Month: February 2025

On Refusal To Play In Pakistan, Ex-BCCI Selector’s Blunt Verdict: ‘If Governement…’

February 18, 2025 admin

Former captain Dilip Vengsarkar has picked India, last edition’s finalists, as a “strong favourite” for the Champions Trophy, which will begin on Wednesday in Karachi. After falling short against arch-rival Pakistan in 2017, India will once again begin its pursuit of the ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday against Bangladesh in Dubai. With a…

Sports

Maha Kumbh Will Not Be Extended, Says Prayagraj District Magistrate

February 18, 2025 admin

Mahakumbh Nagar: Prayagraj District Magistrate (DM) Ravindra Mandar on Tuesday categorically denied rumours circulating on social media regarding an extension of the Maha Kumbh Mela due to heavy crowds. Dismissing these claims, he clarified that the schedule of the event is determined on the basis of religious “muhurats” (auspicious timings) and remains unchanged. The Maha…

Nation

How Trump’s Pursuit Of Cheap Oil Will Impact India’s Energy Security

February 18, 2025 admin

To fulfil one of his major electoral agendas of providing cheap oil (‘drill baby drill’), in his inaugural speech US President Donald Trump argued for increasing the domestic production of crude oil and utilising it to spur prosperity in the US economy. His message of promoting carbon-intensive fossil fuels is detrimental to global decarbonisation initiatives…

Nation

Slight dip in unemployment rate in urban areas, says survey

February 18, 2025 admin

The Labour Force Participation Rate was 39.6% for people of all ages. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The unemployment rate in the urban areas of the country was 6.4% for the period of October to December 2024 for persons of age 15 years and above, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)…

Business

BJP Sweeps Local Body Polls In Gujarat By Winning 60 Municipalities Of 68

February 18, 2025 admin

Ahmedabad: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday swept the local body polls in Gujarat by winning the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) as well as 60 municipalities out of 68 and all three taluka panchayats where voting was held on February 16. This time, the BJP has managed to snatch more than a dozen…

Nation

Where is ISRO heading – The Hindu

February 18, 2025 admin

Only three decades ago, the Indian space programme was a diminutive affair, dominated by the newfound successes of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and a then-fledgling clump of communications satellites. Today, the programme is a large tree with a flourishing canopy. There is a slew of ongoing projects accompanied by projects being ideated, developed,…

Science

Scolded For Stealing Money, 14-Year-Old Boy Burns Father Alive In Delhi: Cops

February 18, 2025 admin

Faridabad: A 14-year-old boy set his father on fire after being scolded on suspicion of theft in their rented home in Faridabad’s Ajay Nagar Part 2 on Tuesday, police said. According to a complaint filed by their landlord Riyazuddin, at around 2 am, he suddenly woke up to 55-year-old Mohammad Aleem’s screams. “When I tried…

Nation

RBI Launches Mobile App Offering Financial Statistics Related To Economy

February 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Reserve Bank on Tuesday launched mobile application ‘RBIDATA’ which will provide access to more than 11,000 different series of economic data related to the Indian economy. The mobile app offers macroeconomic and financial statistics relating to the Indian economy in a user-friendly and visually engaging format, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in…

Nation

Ministry On Reports About Delhi Railway Station Stampede Probe

February 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Railway Ministry on Tuesday dismissed as “wrong and misleading” media reports that a Railway Protection Force probe has found the February 15 stampede at the New Delhi station was caused by a last-minute announcement about a platform change for a train. The ministry said the RPF has not conducted any inquiry into…

Nation

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi takes up Nimisha Priya case with Houthi envoy

February 18, 2025 admin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after meeting External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Muscat, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had made an appeal on behalf of Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, with a senior Houthi envoy. In an exclusive interview to…

World