- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
BRITISH trade minister arrived in India on Wednesday (12) to begin talks as part of its efforts to sign its own trade deals following its departure from the European Union. Anne-Marie Trevelyan is due to meet officials in New Delhi before formally launching negotiations with her counterpart Piyush Goyal on…
WITH authorities in India taking legal initiatives to raise the age of marriage for women in India to 21 years, the country’s society has witnessed a new trend. Girls in their late teens are being rushed into marriages in humble ceremonies as parents fear that a bill proposing that women…
INDIA has secured approval of the United States department of agriculture (USDA) for the export of domestic mangoes to American shores in the new season, the country’s commerce ministry on Tuesday (11) said. The US has restricted export of Indian mangoes since 2020 as USDA inspectors were unable to visit…
INDIA and China on Wednesday (12) held the 14th round of high-level military talks to resolve the 20-month-long military standoff in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources in the Indian security establishment said. The Corps Commander-level talks are taking place at the Chusul-Moldo border point on the Chinese…
THE Covid-19 pandemic has not hurt India’s long-term growth trajectory although it has delayed it and in the current decade, the country will lead the global growth rates, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Tuesday (11). Speaking at tech giant Microsoft’s annual flagship event Future Ready, he said it…
A man from the US has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. Three days after the experimental seven-hour surgery in Baltimore, David Bennett, 57, is doing well, doctors said. Reports suggest, the transplant was the last hope of saving Bennett's…
IN a bizarre incident, a man in the southern Indian state of Karnataka allegedly set an entire bank on fire after it did not approve his application for a loan. The incident happened at Hedigonda village of Byadgi taluk in Haveri district of the state on Saturday (8) night. According…
A DAY before the 14th round of military negotiations between India and China to find a solution to their 21-month long standoff in eastern Ladakh, the United States on Tuesday (11) said it was closely watching the situation and alleged that Beijing’s behaviour has been an attempt to intimidate its…
A FOUR-WICKET burst from Kagiso Rabada in his 50th Test pegged India back on Day 1 of the third Test match against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Tuesday (11) as the visitors were all out for 223 runs. In reply, the home team batted for…
FORMER Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a vice president of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral funding institution based in Beijing, China, sources in the bank said on Sunday (9). India is a founding member of AIIB with the second-highest voting share…
