- Thursday, May 01, 2025
BRITAIN'S national security advisor (NSA), Tim Barrow, met with his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, in New Delhi on Thursday. The talks were focused on boosting India-UK cooperation in the areas of critical technologies and security. During this meeting, discussions were held on the “Technology and Security Initiative, which will be…
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria on Friday as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans. The couple arrived Friday in the Nigerian capital Abuja and visited a school run by a local non-profit linked to their…
PAKISTAN’S maiden lunar orbiter sent the first images of the sun and the moon, days after it was launched as part of China’s moon mission. The mini satellite ‘iCube-Qamar’ was launched as part of China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission on May 3 from the Hainan province. The images were unveiled at…
THE third phase of India’s elections saw a voter turnout of nearly 62 per cent across 93 constituencies in 11 states and union territories. Assam state recorded the highest turnout at 75.53 per cent, followed by Goa at 74.47 per cent and West Bengal at 73.93 per cent. The lowest…
Fiji’s prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, met with King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. He was in the country at the invitation of the King. He also met with the Fijian diaspora community at the Fiji High Commission to the United Kingdom in London. Rabuka acknowledged the historical links between…
RETAIL giant John Lewis Partnership has axed 3,800 jobs over the past year in its department stores and supermarkets, as it races to cut costs, The Telegraph reports. As per the new filings, the number of staff working at John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets has dropped to 70,500…
India is set to host a ‘Bharat Parv’ at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for eminent dignitaries and delegates from around the world to showcase the myriad creative opportunities in the country. At the prestigious film gala, a delegation consisting of representatives from central and state governments as well as…
COMEDIAN Anuvab Pal has said he is careful about what he posts on social media for fear of censorship in India. Pal, who is on tour in the UK with his new show this month, conceded that self-expression is “tricky” in an interview with the Telegraph. Referring to India’s prime…
MORE than 100 media personalities, activists, broadcasters, and lawyers have signed a letter supporting Asian-origin radio presenter and journalist Sangita Myska, who was taken off-air a few weeks ago from LBC. The signatories include musician Charlotte Church, Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana and James Mates of ITV News. The letter…
US ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has said that the US is “satisfied” with India’s response to allegations regarding its officials’ involvement in an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. Speaking at an event organised by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a think…
