Pravasi Sports gains momentum amid India’s 2036 Olympics push
New Delhi [India],: As India intensifies its global push for the 2036 Olympics, the concept of Pravasi Sports, spearheaded by the Holistic International Pravasi Sports Association (HIPSA), is emerging as a powerful tool to unify the Indian diaspora, according to a release from HIPSA. With India officially nominating Ahmedabad as the host city for the […]
Pakistan has no objection to extraditing ‘individuals of concern’ to India: Bilawal Bhutto
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his country had no objection to extraditing “individuals of concern” to India as a confidence-building measure, as long as New Delhi showed willingness to cooperate in the process. Bilawal, the chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, made the comments in an interview with Al […]
Govt reduces toll charges by up to 50 pc on national highways with bridges, tunnels
NEW DELHI: The government has reduced the toll rates up to 50 per cent for the sections of National Highways that have structures like tunnels, bridges, flyovers or elevated stretches, a move which will lower travelling cost for motorists. User charges at fee plazas on National Highways are collected as per NH Fee Rules, 2008. […]
Nirav Modi’s brother held in US on Indian extradition request
NEW DELHI: The US authorities have arrested the younger brother of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi on the basis of the extradition requests from the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI, officials said Saturday. Nehal Modi was taken into custody on Friday, US authorities have informed India, they said. The next date for the hearing in the […]
Amit Shah lays foundation of India’s 1st national cooperative university in Gujarat
ANAND: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Tribhuvan, India’s first national university for cooperatives, in Gujarat’s Anand district. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Union ministers of state for cooperation Krishan Pal Gurjar and Muralidhar Mohol attended the event held on the campus of the Water and Land […]
Terrorist hideout busted in Poonch
Jammu, Security forces today recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a terrorist hideout in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources here said that during routine searches, a joint team of police and Army busted a terrorist hideout and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. The search party recovered, 14 rounds […]
Hamas confirms positive response to new ceasefire plan
CAIRO,: Hamas has confirmed it has delivered a “positive response” to mediators for a new Gaza ceasefire proposal with Israel and hostage release deal put forward by the US. The Ynet portal reported on Thursday that Hamas had given a positive response to Qatar regarding the new plan, which stipulates a 60-day ceasefire with the […]
Violent protests latest sign of Kenyan president’s unpopularity 3 years into his term
NAIROBI,: Kenyans disaffected with President William Ruto hold placards proclaiming “WANTAM”, a sensational slogan distilling their efforts to disgrace him as a “one-term” leader. They stick their index fingers in the air, saying Ruto must vacate the presidency when his term expires in 2027. For others who want him gone only three years after he […]
World’s largest Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai
SHANGHAI,: Visitors were welcomed by a giant Lego man over 26 metres tall named Dada as they arrived at the new Legoland resort in Shanghai. The Legoland resort, which opened Saturday, is the first in China. It is the largest Legoland in the world and was built with 85 million Lego bricks. The resort […]
Indian-origin man arrested for fighting with co-passenger on US flight
NEW YORK,: An Indian-origin man was arrested for allegedly starting a fight with a co-passenger on board a flight to Miami from Philadelphia, local media says. Cellphone footage taken by a fellow passenger shows the two men, Keanu Evans and Ishaan Sharma engaged in a brawl on board the flight while others call them to […]
