• Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Congress leader rules out own party winning 300 seats in…

VETERAN Indian National Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday (1) ruled out the prospects of his party winning 300 seats in the 2024 general elections. Speaking on the reversing the decision of the Narendra Modi government on the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave a…

LinkedIn launched in Hindi, to cater to 600m globally

PROFESSIONAL network LinkedIn on Thursday (2) reached a new milestone by launching its Hindi interface, the first Indian regional language to feature on the platform which is aimed at catering to 600 million Hindi language speakers around the world. With the addition of Hindi, LinkedIn now supports 25 languages. With…

India slams UN human rights body over J&K remarks

INDIA on Thursday (2) slammed the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) calling the remarks made by the office’s spokesperson over specific incidents in Jammu and Kashmir “baseless” and that the country “takes all necessary steps to counter cross border terrorism”. “We have seen the statement made…

2nd Test: Weather, playing XI key for comeback captain Kohli

INDIA captain Virat Kohli is set to return for the second Test against New Zealand starting in Mumbai on Friday (3) and he will face some challenges while picking his playing XI. From weather to getting the right combination, the skipper, who skipped the T20 international series and the first…

India, EU look to enhance clean energy, climate partnership

INDIA and the European Union (EU) have agreed on a detailed work programme till 2023 to implement the 2016 EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership with a focus on growing technical cooperation in the area of energy efficiency, renewable energy, green hydrogen and cooperation within the International Solar Alliance. The…

Cases of Omicron detected in India: ‘No need to panic’

THE first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been detected in India, the country’s health ministry confirmed on Thursday (2). Two cases of the variant which has triggered a global alarm have been reported in the southern state of Karnataka and one of them is a foreigner, it…

Junior Hockey WC semis: India coach cautions vs Germany

THE Indian junior hockey team, which has been in superb touch in the ongoing FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, is set to take six-time champions Germany in the semi-final match on Friday (3) and coach Graham Reid has cautioned his side ahead…

Anju Bobby George honoured with Woman of Year Award

INDIAN athlete Anju Bobby George has been honoured by World Athletics with the Woman of the Year Award for grooming talent in the country and striving for gender equality. The 44-year-old George, who is the only Indian to have bagged a medal at the athletics world championships (bronze in the…

Omicron: India tour of South Africa to get delayed by…

INDIA'S cricket tour of South Africa which is scheduled to begin later this month might be postponed by a week amid the growing threat of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 which was first detected in the African nation. While top officials in the Board of Control for Cricket in India…

Delhi pollution: Top court sets 24-hour deadline for Modi, Delhi…

EXPRESSING concern over the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region), the Supreme Court of India on Thursday (2) set a 24-hour deadline for both the Indian and Delhi governments to come up with a serious plan to deal with the rising pollution level. A bench of the apex…