- Monday, March 10, 2025
India this year completed 75 years of attaining Independence from British rule which had lasted for nearly two centuries. While the general mood in the South Asian country is high about its revival on the world stage as an economy of the future (it recently pipped Britain to become the…
India and Japan will deepen cooperation on defence, with India inviting investment by Japanese companies and plans for joint military exercises involving their air forces, the two sides said on Thursday (8). Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh held talks in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Yasukazu Hamada, ahead of "two-plus-two"…
India's finance minister said on Thursday (8) that importing Russian oil was part of the country's inflation-management strategy and that other countries were doing something similar. Despite Western pressure, India has not condemned Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, instead calling for a diplomatic solution to the crisis and an end…
Liz Truss on Monday (5) emerged as the new prime minister of the UK, beating Rishi Sunak in an intense four-week contest. However, as the world started congratulating the 47-year-old leader, another woman also found herself to be a beneficiary. The Twitter handle of Liz Trussell, also a resident of…
Basant Soren, the brother of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren has given an awkward statement over his absence from the state during the recent political crisis. On being asked about his visit to Delhi at a time of political crisis in Jharkhand, Soren said, "I had run out of undergarments,…
The politics of the western Indian state of Maharashtra has witnessed a fresh row erupting over allegations that the grave of Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 serial blasts in state capital Mumbai, was been beautified and turned into a 'mazar' or shrine. The state government has ordered a probe…
The Joe Biden administration of the US has approved a $450 million (£391 million) F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan to help it meet current and future counterterrorism threats, in Washington's first major security assistance to Islamabad in four years. In 2018, Biden's predecessor Donald Trump had suspended…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday (8) set to inaugurate the newly-christened 'Kartavya Path' -- a stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate that will have red granite walkways with greenery all around, refurbished canals, state-wise food stalls, new amenity blocks and vending kiosks According to the government,…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (8) said India has become the fifth largest economy in the world and this is not an ordinary achievement. "Every Indian is feeling proud of it. We need to maintain this enthusiasm," Modi said. He was virtually addressing beneficiaries of various government schemes…
Google on Thursday (8) paid tribute to iconic singer Bhupen Hazarika on his 96th birth anniversary with a doodle that illustrated the musician with a harmonium and his trademark Gurkha cap. Besides an acclaimed singer, the Bharat Ratna awardee was a composer, poet and filmmaker who created music for scores…
