- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
INDIA has decided to allow imports of US pork and pork products, thereby removing a barrier to US agricultural trade which stood for a long time, US trade representative Katherine Tai and agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday (10) said. “India’s agreement to allow U.S. pork imports for the first…
INDIAN ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar on Tuesday (11) participated in a review meeting over the progress in bilateral ties between New Delhi and Antananarivo, according to the Indian embassy in the capital of the island-nation of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The meeting was chaired by Madagascar prime minister…
POPULAR Indian hairstylist Jawed Habib on Tuesday (11) appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) and submitted a written apology on the issue of spitting on a woman client’s head while styling her hair, saying he didn’t intend to hurt or disrespect anybody. The commission said in a tweet…
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital after she contracted Covid-19. The news was confirmed by her niece Rachna. Speaking to a newswire, Rachna also stated that the 92-year-old singer is doing fine and has been admitted to ICU as a precautionary measure. She also…
NEARLY a million Hindu worshippers are likely to assemble on the banks of River Ganges on Friday (14) and Saturday (15) for a holy bathe even as Covid infections rise across India, an official told Reuters on Tuesday (11). India reported 168,063 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, a rise by…
MAYAWATI, the former chief minister of India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh, will not take part in the upcoming assembly elections, a top leader of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) said. Satish Chandra Mishra, the BSP’s national general secretary and Mayawati’s blue-eyed boy, told Asian News International, “Former chief minister…
THE Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Brijesh Patel on Tuesday (11) confirmed that the country's conglomerate Tata will replace Vivo as the main sponsor for the 2022 edition of the tournament. "Yes, Tata will replace Vivo as the title sponsor," Patel told Asian News International. Vivo still has two years…
SRI LANKA has launched a luxury train service connecting the country's Tamil-dominated Jaffna district to the capital city Colombo with the help of a line of credit offered by India. The intercity rail service was launched on Sunday (9) for passengers travelling from Colombo's Mount Lavinia suburb to Jaffna's Kankesanthurai…
INDIA'S coronavirus death tally officially is told to be less than 500,000 but if a new study carried out by a leading global epidemiologist is to be believed, the country has seen approximately three million deaths from the deadly virus by September last year, making it the worst-hit nation in…
WORLD No.1 men’s singles player Novak Djokovic, who has found himself at the centre of a storm over non taking coronavirus vaccine ahead of the Australian Open, said on Monday (10) that he is “pleased and grateful” that his visa cancellation ahead of the marquee tournament was overturned by law.…
