- Thursday, February 27, 2025
AN Indian cryptocurrency trader who amassed a $40 million (£29 million) fortune was abducted by a police officer and seven others who asked him to transfer his bitcoin wallet to them, authorities on Wednesday (2) said, according to an AFP report. Vijay Naik, 38, was kidnapped in the western Indian…
INDIA captain Yash Dhull and No.3 batter Shaik Rasheed produced a superb batting display in the second semi-final of the U-19 World Cup against Australia at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday (2) to help their side beat the former champions by 96 runs to storm…
KAMALA HARRIS, who was then the vice president-elect, dangerously dove within yards of a pipe bomb which was left outside the Democratic National Committee on January 6 last year and remained inside for almost two hours before the explosive was discovered, it was reported on Monday (31). The leader’s proximity…
THREE players and a number of non-coaching staff members of the Indian cricket team tested positive ahead of the upcoming twin white-ball series against the West Indies at home starting Sunday (6). Among the players are opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer. They…
IN a move that many deem to be potentially historic, the California State University (CSU) in the United States has made caste a protected category against discrimination on its campus and it has been welcomed by members of India’s Dalit community which lies at the bottom of the country’s complex…
THE chief of US-India Business Council (USIBC) has lauded the 2022-23 budget of the Narendra Modi government which was presented by Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying it showed the country’s continued commitment to enhancing productivity, creating employment and capitalising on nine per cent projected growth to integrate into global…
TWELVE people were arrested in India, including eight women and three minor boys, on charges of sexually assaulting and parading a young woman in the streets of New Delhi. On Tuesday (1), the police told Al Jazeera that the three minors were accused of assaulting the woman, in her 20s,…
FIVE people were confirmed dead after a pile of waste fell over local people who were trying to lift coal from an abandoned open cast mine owned by the state-run Coal India Limited in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, sources in the police said on Wednesday (2). According to…
AUSTRALIA Under-19 captain Cooper Connolly backed his side’s batting prodigy Teague Wyllie to fire in the second semi-final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup final at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday (2). The winner of the match will meet England, who beat Afghanistan in…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (2) said the digital rupee about which finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the budget on Tuesday (1) will open up new opportunities for the fintech sector and will boost the digital economy. “There is also a lot of discussion about Central Bank…
