• Monday, March 10, 2025

Meet the Bengaluru tea-seller who accepts payment in cryptocurrency

It is not uncommon to find tech-savvy souls in the city of Bengaluru, often called India's information technology capital. But this tea-seller has perhaps beaten them all as he said that he is accepting cryptocurrency as the mode of payment at his shop which is named 'frustrated DROPOUT'. The story…

In a massive blow to India, Jasprit Bumrah ruled out…

Ace India seamer Jasprit Bumrah, who just made a comeback to the national side in the recently concluded T20 international series against Australia at home, has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia starting next month. According to sources in the Board of Control for Cricket…

India-US relationship today impacts rest of the world: Indian foreign…

India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a press briefing on Wednesday (28) said the relationship between India and US today impacts the rest of the world as there are a lot of countries which look to the association individually and bilaterally and hope for solutions which the world is…

Leicester violence: Hindus protest outside Guardian office over ‘misleading, biased…

Several members of the Hindu community on Wednesday (28) gathered in front of the office of The Guardian to protest against the media house's allegedly misleading and biased coverage of the recent violence in Leicester. The protesters accused The Guardian of showing the Hindu community in poor light. It has…

A day after ban, Popular Front of India’s Twitter handle…

The official Twitter account of Popular Front of India (PFI) has been withheld in India by the social media platform "in response to a legal demand", a day after the Narendra Modi government banned the outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for "terror links". The government had on…

Reporter almost knocked out; sharks on highways: Dramatic scenes after…

Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early Thursday (29), bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The US Border Patrol said 20 migrants were missing after their boat sank, with four Cubans swimming to shore in…

Canada asks its citizens not to go to Indian states…

In what appears to be a bizarre travel advisory, Canada has advised its citizens to avoid all travel to areas in states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan, which share a border with Pakistan due to the "presence of landmines" and "unpredictable security situation." "Avoid all travel to areas within 10…

Pakistan T20s: England in must-win situation after losing back-to-back close…

Prolific opener Mohammad Rizwan hit a fighting half-century before debutant all-rounder Aamer Jamal starred with the ball as Pakistan beat England by six runs in another last-over finish in the fifth T20 international in Lahore on Wednesday. Rizwan's 46-ball 63 was the cornerstone of Pakistan's 145 all out in 19…

India’s Supreme Court says all women, married or unmarried, entitled…

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday (29) held that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said the meaning of the rape must include marital rape for the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. The apex…

Modi kicks off mega 2-day visit to Gujarat ahead of…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (29) kicked off a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat which will go to polls later this year. On the first day, he laid the foundation stone and dedicated various projects worth over Rs 3,400 crore (£385 million) in Surat. During…