• Monday, March 10, 2025

PM Modi leaves for Japan to attend ‘dear friend’ Shinzo…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (26) emplaned for Japan to attend the state funeral of his "dear friend" and former PM Shinzo Abe, which will be held on Tuesday (27). "PM @narendramodi emplanes for Tokyo to attend the State Funeral of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. India had…

Amid Lord’s ‘Mankading’ incident, another controversy hits India women’s team…

The Indian women's team ended its one-day series in England on a happy note as it hammered the home team 3-0 in the 50-over format after losing 1-2 in the T20 internationals. The final match triggered a massive controversy after India spinner Deepti Sharma ran England's Charlotte Dean out at…

Pakistan’s businessmen, economists ask its govt to import food from…

Pakistan's leading businessmen and economists have asked the government to take emergency measures to import food from neighbouring countries, including India, in the wake of possible food shortages following the devastating floods that destroyed standing crops in thousands of acres in the country. The Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectual Forum (PBIF)…

Kashmir: Highway repair work causes apples worth millions rot; growers…

Roadworks have halted thousands of trucks carrying millions of dollars worth of apples on Indian Kashmir's main highway, a major union leader said on Monday (26), triggering protests by growers as their produce begins to rot. Highway repairs were causing massive delays along the highway that connects the disputed Kashmir…

Apple Inc to manufacture iPhone 14 in India as tech…

Apple Inc said on Monday (26) it will manufacture its latest iPhone 14 in India, as the tech giant moves some of its production away from China. The company launched the flagship iPhone 14 at an event earlier this month, where it focused on safety upgrades rather than flashy new…

Indian home minister lays hospital’s foundation stone in poll-bound Gujarat,…

Indian home minister Amit Shah on Monday (26) laid the foundation stone of a 350-bedded ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation) Hospital in Sanand in his home state of Gujarat which is going to polls later this year, his ministry said in a statement. He is on a two-day visit to…

Indian foreign minister takes on US over Pakistan F-16 aid:…

Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday (25) raised questions over the "merits" of the US-Pakistan relationship and said that Washington's ties with Islamabad have not served the "American interest". "It's a relationship that has neither ended up serving Pakistan well nor serving the American interests," Jaishankar said at…

Bangladesh boat capsize death toll rises to 39; victims mostly…

Bangladeshi authorities were racing against time on Monday (26) to find any survivors of the boat accident involving Hindu devotees, even as the death toll in the incident rose to at least 39, mostly children and women. The devotees were heading towards the Bodeshwari Temple on the occasion of Mahalaya,…

Indian fans blast Michael Vaughan after he reacts to Lord’s…

Former England captain Michael Vaughan is known for his controversial takes on cricket and his love-hate relationship with Indian fans is not something new to know. The 47-year-old found himself at the receiving end of a backlash from the Indian supporters after he came up with a take to react…

Manmohan Singh, former PM & architect of India’s liberalisation, turns…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi greeted his predecessor Manmohan Singh on Monday (26) when he turned 90. Singh, a renowned economist, was India's prime minister between 2004-14 during the rule of the United Progressive Alliance led by the Indian National Congress. He was also India's finance minister in the P…