- Wednesday, May 07, 2025
INDIA failed to make a comeback in the third Test against South Africa for a second time as the home team won the match in the second session of the fourth day on Friday (14) by seven wickets to clinch the series 2-1. Needing 111 runs to win the series…
A ROMAN Catholic bishop in India was on Friday (14) acquitted of raping a nun several times over a period of two years. While scandals around sexual abuse are not new in the Catholic church around the world, Bishop Franco Mulakkal is the first Indian priest to go on trial…
DRONES were deployed to spray holy water from the Ganges river on several thousand Hindu pilgrims at the Gangasagar Mela (Gangasagar fair) held on the festive occasion of 'Makar Sankranti' in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Friday (14) to reduce crowding at the time of resurgence of…
INDIAN naval ships Shivalik and Kadmatt on Thursday (13) undertook Maritime Partnership Exercise with Japanese maritime self-defence force ships Uraga and Hirado in the Bay of Bengal. The exercise included a wide range of flying operations, replenishment approaches and tactical manoeuvres. The Indian Navy shared the information of the Maritime…
BILLIONAIRE US entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday (13) said electric car pioneer Tesla was “working through” a lot of challenges with India’s Narendra Modi government ahead of long-awaited plans to launch in the Asian country, AFP reported. The American auto giant’s dream to sell vehicles in one of the world’s…
A SIKH taxi driver in the US of Indian-origin, who recently had his turban knocked off and told “turbaned people, go back to your country” by an unidentified man at the JFK International Airport in New York City, said he is “shocked and angered” to be assaulted and that no…
SOUTH AFRICA ended the third day of the third Test against India at Newlands, Cape Town, on a strong note on Thursday (13), requiring 111 runs to clinch the decider and the series with eight wickets in hand. The Proteas were 101 for two at stumps while chasing a moderate…
THE 14th round of talks between the armies of India and China failed to see a breakthrough. However, the two sides agreed to stay in close contact and maintain dialogue to work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest, according to a joint statement. Indian…
A PASSENGER train got derailed in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Thursday (13) evening, resulting in the death of nine and injury to many. Twelve coaches of the train, which was going to Guwahati in the north-eastern state of Assam from Bikaner in the western state of…
EMINENT rocket scientist S Somanath was on Wednesday (12) appointed as the 10th chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). He is set to take charge as the secretary of the department of space and the chairman of the Space Commission, upon the superannuation of K Sivan later this…
