- Sunday, March 09, 2025
Every year, they take immense risks to ensure that others can enjoy to the hilt during Diwali, the festival of light and sound. Sivakasi in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is known for its fireworks industry which supplies them to make people's Diwali celebrations successful. But those who…
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (13) pronounced a split verdict on the burning hijab-ban issue in the southern state of Karnataka. A bench comprising justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia pronounced the judgment and while the former dismissed the petitions against the hijab ban, the latter allowed them.…
The British cabinet is attempting to rally behind embattled prime minister Liz Truss on Thursday as her Conservative Party backbenchers are up in arms against her tax-cutting economic policies, which they see as favouring the rich amid a cost-of-living crisis and giving the Opposition Labour Party a lead in opinion…
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) on Thursday (13) said it was in confidential discussions with Indian conglomerate Tata Group over a potential deal that may see the integration of Vistara and Air India, Reuters reported. "The discussions seek to deepen the existing partnership between SIA and Tata, and may include a…
It was a disappointing end for Sourav Ganguly, one of India's most successful cricket captains, as the president of the country's cricket board -- the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) -- and it was a day for the fans of Virat Kohli, another former captain of the…
British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Thursday (13) Britain wanted to have an even stronger trading relationship with India after reports that remarks by a fellow minister about Indian immigrants could put a future deal in doubt. Asked about the comments made by interior minister Suella Braverman about Indian…
The Indian Army had a heart-breaking news waiting for it on Thursday (13) as 'Zoom', one of its reputed dogs which was undergoing treatment at a hospital after receiving a couple of gunshot injuries during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir recently, died. Confirming the news, army officials…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (13) visited Una in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh which is set to go to polls in December. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader received a warm welcome amid huge fanfare and his supporters were seen chanting "Dekho Dekho Kaun Aaya, Sher…
India was among 35 nations that abstained from a resolution which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) condemning Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions in September end. A total of 143 members voted in favour of the resolution while five went against it. The resolution comes a…
Hand pumps are generally associated with supplying water but in Bhanpura village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, a hand pump spew out liquor when police busted an illegal liquor den and seized huge stock, an official said on Wednesday (12). Police raided the village on…
