- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Liz Truss, the British prime ministerial candidate who is leading the race against fellow Conservative member Rishi Sunak, on Tuesday (30) withdrew from an interview with BBC because she could "no longer spare the time". She was accused of "running scared" of scrutiny after she called off the one-on-one talks,…
Angry supporters of tennis maestro Novak Djokovic have refused to calm down even as the US Open kicked off on Monday (29) without the Serbian who has not taken the Covid-19 vaccine. On Monday, a group of Djokovic's fans protested outside the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City urging…
A woman from Saharanpur district of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has urged prime minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to help bring home the body of her husband who died of illness in South Africa. Sangeeta Sharma, who lives in UP's Bhayla village, has…
Wheelchair-bound singing prodigy Sparsh Shah, who shot to fame for singing the Indian National Anthem at a 'Howdy Modi' event in the United States three years back, has now taken admission in Boston's Berklee College of Music, known for producing Grammy Award winners. "Obstacles cannot hold me back," Sparsh (19),…
India's grand-old party, the Indian National Congress, is going through an identity crisis. While there has been a leadership vacuum at the top, a series of exits of some top names have made things even more challenging. In this situation, reports have fuelled speculation that Shashi Tharoor, a parliamentarian of…
Viewers were in for a surprise on Sunday (28) when two cricket experts along with the anchor speaking in a post-match analysis after India beat arch-rivals Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium by 5 wickets came up with an unusual gesture. Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan and former Pakistan…
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was at his cricketing best in the clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (28) and helped his team to win by 5 wickets. It was a story coming full circle for Pandya who was stretchered out of the…
Business conglomerate Adani Group's chairman Gautam Adani is now the world's third-richest person after overtaking France's Bernard Arnault according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. With a total net worth of $137.4 billion (£117 billion), the 60-year-old Adani has surpassed the wealth of Louis Vuitton chairman Arnault and is now just behind…
Workers caked in plaster are putting the finishing touches to storeys-high statues of the elephant god Ganesha in time for one of India's biggest religious festivals, now jumbo-sized again after Covid. The 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which draws tens of thousands of Hindu devotees onto streets across the seaside megacity…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (29) said he was saddened by the devastating flood situation in Pakistan in a rare outreach to the western neighbour, sparking wide reactions from various quarters. More than 1,100 people have died in the floods while property worth $10 billion (£8.5 billion) has…
