- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
MORE than six lakh (0.6 million) Indians have given up their citizenship in the last five years, the country’s minister of state for home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament, on Tuesday (30), the second day of the winter session which kicked off on…
INDIA on Monday (29) offered to provide Covid-19 vaccines, life-saving drugs, test kits and medical equipment to countries in Africa to deal with the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. Omicron has been designated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a “variant of concern” based on the evidence that it…
THE Narendra Modi government will bring in a new bill on cryptocurrency once it is approved by the cabinet, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (30) told the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament which is currently in session. A bill on Cryptocurrency and Regulation of…
NITISH Kumar, the chief minister of the eastern Indian state of Bihar, along with several public servants of the state, on Friday (26) took an oath to abstain from consumption of alcohol for the rest of their lives. The move was made to assert that the law to prohibit liquor…
INDIAN president Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday (28) visited the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand where he set foot in Parmarth Niketan Ashram. Kovind, who was accompanied by his wife and first lady Savita Kovind and their daughter Swati Kovind, were given a warm welcome by His Holiness (HH) Swami…
ADMIRAL R Hari Kumar on Tuesday (30) took over as India’s new navy chief, succeeding Admiral Karambir Singh who superannuated after a tenure spanning 30 months. Kumar said it was a matter of great honour for him to take charge as the chief of the naval staff. “Indian Navy’s focus…
FORMER India captain Kapil Dev could not hide his happiness over ‘83’, the upcoming cricket film on India’s maiden World Cup win in 1983 under his captaincy. The 62-year-old, who is one of the greatest all-rounders the game has seen, lauded the makers of the film in which actor Ranveer…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a leadership forum on Financial Technology (FinTech) on December 3. According to an official statement, “Prime Minister will inaugurate the forum at 10 am via video conferencing ...The agenda of the Forum will focus on the theme of ‘Beyond’; with various sub-themes including…
THE Narendra Modi government has issued new guidelines for international passengers arriving in India amid the rising concerns over the new Covid-19 variant – Omicron – after some nations reported cases of the variant. According to an advisory that the government has issued, the self-declaration board form on Air Suvidha…
INDIAN-ORIGIN technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of social media giant Twitter after its co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday (29). The 45-year-old Dorsey was serving as both the CEO of Twitter and Square, his digital payments company. He will, however,…
