- Thursday, February 27, 2025
ISRAEL has strongly condemned the terror attacks in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday (17) that killed three persons, including two Indian nationals. It also expressed condolences to the government and people of India. Lior Haiat, the spokesperson of Israel’s ministry of foreign affairs, said in…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (17) said that the world needs a global effort to deal with the challenges posed by cryptocurrencies. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davis Agenda conference, he said, “The kind of technology it is associated with, the decision taken by a single…
INDIA has started vaccinating its minor population aged between 15 and 18 years and if sources are to be believed, the inoculation of kids aged between 12 and 14 will begin in March. India, which started its vaccination programme in January 2021, has administered 1.57 billion jabs so far. The…
THE UK government on Monday (17) announced a freeze of the BBC licence fee, arguing a new funding model was needed to ease cost of living pressures and reflect a transformed media landscape. Culture secretary Nadine Dorries told parliament the £159 annual fee, paid by every television set owner in…
LAST time, Virat Kohli had led India to a thumping 5-1 win over South Africa in the one-day international series. This time, however, the man is no more at the helm as the visitors will be led by KL Rahul for the three-game series kicking off in Paarl on Wednesday…
TO encourage a start-up led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, a drone show consisting of 1,000 drones will be held during the Beating Retreat event at the Republic Day celebrations this year, an official from India’s defence ministry said on Tuesday (17). India will become the fourth…
AN Indian idol dating to the 10th century, which was illegally removed from a village temple in Uttar Pradesh more than 40 years ago and which was recently found in a garden in England, was returned to India on the occasion of Makar Sankranti (14). India’s High Commissioner to the…
LUXURY automaker Mercedes-Benz has said that it is looking to accelerate sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in India while plans are afoot to locally assembly its all-electric sedan EQS in the country, a senior official of the company said. Mercedes-Benz India has plans to bring to the market the locally…
'COLLARWALI', a famous tigress in Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, who had earned the sobriquet of ‘supermom’ for giving birth to 29 cubs, has died, official sources said. The 17-year-old tigress, which was also called T-15, passed away on Saturday (15) evening, the…
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday (17) decided to postpone the voting date for the northern state of Punjab to February 20. The original date for the election was February 14. The ECI’s move came after several political parties, including the ruling Indian National Congress, prime minister Narendra…
