• Friday, March 07, 2025

T20 World Cup: ‘Traffic congestion’ in Group 1 as more…

A highly anticipated clash between Australia and England at the Twenty20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain on Friday in Melbourne, leaving their group wide open. It was the second match of the day, after Ireland v Afghanistan, to be washed out at the…

After Elon Musk takeover, India says it expects Twitter to…

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter will not change India's expectation that it will comply with the country's rules for such companies, a government minister told Reuters on Friday (28), adding that India's new IT rules would be out in days. Twitter in July asked an Indian court to overturn some…

Why Zimbabwe, Pakistan political leaders exchanged ‘jibes’ on Twitter after…

Zimbabwe's dramatic 1-run win over Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Perth, Australia, on Thursday (27) seems to have repercussions well beyond the boundary ropes. While the cricketing fraternity was still to come out of the shock after Babar Azam's men failed to chase down a moderate target…

Putin lauds Modi’s foreign policy, says a lot has been…

In yet another instance showing the age-old friendship between India and Russia hasn't waned, Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday (27) lauded the South Asian country's foreign policy direction under prime minister Narendra Modi by saying a lot has been done under his leadership in India as he called the…

Elon Musk takes charge of Twitter, begins purge of top…

Despite doubting his intentions multiple times to follow through with the $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, Tesla chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter, CNBC reported. As per sources, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal have left the company's San Francisco headquarters…

Modi, Sunak to meet on Bali G20 summit sidelines in…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak have agreed to meet on the sidelines of the G20 leadership summit which will be held in Bali, Indonesia, in mid November. The 10 Downing Street issued a statement which said, “The leaders also agreed to work together as…

Trump vows to take US-India ties to next level if…

Former US president Donald Trump has promised that he will take America's relationship with India to the next level again if he wins the presidential election in 2024. In a Diwali speech organised by Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC) at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump told a gathering of about…

Indian court jails for harassing minor girl in 2015 case,…

A special court in the Indian city of Mumbai has sentenced a man to one-and-a-half years imprisonment for harassing a minor girl, observing that calling a girl an "item" is derogatory and objectifies her in a sexual manner. In the order passed on October 20, the court refused to show…

Will build a Britain where our children, grandchildren can light…

Extending Diwali greetings to everyone, Britain's newly appointed prime minister Rishi Sunak has vowed that he will do everything to build a Britain where children and grandchildren can light their 'diyas' (earthen lamps) and look to the future with hope. Sunak, 42, attended a Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street…

Murderer of Indian-American Sikh cop Sandeep Dhaliwal sentenced to death

Robert Solis, the man convicted of murdering Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first turbaned Indian-American Sikh police officer in the US state of Texas while making a traffic stop in 2019, has been sentenced to death, according to a police official. The verdict was handed down by the jury, a panel made…