- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
SEVERAL leaders of the opposition in India on Sunday (12) expressed concern over the alleged hacking of prime minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account saying it exposed chinks in the country’s cyber security. They said cyber security was as significant as border and internal security and sought to know whether the…
AT a time when India’s cricketing circles are abuzz with the alleged sacking of Virat Kohli as the captain in the 50-over format, new national skipper in the white-ball format Rohit Sharma said the former led India from the front for five years in the limited-overs formats. He also said…
IN a major visit to his constituency Varanasi in the poll-bound northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (13) inaugurated the first phase of Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor project. The project worth Rs 800 crore (£80 million) connects the iconic Kashi Vishwanath Temple with…
INDIA saw the Miss Universe crown returning to its soil after 21 years on Sunday (12) when 21-year-old Harnaaz Sandhu bagged the top honour at the 70th edition of the contest in Eilat in Israel. The last time an Indian won the Miss Universe crown was in 2000 when Lara…
VISHAL Garg, the Indian-American chief executive officer (CEO) of US-based homeownership company Better.com who recently sacked 900 employees over a Zoom call triggering a massive outrage, is taking time off from the firm as it plans to build a “positive culture”, news reports said. Garg’s leave is also effective immediately,…
INDIA on Saturday (11) sent medical supplies to Afghanistan in what is its first tranche of humanitarian aid to that country since the return of the Taliban to power. The aid is in sync with New Delhi’s commitment of extending help to the people of Afghanistan in their times of…
AT least eight people have been arrested and two booked in several states of India over social media posts on the death of the country’s first chief of defence staff general Bipin Rawat in a military helicopter crash on December 8. Rawat’s wife Madhulika and 11 other personnel were also…
POLICE in India have recovered a stolen watch customised for iconic footballer Diego Maradona and arrested a suspect behind the alleged theft in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, officials said on Saturday (11). According to sources in the police, the suspect named Wazid Hussain was detained in the northeastern Indian…
MALAYALAM film director-turned-politician Ali Akbar, who is also a supporter of India’s Sangh Parivar (family of India’s Hindu nationalist organisations), has announced that he and his wife were giving up Islam in protest against a section of social-media users for allegedly indulging in jubilation of the death of chief of…
NOVEMBER saw the air quality in Delhi plummeting the worst level in six years with not even one “good” day. Schools have remained closed, construction work has been reduced to the minimum and only goods vehicles carrying essential items have been allowed to ply on the roads. But the move…
