- Thursday, February 27, 2025
TWO-TIME Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Sunday (23) clinched the women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament in Lucknow, the capital of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The top-seeded player defeated Malvika Bansod 21-13, 21-16 in the title clash that lasted 35 minutes. Sindhu, who won…
INDIA'S upcoming one-day international and T20 international series against the West Indies at home will be played at two venues in order to minimise “biosecurity risks” amid Covid-19 pandemic, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Saturday (22). The twin series in white ball was originally…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (23) paid floral tributes to the country’s iconic freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary in the Central Hall of the Indian parliament in New Delhi. Bose was born in Cuttack in the modern-day state of Odisha on January…
INDIAN-ORIGIN Canadian defence minister Anita Anand recently shared her journey, reflecting the contribution and success of Indo-Canadians during the celebration of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non Resident Indian Day). In a video, the Liberal Party leader recalled how her parents, who hailed from different cultural backgrounds, migrated to Canada and settled…
SOUTH AFRICA continued their dominance over India in the home series and clinched the three-match one-day international series by winning the second match at Boland Park in Paarl by seven wickets. The Proteas chased down the target of 288 set by the visitors losing just three wickets and with 11…
THE Indian ministry of information and broadcasting on Thursday (20) blocked 35 YouTube channels besides two Twitter accounts, as many Instagram accounts and websites and a Facebook account that are allegedly operated from Pakistan and spread fake anti-India news. Vikram Sahay, joint secretary (P&A), ministry of information and broadcasting, confirmed…
THE kin of those from below poverty line (BPL) families in Yadgir district of the southern Indian state of Karnataka who died from coronavirus have complained that the compensation cheques of Rs 1 lakh (£992) that they received from the state government have bounced, The Indian Express reported. The families…
GROWING sales of home self-test kits for coronavirus have pushed Indian authorities to tighten the rules around their sale and fuelling long-held fears of underreporting as cases continue to grow. In the last week, India recorded over 1.9 million new infections, a rise of 57 per cent on the previous…
FOOD and beverage conglomerate Nestle has withdrawn a special range of KitKats in India that carried images of Hindu deities on the wrapper following accusations that they were hurting people’s religious sentiments. The limited range of the popular chocolate bar was launched as part of the global “KitKat travel breaks”…
THE Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) share of Indian oil imports plummeted in 2021 to the lowest in a decade and half despite a four per cent rebound in annual crude purchases by the Asian economy, which is the world’s third biggest oil importer, industry data have revealed.…
