Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:55:59
Describing India banning the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a matter of press freedom, the US State Department said that it is high time to highlight the importance of democratic principles like freedom of expression and make it a point around the world as well as in India.
Ned Price, the US State Department spokesperson, in a regular briefing on Wednesday underlined that Wash
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:47:39
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday to continue his efforts on achieving a consensus on the Tamil issue and strengthen national harmony.
Wickremesinghe in mid-December kicked off a process of dialogue with the main Tamil party - Tamil National Alliance (TNA) - as part of his declared resolve to secure an agreement on the broad contours of a s
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:45:11
India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday became the number one bowler in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers, a testament to his rapid rise in international cricket.
Siraj went past New Zealand's Trent Boult and Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood to become the top-ranked ODI bowler for the very first time.
Not only has Siraj's form over the last 12 months been imperious, but his effort in the ODI s
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:42:59
Playing the last Grand Slam tournament of her career, Sania Mirza earned the chance to win her seventh major title by reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final with compatriot Rohan Bopanna here on Wednesday.
The unseeded Indian pair knocked out third seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 10-6 in the semifinal that lasted one hour and 52 minutes.
After splitting a set
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:36:46
India has become the 5th largest economy in the world, thanks to timely and proactive interventions from the government amid uncertainties persisted around the world, President Droupadi Murmu said in her maiden address to the nation on the eve of 74th Republic Day. She lauded the country’s efforts to come out from the downturn brought by the pandemic.
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:34:58
Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that none of the party or people should be allowed to "trample" on the sovereignty of India.
Talking about the BBC documentary, Muraleedharan said, "Nobody should be allowed to trample upon the sovereignty of India. It is unfortunate that a party which claims to have been part of the freedom struggle does not care about the
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:32:52
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the CBI and the Gujarat government as to why they want to send social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand back to jail after they have been out for over seven years on anticipatory bail.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S Oka and BV Nagarathna said, "Question is how long can you keep someone in custody. Seven years have pas
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:30:53
Every one in four Indians is concerned about the threat of job layoff while three out of four are worried about rising inflation yet half of them believe that the country's economy will grow in 2023, according to a survey by marketing data and analytics firm Kantar.
In its second edition of India Union Budget survey, Kantar found that consumers expect an announcement in policy changes with resp
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:28:37
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a special court in Ghaziabad, which has summoned journalist Rana Ayyub in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), to adjourn the proceedings scheduled for January 27 to a date after January 31.
The apex court said it will hear on January 31 the petition of Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by the special court.
A benc
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