- Friday, March 07, 2025
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday (1) visit Morbi in the western state of Gujarat where a century-old pedestrian bridge packed with revellers collapsed on Sunday (30), killing more than 130. More than 100 were undergoing treatment after sustaining injuries in the accident. Several people fell into the…
At least 132 people died in India when a colonial-era pedestrian bridge packed with revellers collapsed into the river below, police said Monday. Authorities said nearly 500 people were celebrating the last day of the Diwali festival on and around the nearly 150-year-old suspension bridge in Morbi when supporting cables…
At least 30 people were killed on Sunday (30) after a 100-year-old suspension bridge collapsed in India, a senior official said. Reports said the death toll could be as high as 50 or 60 with around 100 others injured. "So far 30 bodies have been recovered. The rescue operation is…
South Africa took control of Group 2 at the T20 World Cup on Sunday with a nervy win over India after Pakistan kept their faint semi-final hopes alive with their first win of the tournament in Australia. Bangladesh got their challenge back on track and moved level on points with…
Glenn Phillips smashed a powerhouse 104 and Trent Boult grabbed four wickets as New Zealand swept past Sri Lanka by 65 runs in Sydney on Saturday to put them in pole position to make the semi-finals at the Twenty20 World Cup. New Zealand batted first and posted 167-7 with Phillips…
In a curious revelation about news consumption in India, a survey has said that while 13 per cent of people "strongly trusted" private television news channels compared to 31 per cent who banked more on newspapers, yet the TV channels continued to be the dominant news source in the country.…
Indian commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday (28) said the country will become a global economic power with collective efforts. The minister, who was the chief guest during the inaugural of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Kakinada campus, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, said…
Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta Ltd reported a 60.8% slide in quarterly profit on Friday (28), on cooling global commodity prices and a surge in fuel and power expenses. Vedanta's consolidated net profit fell to 18.08 billion Indian rupees ($219.27 million) for the quarter ended Sept. 30 from 46.15 billion rupees…
Air quality in Indian capital Delhi has continued to worsen even as the state's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaged in a blame game ahead of the upcoming civic body elections. According to a report, the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 1…
Swati Maliwal, who leads Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), has written to prime minister Narendra Modi urging for stronger laws and policies to curb remission and paroles of rape convicts. The 38-year-old cited the cases of the rape convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case and that of Dera Sacha…
