- Sunday, March 09, 2025
India on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously-developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said. The sleek missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 9.45 am local…
Both of them took their respective charges around the same time. But with one of them, Liz Truss, now having quit her post, the other -- British monarch King Charles III -- is now set to welcome the second prime minister of his tenure next week. On Thursday (20), Truss…
A thief in Bangladesh sought police help to save him from possible mob beating as he got stranded inside a shop in Barishal district after committing theft, officials said on Friday (21). The 40-year-old thief who broke into a grocery shop at AR Market in Bandar area on Thursday (20)…
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified Friday (21) from running for political office for five years, after the election commission ruled he misled officials about gifts he received from foreign leaders while in power. The decision is the latest twist in political wrangling that began even before Khan's…
Indian home minister Amit Shah on Friday (21) said the security situation in the insurgency-hit areas of the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the states affected by Naxal violence has improved over the last eight years of the Narendra Modi government. Shah said this while addressing…
Indian vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) has revealed that it had to dump 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine after they went past their expiry dates. The firm, based in Pune in the western state of Maharashtra, also stopped producing the Covishield vaccine last December because of…
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday (20) said the death of children in Gambia, potentially linked to four Indian-made cough syrups, was a serious issue. Swaminathan was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of the Developing Countries Vaccine…
In a significant decision, Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting 2023, with mayor Eric Adams saying this sends a message about the significance of the city's inclusiveness and this “long overdue” step will encourage children to learn about the festival of lights. Adams, joined…
Veteran Indian National Congress leader and former Indian minister Shivraj Patil has stoked a controversy by remarking that the concept of 'jihad' is mentioned in Bhagavad Gita, adding that Lord Krishna gave lessons on it to Arjuna during the Mahabharata war. The 87-year-old former Indian home minister, who was speaking…
Contenders bidding to succeed Prime Minister Liz Truss were Friday (21) to open a hectic weekend of campaigning, but opposition parties demanded that UK voters get their own say to end months of political chaos. After only 44 days in office, packed with economic crisis largely of her own making,…
