- Saturday, April 19, 2025
POPE FRANCIS will use two handmade chairs crafted by a Singapore-based Indian-origin carpenter for his inter-religious dialogue sessions in the city-state next week. The chairs are made by 44-year-old Govindharaj Muthiah, who took his passion for woodworking full-time in 2019, according to a Channel News Asia report last week. Muthiah…
CASH-STRAPPED Pakistan is facing an unprecedented financial crisis and "it is hard to think of another country in as bad a shape", a prominent Pakistani-American economist has warned. Princeton economist Atif Mian said the convergence of skyrocketing domestic and external debts, unsustainable pension liabilities, and a failing power sector as…
THE OPPOSITION is the voice of the people, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said in Dallas, Texas, underscoring that its main focus is to raise issues concerning the people after understanding their perspectives "carefully" and "sensitively". Gandhi, who is the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, is on…
IN A rare public acknowledgement by a serving Pakistani army chief, general Asim Munir has mentioned the involvement of the Pakistan army in the Kargil war as he listed the 1999 conflict with India among the major wars fought with its eastern neighbour. Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS)…
BOLLYWOOD star couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on Sunday became parents to their first child, a baby girl. The duo, who have co-starred in films such as "Ram-Leela", "Bajirao Mastani" and "83", welcomed the baby a day after Deepika was admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai. They announced…
UNION Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said India is not in favour of talks with Pakistan until terrorism ends, emphasizing that "talks and bombs cannot go together". Shah made these remarks while releasing the BJP's manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir, dismissing any possibility of dialogue with Pakistan amidst the…
RAHUL DRAVID has been named head coach of Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals, the franchise said on Friday, weeks after he quit as national coach following the T20 World Cup triumph. It will be 51-year-old Dravid's second stint with the Royals, where he was captain before moving to a…
THE ADANI Group plans to invest $10 billion with Israeli partner Tower Semiconductor in setting up a chip manufacturing plant in Maharashtra, the state chief minister said. The conglomerate led by billionaire Gautam Adani has businesses ranging from seaports to airports, renewable energy, gas, commodities, data centres and media, and…
VETERAN filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has expressed his support for Anubhav Sinha following the controversy surrounding the show "IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack," which depicts the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight. Some viewers raised objections to the use of Hindu code names for the terrorists, accusing the show of…
THE CONGRESS party on Friday levelled more conflict of interest allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said she received rental income from an entity affiliated with a company that the capital markets regulator was investigating for various cases, including that of insider trading.…
