- Wednesday, May 07, 2025
INDIAN defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday (14) said while delivering the inaugural address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) webinar on ‘Role of Women in Armed Forces’ said the Narendra Modi government has taken many steps to strengthen the role of women within the security set-up in general and…
ALL-ROUNDER Shardul Thakur has been included in the Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in place of spinner-allrounder Axar Patel, along with batter Shreyas Iyer and pacer Deepak Chahar. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also said an additional eight players would be joining the…
INDIA on Thursday (14) expressed concerns over the reports of violence in neighbouring Bangladesh during the ongoing Durga Puja festival “disturbing” and said the Indian High Commission there along with the consulates are in touch with government and local authorities. Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson for India’s ministry of external affairs, said…
THE plight of Aryan Khan, the son of Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan continued on Thursday (14) when a Mumbai sessions court that reserved the order in the drugs-on-cruise case till Wednesday (20) refused to grant him bail. The decision meant the 23-year-old, who has already spent 12 days in…
THE heat is gathering ahead of the derby in the upcoming T20 World Cup and Pakistan captain Babar Azam has sounded confident about taking on India in their opening game of the tournament in Dubai on October 24. It will also be India’s first match in the tournament and while…
ELECTIONS in India are not just political events but also something with which people get emotionally attached. A lot is at stake when candidates contest in elections as a win or loss can make or break their lives. It became evident yet again during local elections in the eastern Indian…
FORMER India captain Rahul Dravid, who has earned a name in coaching after retirement and has even guided the country’s under-19 team to World Cup victory, is likely to be approached by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to chip in as the interim national coach for…
THE festival season has peaked in India and it seems the horror of the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic which engulfed the country just a few months ago has faded in public memory as huge noisy crowds were seen thronging markets and fairs to celebrate. The country's celebrities…
AFTER a gap of a few months, India has resumed exporting of Covid-19 vaccines in a small amount and will increase it significantly over the next few months as domestic stocks build up and most of its own population is jabbed, officials on Wednesday (13) said. Last week, one million…
EMIGRATION consultants in South Africa have reported a huge rise in enquiries from South African Indians in the wake of the violence and looting that rocked the country’s KwaZulu-Natal province in July. The province is home to almost a third of South Africa’s 1.4 million citizens of Indian origin who…
