujarat on October 30 has stirred up a political controversy ahead of the upcoming elections in the state. Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal, who has challenged the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in…

Modi gets emotional at Gujarat event while recalling state’s bridge…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (31) turned emotional at an event in Banaskantha region of the western state of Gujarat as he recalled the tragic incident that claimed at least 140 lives in Morbi situated in the same state. The accident happened on Sunday (30) when a century-old…

Tata Steel posts 87% profit plunge; why did it miss…

India's Tata Steel on Monday (31) missed analysts' quarterly earnings estimates by a wide margin as profit slumped more than 87% due to a drop in steel prices amid a global economic slowdown. Concerns over slowdown in key economies, geopolitical issues and seasonal factors have led to a "volatile operating…

Indian rupee marks biggest monthly losing streak in almost 4…

The Indian rupee has declined in each of the 10 months this year to notch its biggest losing streak in almost four decades as the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish stance on monetary policy catapulted the dollar to two-decade highs. The dollar index is up 16% this year, having scaled 114.8-levels…