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When Shinzo Abe inaugurated bullet train project, did road show…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (8) lost a dear friend in former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated by a gunshot by an individual while delivering a speech at a campaign rally in the southern Japanese city of Nara. Modi, who expressed his shock over Abe’s…

Shinzo Abe assassination: India to observe national mourning on July…

FORMER Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was on Friday (8) assassinated by a man while giving a speech at a political campaign in the city of Nara in southern Japan. Doctors tried to revive the veteran politician for more than four-and-half hours but failed. Japanese public broadcaster NHK said in…

Who is Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who assassinated Japan’s former…

JAPAN'S former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a political campaign rally in the southern Japanese city of Nara on Friday (8), which left the entire world shell-shocked. According to the eastern Asian country’s media reports, the 67-year-old was “unresponsive” while being air lifted to a nearby hospital and…

British International Investment to invest £203m in India’s Mahindra electric…

INDIA'S Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and British International Investment (BII) have inked a pact to invest Rs 1,925 crore (£203 million) each in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the home-grown auto major to focus on four-wheel passenger electric vehicles. The Mumbai-based automaker and BII have executed a binding agreement to invest…

Fans ecstatic as former India captain Sourav Ganguly hits ’50’:…

A DAY after Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of India’s most successful captains, turned 41, it was time for another equally successful one to celebrate his birthday. On Friday, 8, former India captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly reached a milestone by completing…

India to impose flour export curbs to tackle global wheat…

INDIA will impose restrictions on the export of flour in a fresh move to insulate domestic markets from a global wheat crisis. Wheat grain exports were severely curtailed in May to shore up national food reserves following global shortages and surging prices triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Directorate…

World reacts with shock after former Japan PM Shinzo Abe…

JAPAN'S former prime minister Shinzo Abe was said to be in grave condition after he was shot at during a political campaign event. The veteran politician, who is the longest-serving prime minister in the history of the east Asian nation from 2012 to 2020, was shot at two times while…

PM Modi reacts to ‘dear friend’ Shinzo Abe assassination attempt:…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (8) said that he is "deeply distressed" over the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and conveyed his prayers to his family. An unidentified man fired at Abe during a rally in Japan earlier in the day. "Deeply distressed by the…

Hardik Pandya’s all-round show helps India rout England in 1st…

AN all-round performance from Hardik Pandya helped Team India defeat England by 50 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series, here at Southampton on Thursday. Hardik smashed 51 runs off 33 balls which took India's total to 198/8 in the first innings. Later, he went on to scalp…

News in brief from India for July 7: Court in…

HERE are some news in brief about India for Thursday, July 7, 2022: Uttarakhand High Court allows animal slaughter in Haridwar for Eid: The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday stayed a notification by the state’s Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government declaring the entire district of Haridwar as a…