- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
THE India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday. The landmark deal was announced last June during the historic official state visit of prime minister Narendra Modi to the US. The General Electric signed…
ACTOR-COUPLE Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal on Thursday launched their fashion label Ehaab Couture, dedicated to celebrating the art of Chikankari embroidery. According to a press release, Ehaab Couture is inspired by the cultural richness of the city and encapsulates the essence of tradition, nostalgia, and old-world charm. “The name…
IN a thrilling night of Champions League football, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich secured their spots in the semi-finals, thereby eliminating Manchester City and Arsenal respectively. Real Madrid triumphed in a dramatic penalty shootout, winning 4-3 against Manchester City after the match concluded 1-1 on the night, bringing the aggregate…
Former Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton has said the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is ‘unbelievable’ and ‘terrible’. During Leighton’s term, between 2002 and 2009, the Post Office was a subsidiary of Royal Mail. “It’s unbelievable that it’s happened and I just wanted to say that I’m sorry that elements…
Patients in the UK and European Union are facing shortages of vital medicines such as antibiotics and epilepsy medication, research published Thursday found. The report by Britain’s Nuffield Trust think-tank found the situation had become a “new normal” in the UK and was “also having a serious impact in EU…
PAKISTAN Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that army chief General Asim Munir was directly responsible for the imprisonment of his wife Bushra Bibi, and the country is being ruled by law of the jungle. Bushra Bibi, 49, was convicted in a corruption case as…
BHARTI AIRTEL and Dialog Axiata are set to merge their Sri Lanka operations through an equity swap deal, a joint statement said on Thursday (18). Airtel Lanka’s turnover in financial year 2023 was £28.2 million and it contributed 0.21 per cent to Bharti Airtel’s overall business. “Dialog Axiata PLC ,…
An international team of astronomers has made a significant discovery in the Milky Way: the heaviest known stellar black hole, named BH3. The black hole, found by analysing recent data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope, has a mass 33 times greater than that of the Sun and…
AS INDIA heads to a general election, the streets of Manipur, a tiny state hit by ethnic strife since May last year, are largely quiet. Although Manipur and some other regions will be the first to vote in the seven-phase election starting on Friday, campaign meetings are being held behind…
Billionaire Elon Musk is gearing up for a visit to India, targeting an electric vehicle plant in the country. But that’s not the only thing he will be discussing during his India visit. In addition to Tesla, Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink is expected to receive preliminary clearances to operate…
