- Sunday, March 09, 2025
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Gujarat, his home state, again in just over a week's time, on Sunday (9). The upcoming visit will be a three-day affair and he will inaugurate development projects in the poll-bound state worth Rs 14,500 crore (£1.57 billion). Modi's recent most…
Around 50 people from Myanmar and 80 from Cambodia who were held captive in fake job rackets have been rescued, India said on Friday (7) and added a word of caution asking citizens to remain extremely careful of dubious jobs they accept. "Around 50 people have been rescued so far.…
A key bridge that connects the Crimean Peninsula with mainland Russia was gutted in a fire sparked by a car bomb, authorities in Moscow said on Saturday (8). Russia's RIA state news agency said that a fuel tank was on fire on the Kerch Bridge, while Ukraine media reported an…
The Indian government has a moral duty to provide energy to its citizens and it will continue to buy oil from wherever it has to, the country's petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday (7), asserting that no country has told India to stop buying oil…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday (8) unveiled a new combat uniform for its personnel as part of its celebrations held in Chandigarh to commemorate the 90th anniversary. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari revealed the first look of what is described as a digitally camouflaged uniform for the air…
Britain's new prime minister Liz Truss on Friday (7) sacked a former assistant to her predecessor Boris Johnson after a complaint of "serious misconduct". Downing Street said in a statement that Truss had asked minister for trade policy Conor Burns "to leave the government with immediate effect". "The prime minister…
At least 12 people, including a child, were charred to death while 30 were injured after a bus caught fire in Nashik in the western Indian state of Maharashtra early on Saturday (8) morning, officials said. The vehicle caught fire after hitting a trailer lorry that was transporting diesel on…
Here are news related to Indian politics for Friday, October 7, 2022: Indian home minister Amit Shah on Friday started a three-day visit to north-eastern Indian state of Assam during which he will attend a meeting on floods, inaugurate a state-level police conference and address workers of the Bharatiya Janata…
Manchester City have been fined £260,000 ($293,000) and given a warning over the pitch invasion which followed their Premier League title win in May. Fans flooded onto the pitch after City dramatically fought back from 2-0 down against Aston Villa to win 3-2 and pip Liverpool to the title by…
The Indian National Congress on Friday (7) attacked the government over a World Bank report that flagged worsening of poverty numbers in India during the Covid pandemic and downgraded its economic growth forecast, alleging that prime minister Narendra Modi is hardly worried and is still indulging in empty slogans. The…
