• Saturday, May 03, 2025

After Modi, India Supreme Court slams ‘freebies’ culture, says they…

Almost a month after Indian prime minister slammed the culture of doling out freebies by political parties during the elections, the country's Supreme Court spoke out on the matter saying the promise and distribution of freebies by the parties during elections is "a serious issue" as the economy was losing…

China bars US, India proposal to blacklist Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul…

China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations (UN) to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, and the deputy chief of the Pakistan-based terror group, in the second such move by Beijing in less than two months.…

Jagdeep Dhankhar, a farmer’s son, takes oath as India vice…

Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday (11) took oath as the 14th vice president of India. He succeeded Venkaiah Naidu who served since 2017. President Droupadi Murmu, who also took charge recently, administered the oath of office of vice president to Dhankhar at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The vice president is…

Two Pakistan boxers go missing in UK after Commonwealth Games…

Two Pakistani boxers have gone missing in Britain after the end of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, a team official told local media Thursday (11). Suleman Baloch and Nazeerullah Khan failed to show up for the team's scheduled departure, Pakistan Boxing Federation secretary Nasir Tang said. "Later we got to…

India politics news in brief for Aug 10: Modi slams…

Here are some news in brief related to Indian politics for Wednesday, August 10, 2022: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition Indian National Congress over their serial protests that started with the beginning of the monsoon session of the Indian parliament last…

India economy & business news in brief for Aug 10:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, August 10, 2022: With around 420 million active online gamers and a 500-million-strong digitally native population aged between 15-35, India is set to become one of the fastest growing markets globally, Asian News International/NewsVoir reported. Eminent industry…

India could emerge as Asia’s strongest economy in 2022-23: Morgan…

India could emerge as Asia's strongest economy in 2022-2023 as it is best-positioned to generate robust domestic demand, helped by economic policy reforms, a young workforce and business investments, Morgan Stanley economists said. The brokerage expects India's growth to average seven per cent for 2022-2023 and contribute 28 per cent…

India’s retail inflation likely eased in July but still far…

India's retail inflation likely eased in July due to a fall in food and fuel prices yet stayed well above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) upper tolerance limit for a seventh consecutive month, a Reuters poll found. Food prices, which account for nearly half of the consumer price index…

We are only thinking about India matches in Asia Cup,…

It is not often that India and Pakistan play each other in cricket for non-cricketing reasons but when they do, everything else becomes secondary. It became evident from the recent words of former Pakistan bowler Tauseef Ahmed who said the men in green were only concerned about their upcoming clashes…

I will do all I can to help Britain’s households,…

Liz Truss, who is leading the two-person race for the British prime minister's post, has promised to do "all I can" to support millions of struggling families as the country's common man prepares for the worst collapse in living standards in six decades. In an exclusive interview with the Evening…