- Thursday, February 27, 2025
IT will be a repeat of the derby at the T20 World Cup in October this year when former champions India and Pakistan will lock horns in their opening game. The match will be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23, the fixtures for the October-November tournament Down Under…
NEGOTIATIONS between India and the UK to strike a free-trade agreement (FTA), which were launched last week, will conclude quickly due to an “absolute agreement” at the senior political level, Andy Street, mayor for the West Midlands region of England, has said. Street, who is in charge of the West…
INDIA’s Omicron-driven third wave has become a huge blow to the country's traditional wedding season, which runs from November to March, reported The Guardian. Recently, the New Delhi government, along with other restrictions, limited wedding guests to 20. According to the report, thousands of families are in the same agony…
TEEN Indian-origin golfer Akshay Bhatia on Wednesday (19) became the third youngest player to win a Korn Ferry TOUR (KFT) by securing a two-stroke victory at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay in the Bahamas, the West Indies. Bhatia joined Australia’s former world No.1 Jason Day and…
AUTHORITIES in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Wednesday (19) urged the Narendra Modi government to reduce tax rates on imported vehicles in the upcoming budget on February 1, following calls by electric car manufacturers like Tesla. Maharashtra is one of India’s leading auto-manufacturing hubs for domestic makers such…
CRITICS of social media giant Facebook on Wednesday (19) asked it to release a human rights impact assessment which it had commissioned in 2020 to probe hate speeches on its platforms in India. The company, which is now called Meta, has been facing growing scrutiny over its handling of abuses…
Lockdown sparks rise in demand for ethnic-inspired British treats SOUTH ASIAN cafes which have opened since the lockdown have seen a boom in trade. Owners said the trend is down to more people working away from offices during the pandemic, and people reuniting with relatives and friends after restrictions were…
THE situation of the Sikh community in Afghanistan post Taliban’s comeback has remained grim. The caretaker of the last Sikh temple (gurdwara) in Kabul, the country’s capital, that regularly hosts open prayers, said only a few of the several devotees were left behind in the country which has plunged into…
VISHAL Garg, the Indian-American entrepreneur who recently sparked an outrage by sacking 900 employees in an online Zoom meeting, has returned to work as the company’s chief executive. Garg took a “break” from his duties at online mortgage start-up Better.com just weeks before Christmas last month after the sacking incident…
A LAW firm in London, the UK, has filed an application with British police earlier this week seeking the arrest of the Indian Army chief and a senior minister of the Indian government over their alleged roles in war crimes in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian authorities and a number…
