- Thursday, February 27, 2025
AMID a big push for the Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme by the Narendra Modi-led government, the Indian Air Force is planning to acquire 114 fighter jets of which 96 would be built in India, and rest 18 would be imported from the foreign vendor chosen for the project. The Indian Air…
INDIA'S boxing queen Mary Kom will miss this year's Commonwealth Games after limping out of the ring in a trial event, but her coach on Monday (13) said she will "make a comeback". The 39-year-old six-times world champion twisted her left knee at India's Commonwealth Games boxing trials at the…
A KASHMIRI YouTuber, whose video depicting the beheading of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma had gone viral on social media platforms, was arrested here on Saturday for breaching public tranquillity and causing fear in the public, police said. Wani has deleted the video and apologised for it…
IT started well but the story seemed to lose its longevity fast. The Life Insurance Corporation’s (LIC) public offer started with a lot of fanfare but barring the joy over the subscription, the iconic insurance company’s journey has been ordinary so far. According to a report by India’s NDTV, India’s…
CRICKET, despite all its commercialisation, remains a funny game. While the players on the ground leave no stone unturned to make the sport more attractive, the spectators also get involved in the proceedings in ways that are no less than hilarious. The opening day of the second Test match between…
THE strength of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in state assemblies suggested that the party could retain only 20 of the 24 Rajya Sabha seats it held in the biennial polls for 57 seats but as the electoral process got over on Saturday, it has won 22 and also…
THE row over the controversial remarks made by Nupur Sharma, a now-suspended member of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has witnessed another low point. A YouTuber based in Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority province, posted a digitally recreated graphic video online showing him beheading an effigy…
INDIAN police shot dead two protesters and arrested more than 130 others during street rallies sparked by a ruling party official's remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, authorities told AFP Saturday. There have been widespread protests in the Muslim world since last week, when a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…
AMID protests over the remarks against Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP functionaries, a senior leader of the ruling Awami League has said that the Bangladesh government is under pressure to take "action" as events in India have consequences in this country. Khandakar Goulam Moula Naqshbandi, Chairman of the Religious…
SENIOR Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill was on Friday appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Envoy on Technology, with the UN describing him as a "thought leader on digital technology" who has a solid understanding of how to leverage the digital transformation responsibly and inclusively for progress…
