- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
THE call for the repeal of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in northeast India has grown stronger in the wake of the killing of 14 civilians by armed forces in the state of Nagaland in a case of ‘mistaken identity’. The government of the state is set to…
INDIAN software services exporter HCL Technologies on Monday (6) said it will generate 12,000 new jobs in the US through the next five years as part of a plan to boost business and better client support in a key growth market, Reuters reported. Nearly 2,000 of the new jobs will…
THE government of Delhi has show-caused Etihad Airways over an alleged violation of guidelines for international arrivals issued by the Indian government following the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, an official statement read. The statement added, “Non-compliance shall be viewed seriously, and it would be presumed that the…
INDIA regained the top rank in Test cricket on Monday (6) when they thumped New Zealand by 372 runs in just over three days in the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to clinch the two-game series 1-0. This was India’s first win in the current World Test…
RESIDENTS of Mathura in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday (6) woke up to see their city turning into a fortress, especially the areas around the holy town’s most iconic landmark – the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The local administration tightened the security under the supervision of…
VISHAL Garg, the Indian-American chief executive officer of US-based online mortgage lender Better.com sacked as many as 900 of his employees in a Zoom call last Wednesday (1). He said factors such as market efficiency, performance and productivity were the reasons for the brutal mass lay-off. “This isnt news that…
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin on Monday (6) said in his opening remarks at the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit meeting that Moscow sees India as a great power and time-tested ally. Putin, who reached New Delhi on Monday in what is only his second overseas trip this year, said while meeting…
BRITISH-ASIANS have excelled in various walks of life in the UK, including politics. From the highest level in politics to the grassroots, there is no dearth of faces who have migrated to the UK from some other part of the world or are descendants of people who have reached the…
MEMBERS of a number of India’s opposition parties including the Indian National Congress staged a walk-out from the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, on Monday (6) after the country’s home minister Amit Shah made a statement on the violence in Nagaland on Saturday (4) and Sunday…
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin was set to arrive in India on Monday (6) in what will be just his second foreign visit in times of the pandemic and his trip to India is aimed at bolstering military and energy ties between New Delhi and Moscow, two time-tested allies. However, India…
