- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
WITH Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries Limited and India’s richest man, eyeing to shake up the country’s retail distribution just like he did in the telecom sector, the country’s salesmen have faced an existential crisis. Take for example, the story of Vipresh Shah. The man, who had been…
INDIA is working on ways to release crude oil from its strategic storage along with other major economies to dampen prices, a top official of the Indian government said in New Delhi on Monday (22). Last week, the US made an unusual request to some of the world’s biggest oil-consuming…
THE chief of United Nations peacekeeping has expressed optimism for more cooperation with India on the instrument, saying New Delhi has the capacity and technologies to help the Blue Berets (or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets) deployed missions across the globe. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, under-secretary general…
INTERNATIONAL cricket Council (ICC) chairman Greg Barclay on Monday (22) said that the issue of India going to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy would be a challenging one and admitted that at the end, the global cricket-governing body cannot control geopolitical tensions. The issue has become a burning topic…
WOMEN in Sikh community, who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse, are being left to suffer in silence due to “toxic cultural practices” and a lack of culturally sensitive services, The Observer has reported citing a detailed report. The report, prepared by Sikh Women’s Aid (SWA), the only frontline…
THE north-eastern Indian state of Tripura has made the headlines after a ruckus broke out outside a police station in Agartala, the state capital, on Sunday (21). It started after supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed with those of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) during the interrogation of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will on January 10 inaugurate the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022 in Gandhinagar, the capital of the western state, a senior official on Monday (22) said. The three-day event will be held on the theme of “From Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) Gujarat to Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, the official…
HE was declared dead after a road accident but to the shock of his near ones, the man was found breathing despite spending a night in the freezer of a morgue in a hospital. Srikesh Kumar, 45, was taken to a clinic in critical condition after he was hit by…
SRI LANKAN finance minister Basil Rajapaksa will pay a visit to India to meet prime minister Narendra Modi, the island-nation’s foreign minister GL Peiris said on Monday (22) in Colombo. Speaking to mediapersons, Peiris said Pajapaksa will reach India in the next few days, adding that the itinerary is being…
INDIAN Air Force pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was on Monday (22) accorded the Vir Chakra by president Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony in New Delhi. He was honoured for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during an aerial combat on February 27, 2019, a day after…
