- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
THE race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and the next British prime minister widened further on Monday (11) as foreign secretary Liz Truss became another high-profile contestant entering the fray to go head-to-head with British Indian former minister Rishi Sunak. Truss' junior minister in the Foreign, Commonwealth…
TWITTER is contemplating legal action against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk over his decision to terminate a $44 billion (£37 billion) takeover deal. As per The Hill, the microblogging site has hired a large New York-based law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it prepares to sue…
AFTER Maharashtra, it is Goa although it is prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is in power in the coastal state which is known for its hot tourism destinations. Girish Chodankar, a former chief of the state unit of the opposition Indian National Congress has alleged that…
INDIA needs to work on the artificial intelligence (AI) mechanism "extremely carefully" and it must be ready to face legal, ethical, political and economic upheaval that may follow due to this technology, the country's defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday (11). "We have to use artificial intelligence (AI) for…
TWITTER was amused after the Supreme Court of India on Monday (11) awarded four-month sentence to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya in a contempt case. Observing that it must impose adequate punishment upon the contemnor in order to maintain the “majesty of law”, a bench headed by Justice U U Lalit…
ENGLAND managed a consolation victory in their Twenty20 international series against India after a stunning century from Suryakumar Yadav threatened to lead the tourists to a remarkable win at Trent Bridge on Sunday. India had already made sure of a series success after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in a…
NOVAK Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge angrily unravelled after a blistering start. Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to equal Pete Sampras's mark of seven titles at the All England…
UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Kyiv’s ambassador to Germany on Saturday (9) as well as several other top foreign envoys, the presidential website said. In a decree that gave no reason for the move, he announced the sacking of Ukraine’s ambassadors to Germany, India, Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary. It…
FOLLOWING his side's T20 series win over England after a 49-run in the second match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma lauded all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's knock, calling it a 'brilliant one under pressure'. Indian pace attack led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah feasted on English bowlers and delivered tight bowling performances…
THE brutal assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign rally in Nara in Japan on Friday (8) has left the entire world in a state of shock. In India, too, the murder saw reactions coming from prime minister Narendra Modi and a number of opposition leaders…
