- Thursday, February 27, 2025
IT was a memorable day for India Inc. on Friday (10) as Sundar Pichai, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google, turned 50. The man, who was born in Madurai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, earned his degree from the Indian Institute…
FORMER Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar spoke out on the ongoing controversy related to Prophet Muhammad after a leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) uttered words about him on a television debate that did not go down well with the Muslim community. However, his condemnation saw a retaliation from…
THE US and India must cooperate more closely in the Indo-Pacific to realise the full spirit of their strategic partnership, a top American lawmaker has said, asserting that the partnership should be robust to counter China's malign goals in the region. “Madam Speaker, the strong and vibrant relationship between India,…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that it is concerned by the use of food and fertilizer export restrictions by some nations which can exacerbate global price increases and market volatility and welcomed India's recent decision to relax its originally announced ban on wheat exports and allow some shipments…
AN Indian engineer with prior military service aboard an oil tanker headed towards the US city of New Orleans helped in the rescue of individuals from a disabled sailboat caught amid bad weather at sea. A press release by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday that in…
AFTER chasing down the target of 212 runs against India at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, South Africa completed their most successful run-chase in the shortest format of the game. The Proteas have now outdone the successful chase of 206 runs against the West Indies in the 2007 T20 World…
THE Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) bagged its second state (Punjab) in India electorally earlier this year and it is now eyeing to make serious inroads in Gujarat, the home state of prime minister Narendra Modi, later this year when it goes to elections. On Wednesday (8), the party which is…
PAKISTANI politician and popular television host Aamir Liaquat Hussain on Thursday (9) passed away in his home town Karachi, leaving the country’s political and celebrity circles in deep shock. Hussain, who was a few weeks away from turning 51, was a former member of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and…
POLICE in New Delhi said on Thursday (9) they have filed a complaint against a suspended spokeswoman for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "inciting people on divisive lines" on social media, days after her remarks on Prophet Mohammed led to a diplomatic backlash. Many Muslim-majority countries have condemned India after Nupur Sharma, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, commented on the prophet's private…
THE BRICS countries have agreed to establish a forum on agriculture and rural affairs development, as the agriculture ministers of the five-member bloc discussed measures to deepen cooperation on food security and poverty reduction. The meeting held virtually on Wednesday adopted a joint statement by the agriculture ministers of BRICS…
