- Thursday, February 27, 2025
INDIA'S information and broadcasting ministry on Saturday (4) asked social media sites Twitter and YouTube to remove from their platforms the videos of a controversial commercial of a perfume brand which has been accused of “promoting sexual violence against women”. The ministry wrote to Twitter and YouTube saying the videos…
THE British Police on Saturday (4) morning briefly evacuated London’s Trafalgar Square, close to where events are to be held later to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Premium Jubilee, after a suspicious vehicle was found. They later said that the security alert had concluded and that the incident was not related to…
IN today’s India where religious polarisation often steals the headlines, bulldozer has emerged as a new political symbol. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh who many see as the next big thing in the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party after prime minister Narendra Modi, has been credited for…
THE British Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations witnessed some tense moments on Friday (3) when five soldiers collapsed outside the St Paul’s Cathedral ahead of a service of thanksgiving to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years in the throne. The incidents happened just ahead of the royals’ arrival at the service in…
THE Uttar Pradesh Police Saturday (4) booked 500 people for rioting and violence in Kanpur that left 40 injured, officials said, as an uneasy calm prevailed in the affected areas this morning. Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and order) Anand Prakash Tiwari said 18 people have been arrested so far…
RELIANCE Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani has reclaimed the tag of wealthiest Asian, eclipsing fellow countryman Gautam Adani, the latest ranking by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index has said. While Ambani’s net worth was reported at $99.7 billion (£79.6 billion), Adani’s net worth slipped to $98.7 billion (£78.8 billion)…
THE security of Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir Valley was discussed threadbare at a high-level meeting on Friday (3) chaired by Indian home minister Amit Shah, who took stock of the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The meeting was convened in the wake of eight targeted killings…
IT is known to be not only one of the few isolationist nations in the world but also one with high military ambitions. And when it assumes the leadership of the world’s premier multilateral disarmament group at the United Nations albeit temporarily, a backlash is not unusual. Several countries have…
INDIA on Friday (3) rejected its criticism it in a US State Department report on religious freedom, saying it is unfortunate that "vote bank politics is being practised in international relations". External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the observation on India in the report is based on "motivated inputs…
AFTER a hectic schedule of events that kick-started her Platinum Jubilee celebrations with a grand Birthday Parade, Queen Elizabeth II chose not to attend a special Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the UK, on Friday (3). Buckingham Palace said the 96-year-old monarch had experienced some "discomfort"…
