- Monday, February 24, 2025
PEOPLE are eagerly securing prime viewing locations across the US, Canada and Mexico to witness an uncommon total solar eclipse on Monday (8), though apprehensions over cloudy weather forecasts could dampen the spirit of some enthusiastic spectators. This extraordinary event occurs when the moon impeccably aligns itself between the Earth…
ROMARIO Shepherd smashed 32 runs off the 20th over for Mumbai Indians to set up their first victory of this IPL season as they beat Delhi Capitals by 29 runs on Sunday (7). The West Indies big-hitter crashed a 10-ball 39 in an unbeaten stand of 53 off 13 deliveries…
FROM India and South Korea to Croatia and North Macedonia, fact-checking organizations battling an ever-rising tide of misinformation in a major election year are buffeted by legal threats, harassment and funding shortfalls. Fact-checkers, largely under-resourced and increasingly under attack, have their work cut out this year as dozens of countries…
VIRAT Kohli's good form with the bat continued in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday (6) when he slammed an unbeaten 113 in 72 balls to power Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a challenging 183 for 3 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (6) greeted members of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the occasion of the outfit's 45th foundation day and said it has become the country's preferred party and expressed confidence and the people will elect it for another term in this year's election,…
YET another Indian student has died in the US, this time in the state of Ohio, and the police are investigating the case, the Indian diplomatic mission in New York has said. On Friday (5), the consulate general of India in New York said it was "deeply saddened" by the…
TECH giant Microsoft has issued a warning that China may use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated content on social media platforms to influence public opinion and advance its geopolitical goals during upcoming elections in democracies such as India, South Korea, and the US. India is scheduled to conduct voting for 543 constituencies…
AIDEN Markram struck a brisk half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame some late jitters to beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Friday. The South African batsman hit four fours and a six in his 50-run knock to help Hyderabad overhaul Chennai's below-par total of…
THE government of the southern Indian state of Telangana is holding talks with US electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla in a bid to set up their plant in the state, its industries minister D Sridhar Babu said on Thursday (4). In a message on X, he said since December 2023,…
UN SECURITY Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps. No one was hurt, though, and New York's iconic skyline remained intact. "I AM FINE," reported the Empire State Building on…
