- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
A MASSIVE row has erupted in the Indian Ocean island-state of Mauritius over an alleged snooping by India, which has snowballed into a political controversy with the opposition parties of the African nation seeking resignation of its prime minister Pravind Jugnauth who has been accused of acting under pressure to…
A BOMB exploded near Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Wednesday (27), a month after the holy place was attacked by members of the Islamic State. "Members of the Sikh and Hindu communities are reported to be safe. Further details are awaited," said Puneet Singh Chandhok, president of the Indian…
RISHI Sunak rushed to the side of a television host after she fainted live on air during a UK prime ministerial election debate, which was cancelled mid-way through. Foreign secretary Liz Truss, his opponent, was in the midst of making a point about her economic plans if elected as the…
GRAHAM PHILLIPS, a pro-Russia video blogger and freelance journalist, who has been added to the UK government's sanctions list after being accused of being a conduit for propaganda in favour of the Kremlin, has slammed London saying the sanctions were imposed on him without actual accusations and that he was…
IN India, the hidden rivalry between the information technology hubs of Bengaluru and Hyderabad is well known. In the 2016 final of the country's favourite Indian Premier League cricket tournament, the franchises based in these two cities met and it turned out to be a prestige battle between the tech…
SEVEN people were arrested after a group of local people allegedly told a 16-year-old Dalit girl not to attend school on the ground that other girls were also not studying. A major brawl took place between the family of the teen and the accused after this. The shocking incident happened…
TWO Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, who were part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, were killed on Tuesday (26) during violent protests in the Central African country, a BSF spokesperson and sources in the United Nations said. India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar said…
INDIA'S Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra said that he was "hurt" at not being able to defend his Commonwealth Games title after pulling out with injury. The 24-year-old said that he sustained a groin strain during the World Athletics Championships in Oregon last week, where he won silver. Chopra was…
THE Indian defence ministry on Tuesday (26) approved the procurement of military equipment and weapons worth Rs 28,732 crore (£3 billion), including swarm drones and close-quarter battle carbines, to bolster the overall combat prowess of the armed forces along the northern and western borders. The procurement proposals were cleared by…
HERE are some news in brief related to India's economy and business for Tuesday, July 26, 2022: Indian energy major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based renewable energy firm Greenko ZeroC Private Limited (Greenko) to jointly pursue opportunities in…
