- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
OXFAM India has said restrictions imposed by the country's government on its access to international fund flow will "severely hamper" its humanitarian work and affect provision of much-required medical equipment to fight the current Covid-19 pandemic. The charity group’s arm in the country said the decision made by the home…
INDIA’S OTT streaming industry is expected to grow to $13-15 billion (£9.62-11.1 bn) over the next decade, according to a joint report on media and entertainment. The OTT (over-the-top) industry is constantly growing and is one of the most competitive amongst emerging markets with over 40 players, said the report…
SOUTH AFRICA made a strong comeback in the ongoing Test series against India on the very first day of the second match in Johannesburg by bowling out the visitors for 202. The hosts were placed at 35 for 1, trailing by 167 runs. Captain Dean Elgar was batting on 11…
THE sudden surge in Omicron cases in India makes it evident that the third wave of the pandemic has already started in the country, the chief of India’s vaccine task force told one of the country’s leading news channels NDTV on Monday (3). He said a large chunk of the…
MORE than 2,000 people on board a cruise ship in Indian waters have been stopped from disembarking after a coronavirus outbreak on the vessel, authorities on Monday (3) said. The ship named ‘The Empress’ set sail from the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra to Goa, a former Portuguese colony neighbouring…
PAKISTANI foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday (3) said that Islamabad is ready to host the 19th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit and India can join virtually if New Delhi is not willing to send representatives to attend the event physically. Speaking in a press conference…
A SMALL government primary school in the southern Indian state of Kerala started gender-neutral uniforms for its students three years ago and in doing so, it has set up a trend in the entire state which is nothing short of a revolution. According to a report by The Observer, The…
SHARES of Indian auto giant Tata Motors on Monday (3) gained nearly four per cent after the company reported a 50 per cent rise in total passenger vehicle sales in December. The stock jumped 3.59 per cent to Rupees 499.70 (£4.98) on the Bombay Stock Exchange. ALSO READ: Indian auto…
THE Indian parliamentary panel in India which has been tasked with examining a bill which seeks to increase the legal age of marriage for women to 21 years, has only one woman member of parliament (MP) out of a total of 31 members. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill,…
INDIA'S unemployment rate went up to a four-month high in December as some of the country’s states imposed fresh virus curbs to deal with the surging numbers of cases. According to a report by Bloomberg, the unemployment rate went up to 7.91 per cent in the final year of 2021…
