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March 6, 2025 6:31 PM

India accelerates digital and AI growth with focus on infrastructure and innovation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India's commitment to shaping its digital future through advancements in Digital Public Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and semiconductor manufacturing. Urging citizens to engage with a detailed a...

March 6, 2025 6:19 PM

Delhi Metro will have longest single-city network in world by Dec: Manohar Lal

Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Thursday said that by December 2025, the network of Delhi Metro will become the longest for a single city, surpassing New York Metro’s 399-km record. “With the opening of the 12-km Aerocity-Tu...

March 6, 2025 9:38 PM

EU leaders pledge defence surge, support Zelenskiy after US aid freeze

European leaders on Thursday said they would stand by Ukraine and spend more on defencein a world upended by Donald Trump's reversal of U.S. policies. "Europe must take up this challenge, this arms race. And it must win it," Polish Prime Minister Do...

March 6, 2025 5:27 PM

Meta, Google urged to crack down on illegal online gambling in India: report

Big tech companies like Meta and Google must take stronger action against the rapidly growing illegal online gambling and betting market on their platforms in India, a new report said on Thursday. The Digital India Foundation report revealed that il...

March 6, 2025 3:30 PM

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta inspects schools, reviews water, sanitation, and roads in Shalimar bagh

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta conducted an inspection in Shalimar Bagh on Thursday, assessing the state of drinking water, sanitation, and roads in the constituency. As part of her visit, she inspected a girls' school and interacted with local res...

March 6, 2025 3:38 PM

Empowerment to Inclusivity: India’s International Women’s Day celebrations to focus on nation-building

This year’s International Women’s Day, observed annually on March 8, will center on the theme "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment," with a focus on building an inclusive future, particularly for adolescents and the younger gen...

March 6, 2025 12:16 PM

South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15

Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the Air Force and the fire department said. The Gyeonggi-do ...

March 6, 2025 12:03 PM

Liverpool’s Elliott nabs last-gasp winner against dominant PSG

Liverpool substitute Harvey Elliott scored a last-gasp winner 47 seconds after coming on to earn a fortunate 1-0 win against Paris St Germain who outplayed their visitors during Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg match. Elliott slotted h...

March 6, 2025 11:54 AM

Osaka crashes out of Indian Wells first round

Former champion Naomi Osaka was sent packing from Indian Wells after a 6-4 6-4 first-round defeat by Colombia's Camila Osorio on Wednesday. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion never looked comfortable against Osorio's dynamic shotmaking and p...

March 6, 2025 3:53 PM

Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group

Hong Kong's top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice. Th...