- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Exactly 75 years ago, the Radcliffe Line - a geographical marker that demarcated the boundary between India and newly-created dominion of Pakistan - was published, cartographically cleaving the subcontinent barely two days after the country's Independence from British rule. The line was drawn by British lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who…
New entrant Akasa Air is financially strong enough to place an aircraft order in the 18 next months that will be significantly larger than its first, its founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Vinay Dube said on Wednesday (17). Rakesh Jhunjhunwala - who along with his family held around a…
India's police and other law-enforcement agencies are using a US-based centralised reporting system on child pornography and child sexual abuse for dealing with cases related to them in the country and nab the offenders, officials said. The access to one lakh-plus Tipline reports prepared by America's National Center for Missing…
The Indian cricket team will play a total of 38 Tests, 39 one-day internationals (ODIs) and 61 T20 internationals between May 2023 and April 2027 and they are outside marquee International Cricket Council (ICC) events such as the world cups and Champions Trophy, the latest Future Tours Programme (FTP) unveiled…
Ravi Shastri used to push players to achieve special things but he had very little tolerance for failure during his stint as India's head coach, said veteran wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik. The 37-year-old had played sporadically during Shastri's tenure as India coach, especially during the 2019 World Cup. The Shastri-Kohli…
As a massive controversy broke over the announcement made by India's housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday (17) lauding the Narendra Modi government's decision to shift the Muslim Rohingya refugees to flats meant for the economically weaker sections in Delhi, the country's home ministry contradicted his…
With the Narendra Modi government facing flak over its decision to welcome Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and provide them with accommodation, sources in the government have tried to tackle the criticism saying the refugees were only being shifted and not given ownership of flats in Delhi, the capital. According…
India's Narendra Modi government on Wednesday (17) caught flak from supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Twitter that New Delhi respects and follows the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951 and would be providing accommodation, United…
Billionaire Elon Musk said he was joking when he tweeted about buying English soccer club Manchester United Plc on Wednesday (17). "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams," Musk said, when asked by a user if he was serious about buying the club.…
A court in the southern Indian state of Kerala recently said while granting anticipatory bail to a 70-something man accused in a sexual harassment case that a case of "sexual harassment will not prima facie stand when the complainant was wearing a dress that was sexually provocative". According to a…
