- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
THAILAND, followed by Indonesia and Singapore as well as European destinations such as France and Switzerland have emerged as the top holiday destinations for Indians this summer, according to data released by digital travel platform, Agoda. After a dip in travel during the Covid pandemic, international travel is slowly becoming…
HIS hair is neatly combed but his cheeks are sunken and veins visible on his gaunt frame: like many Sri Lankans, Milton Pereira and his family cannot afford to buy enough food. During the country's worst-ever economic crisis, which has driven rampant inflation and spurred protests that last week brought…
THE southern Indian state of Telangana is witnessing heavy rainfall and some of top its political leaders, including chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao or 'KCR', were seen in the thick of actions, some even unconventional, while visiting the flood-affected areas on Sunday (17). Rao, who leads the state's ruling Telangana…
THE UK's prime ministerial race frontrunner, Rishi Sunak, spoke of his pride in what his Indian parents-in-law – Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy – had achieved, as he fought back over media commentary around wife Akshata's family wealth. In a heated televised debate, the 42-year-old UK-born former chancellor…
INDIA's Hindalco Industries Ltd on Monday (18) said it has entered into a pact with Israel-based Phinergy and IOP for developing aluminium-air batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage. IOC Phinergy Private Limited (IOP) is a joint venture between Phinergy and Indian Oil Corporation. An aluminium-air battery, which has light…
AT least 13 people lost their lives on Monday (18) when the bus they were travelling on towards a destination in the western Indian state of Maharashtra fell into the Narmada river in Dhar district of the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior government official said. Fifteen passengers of…
HARDIK Pandya was glad to help fill the "very big shoes" of Jasprit Bumrah after starring with both bat and ball during India's series-clinching win over England. Back spasms meant strike bowler Bumrah was ruled out of Sunday's third and deciding one-day international (ODI) at Old Trafford. ALSO READ: 3rd…
INDIA'S parliament began voting Monday (18) for a new president, with a female politician from the country's marginalised tribal community the favourite for the post. Droupadi Murmu, from the Santhal tribe, has been nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for the largely ceremonial position. [caption id="attachment_112169"…
INDIA wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant ended the 2022 England tour with an unbeaten hundred at Manchester on Sunday (17) as India beat world champions England by 5 wickets to pocket the one-day international (ODI) series 2-1. Pant (125 not out off 113 balls) came together with all-rounder Hardik Pandya (71…
The Indian opposition (Indian National) Congress on Saturday (16) alleged that the charges levelled by the Gujarat police against late party leader Ahmed Patel were part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "systematic strategy to absolve himself of any responsibility for the communal carnage" of 2002. The Congress' rebuttal came a…
