- Sunday, April 20, 2025
AS Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a nearly seven-hour visit to Kyiv this week, India has said it is willing to provide all possible support required to help find a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), announcing Modi's August 23 trip, said it…
AUTHORITIES in Pakistan on Monday reported a suspected case of Monkeypox (mpox) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, taking the number of people affected by the virus to four. A 47-year-old resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), who recently returned to Pakistan from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, was admitted to Islamabad's Pakistan Institute of…
The much-awaited report of the Justice Hema Committee, the government appointed panel in 2019, comprises explosive accounts of harassment, exploitation, and ill-treatment being faced by women. "It has come out in evidence that certain men in cinema, who are well-known and well-reputed for their ability as artist, director or whoever…
INFOSYS co-founder NR Narayana Murthy said that rising population was a major challenge for the country, and India has not paid attention to population control since the Emergency period. Murthy said this during the convocation ceremony of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in Prayagraj, where he was the chief…
AUSTRALIA skipper Alyssa Healy has said it might not be right to go ahead with the women's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in October as it would put a lot of pressure on the country which is still recovering from the large-scale violence and protests that left hundreds dead. The…
ON RAKSHA BANDHAN 2024, Shweta Singh Kirti commemorated her late brother, Sushant Singh Rajput, with a heartfelt Instagram post and a video montage. The video includes highlights such as Sushant's acceptance speech at an award ceremony, an interview with Shweta, and other memorable moments of the late actor. Shweta’s post…
INDIA will need to undertake a lot more reforms to continue its growth trajectory and make sure that enough jobs are created in the country, IMF deputy managing director Gita Gopinath said on Saturday. Addressing an event here, Gopinath further said that India will be required to reduce import tariffs…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine, the foreign ministry said Monday, weeks after Kyiv condemned him for hugging President Vladimir Putin during a visit to traditional ally Russia. New Delhi's foreign ministry did not give a date for the visit to Poland and Ukraine, but Indian media reports suggest…
THE FATHER of the Kolkata doctor – who was raped and murdered – has alleged that more than one person was involved in the ghastly crime. He told NDTV that all the people he had spoken to, including doctors, agreed with this opinion. The Kolkata doctor was working at the…
MAJORITY of blue-collar jobs in India pay within the salary range of ₹20,000 or less per month, suggesting that a substantial portion of workers earn close to the minimum wage and are economically very vulnerable, a report has said. Over 57.63 per cent of blue-collar jobs fall within the salary…
