New Delhi, 20/3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gifted a sandalwood Buddha statue encased in a ‘kadamwood jali box’ to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida who is in India on a state visit, officials said. The artwork is associated with the rich heritage of Karnataka. Officials said the art of sandalwood…
New Delhi, 20/3: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to list for hearing pleas seeking a CBI probe into the alleged lynching of three people in Palghar district in April 2020, after it was apprised that the Maharashtra government has consented to the investigation by the agency. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices…
Canada,20/3:In an apparent hate crime, a 21-year-old Sikh student from India was attacked in Canada’s British Columbia province by a group of unknown men who ripped off his turban and dragged him across the sidewalk by his hair, according to a media report. Gagandeep Singh was assaulted when he was heading home on…
Washington DC, 20/3: Credit Suisse told staff its wealth assets are operationally separate from UBS for now, but once they merged clients might want to consider moving some assets to another bank if concentration was a concern, according to an internal memo. The memo dated Sunday, seen by Reuters, gave talking points to…
New Delhi, 20/3: Bitcoin hovered near nine-month highs on Monday, and has closed out its best week in four years as turmoil in traditional banking drives some investors to turn to digital assets. The biggest cryptocurrency by market value fell 1.8 per cent in Asia hours to $27,549 after hitting its highest since June…
Ahmedabad, 20/3: The new National Education Policy (NEP) has been accepted by all and the whole country is working to implement it, unlike the NEPs in the past which created controversies owing to ideological links, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said. Addressing graduating students at the 4th convocation of the Central University of Gujarat…
London, 20/3: A man has been arrested after some pro-Khalistani groups vandalised the Indian High Commission in London and detached the Indian flag from the first-floor balcony of the building. Videos on social media showed a crowd waving yellow “Khalistan” banners and a man detach the Indian flag from the first-floor balcony of…
Sikkim, 19/3: The tourism sector in Sikkim was affected this week after many bookings were cancelled following heavy snowfall in the eastern and northern parts of the state that caused many visitors to get stranded, an official said on Sunday. However, with the clearance of the roads and resumption of issuance of passes,…
Dhaka, 19/3: At least 19 people were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday when a speeding bus crashed into a ditch in Bangladesh, officials said. The Dhaka-bound bus operated by Emad Paribahan veered out of control on the Bangabandhu Expressway at 7.45 am in Madaripur’s Shibchar, Police Superintendent Md Masud Alam said….
Paris, 19/3: President Emmanuel Macron faces a critical moment on Monday when the National Assembly is due to vote on no-confidence motions filed after his government bypassed parliament on Thursday to push through an unpopular rise in the state pension age. The move, which followed weeks of protests against the pension overhaul, triggered…
