- Monday, March 10, 2025
India's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Ruchira Kamboj, said on Friday (30) that India is deeply disturbed by the recent turn of developments in Ukraine and stressed that dialogue is the only answer to settle differences and disputes after India abstained in the UN Security Council (UNSC) vote…
Accusing the West of provoking colour revolution in any country for geopolitical gains, Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday (30) said the West has "plundered" countries like India in contradiction to the values of "truth, freedom and justice," according to Reuters translation of Putin's speech. "The West ... began its…
The recent disorder on the streets of Leicester affected the entire city and not just its Hindu and Muslim communities, a professor at the University of Leicester has said. Police continue to probe the violence that hit the city's streets for many days after a cricket match between Asian arch-rivals…
Around 1,000 workers across three Nestle factories in India plan not to work on Sunday (2) in protest over a lack of paid leave for organising union activities, a move the Swiss food giant said wouldn't impact its business. The Geneva-based International Union of Food Workers (IUF) is helping many…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday annexed four territories in Ukraine controlled by his army at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin and urged Kyiv to lay down its arms and negotiate an end to seven months of fighting. The lavish ceremony at the Kremlin, a turning point in recent…
Senior Indian National Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Friday (23) apologised "unconditionally" over a blunder that was found in his manifesto for the election of the next president of the grand-old party -- a map of India that did not include parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The 66-year-old…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (30) flagged off a high-speed train called Vande Bharat Express in his home state of Gujarat where he went for a two-day visit starting Thursday (29). The train will run between Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, and Mumbai, the capital of the neighbouring…
Ever since the news of Jasprit Bumrah crashing out of the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia due to a serious back stress fracture broke on Thursday (29), cricket pundits have felt a strong urgency to speak out over the management of a talent such as Bumrah with an unusual…
The competent authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has approved an order of seizure of over Rs 5,551 crore (£608.2 million) worth of deposits of Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi, the highest amount frozen till date in India, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said Friday (30). The ED had…
General Anil Chauhan on Friday (30) became India's new chief of defence staff (CDS) with a mandate to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that aims to ensure tri-services synergy and prepare the armed forces for future security challenges facing the nation. Gen Chauhan, a former Eastern Army Commander, took charge…
