• Monday, March 10, 2025

Madhya Pradesh: Woman fights tiger with bare hands to save…

In an exemplary show of courage, a woman fought off a tiger to save her son from its jaws in Jabalpur, near the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. In the tiger attack in Rohaniya village earlier this week, both the woman and her son were injured, and are currently…

Jagtar Singh Johal, the Scottish Sikh in Indian prison, urges…

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Scottish Sikh individual imprisoned in India, has written to new British prime minister Liz Truss urging her to show "more guts" than his predecessors on his detention. Johal, accused of conspiracy to murder and being part of a terror group, has been detained for almost five…

India economy & business news in brief for Sept 7:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, September 7, 2022: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani sees the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of India and the US touching $70 trillion (£61 trillion) by 2050 and believes that the existing bilateral trade between the two countries…

Indian match-making site launches app to cater to LGBTQIA+ community

Indian matchmaking site Matrimony.com Ltd has launched a new app catering to the members of the LGBTQIA+ community, the company said on Tuesday, as it expands to cover a bigger section of the society. The company is looking at an addressable market of about 11 million to 13 million for…

This India cricketer in England says Manchester United is his…

Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara, who plays Tests for his country but showed his critics in the Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 in England that he is capable of brisk batting, spoke about his favourite side in the ongoing Premier League during a conversation with some players of the league. The…

India’s digital revolution gives opportunities to US companies, investors: Finance…

India's digital revolution offers investment opportunities for U.S. companies and investors, the South Asian country's finance minister said on Wednesday (7). "India's Open Network for Digital Commerce has revolutionised the retail and manufacturing sector," Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday at a business conference in the Indian capital, adding that this…

Rural Indians make a beeline to study abroad as prospects…

When 19-year-old Sachin failed to score the grades he needed to get into a good Indian college, his father, a small shopkeeper, took a loan and dug deep into the family savings to help him secure a Canadian student visa. The 2 million rupees ($25,035) they scraped together covered the…

Truss becoming prime minister reflects crisis in British democracy, says…

The Russian establishment has shown little excitement over Liz Truss becoming the new prime minister of Britain and said chances are slim of the two countries' relations getting better during her stint. On Wednesday (7), Moscow went a step forward to slam Truss's appointment as the premier with its foreign…

Indian cricketer-turned-MP Harbhajan Singh helps in rescuing Punjab woman held…

In a different era, bailing India out of trouble across 22-yards was his day job but as a member of parliament, Harbhajan Singh recently got an opportunity to perform a bigger duty -- rescuing a distressed Indian citizen, held captive in a foreign land. One of India's greatest bowlers, who…

Did Chris Evert have an agenda against Serena Williams? Former…

Former world No.1 tennis player Chris Evert has faced flak over an alleged agenda against Serena Williams but the 67-year-old has hit back at the fan who brought such accusations. An old letter that Evert, who has 18 Grand Slam titles, had penned for Williams, who revealed her retirement plans…