CRICKET is a religion in south Asia and when it comes to a tournament that features both India and Pakistan, how can controversies stay away for long? While defending champions Sri Lanka and India were battling it in a Super Four game of the ongoing Asia Cup for two crucial…
REPERCUSSIONS of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's strong words uttered during his bilateral talks with Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the just concluded G20 summit in New Delhi were felt in the North American nation with a militant group there asking India on Tuesday (12) to close…
The G20 leaders' summit, which was held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10, attracted the attention of world leaders. "One Earth, One Family, and One Future" was the summit's central theme. The conclusion of the summit and the conclusion of India's year-long G20 presidency were marked by the…
THE just concluded G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi wherein the communique reflected the success of Indian diplomacy, is a crowning moment for India and a big loss for China, the head of an India-centric American business advocacy and strategic group said on Tuesday (12). “So basically, two things came…
AFTER meeting leaders from across the world at the G20 summit that was held in New Delhi over the last weekend, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was likely to meet another set of people and this time it is the personnel from Delhi Police who did not leave any stone…
LESS than a week has passed since India hosted the 18th leaders summit of the Group of 20 bloc in New Delhi and while it gave prime minister Narendra Modi and his government opportunities to present their credentials on the global stage, the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was…
THE southern Indian state of Kerala has closed some schools, offices and public transport, authorities on Wednesday (13) confirmed as they try to control the deadly spread of the brain-damaging Nipah virus that has claimed two lives. According to a Reuters report, an adult and a child were still infected…
A SPECIAL court in Pakistan on Wednesday (13) extended judicial remand of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case till September 26. The special court – newly formed to hear cases related to the Official Secrets Act, 1923 – Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain conducted the hearing of…
A POLICE officer in Seattle has come under the scanner after a recent bodycam footage revealed that he laughed and joked about the death of a young woman of Indian origin who was hit and killed by a police car. The officer, Daniel Auderer, allegedly said that the victim had…
IN a shocking incident, at least 11 people were killed while 15 others were injured when a truck rammed into a stationary bus on a national highway in Bharatpur in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan early on Wednesday (13). The bus was parked on a bridge on the highway…