- Thursday, February 27, 2025
FORMER Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that he is really surprised to see Virat Kohli giving up India Test captaincy. The ace India batter stepped down from the helm in the long format earlier this month after India lost an away series against South Africa 1-2 despite taking an…
INDIA'S gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand by 9.2 per cent in the current fiscal, the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in the parliament on Monday (31) said. “Advance estimates suggest that the Indian economy is expected to witness real GDP expansion of 9.2 per cent in 2021-22 after…
THE Indian National Congress, India’s main opposition party, on Saturday (29) lashed out at the Narendra Modi government saying it fooled the parliament and the Supreme Court, hijacked democracy and indulged in treason, after a media report in the United States claimed that India bought the Pegasus spyware from Israel…
INDIA is likely to set aside about rupees 3 trillion (29.8 billion) on food and fertiliser subsidies in its 2022-23 budget to be unveiled on February 1, officials said, according to Reuters. The move comes ahead of elections in a number of key states such as Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.…
WITH eight months to go for the Asian Games 2022 to kick off in Hangzhou, China, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful that India will return with a rich medal haul in both the men’s and women’s categories. And to give the dream a wing, legendary grandmaster Viswanathan…
RELATIVES and neighbours of the ill-fated Indian family who died in extreme cold conditions near the US-Canada border last week mourned, saying the father failed to get a better-paid job in recent years, forcing them to undertake a risky journey supported by an illegal migrant network. The family of four,…
THE seven Indian sailors on board a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-flagged cargo vessel that was seized by Houthi rebels off Hodeidah port in Yemen are in good health and the Indian government is in touch with multiple sources to convey its message to the Houthis that the sailors be released…
GAINS made from a British trade deal with India could be on a par with those from a pact made with the US but there are also risks attached and they are about exposing the economy to tougher competition, a report has said. The Guardian has recently reported citing London-based…
AUTHORITIES in India’s capital Delhi on Friday (28) lifted weekend curfew and allowed restaurants and market places to reopen after the infection rates witnessed a sharp fall. However, the city will continue to remain under night-time curfew and schools will be shut, Delhi’s lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, who represents the…
INDIAN women’s team defeated China 2-0 in the third-place deciding match in Women’s Hockey Asia Cup at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman, on Friday (28) to win bronze. The defending champions left behind the disappointment of their semi-final loss against South Korea and controlled proceedings against the Chinese…
