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March 10, 2025 7:56 PM

INS Tarkash assists Iranian Dhow in Indian Ocean rescue mission

The Indian Navy's warship INS Tarkash successfully conducted a rescue mission in the Indian Ocean, assisting an Iranian dhow and its distressed crew near the Somali coast. The Iranian vessel had issued a distress call after facing a critical shortag...

March 10, 2025 4:58 PM

Indian pharma market to grow 8-9 per cent in FY26: report

The Indian pharmaceutical market is expected to grow 8-9 per cent year-on-year in FY26, according to a report on Monday. The report by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said the growth in the sector will be at 7.5-8.0 per cent year-on-year for FY2...

March 10, 2025 5:05 PM

Capex boom ahead in India, infra projects to accelerate at state level: Jefferies

There has been a significant increase in capital expenditure in India, with growth expected to continue in the coming months as several sectors witness strong investments, according to a new report by global brokerage Jefferies. Mahesh Nandurkar, He...

March 10, 2025 4:42 PM

Dharmendra Pradhan defends NEP, questions Tamil Nadu’s opposition to language policy

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday questioned the Tamil Nadu government's staunch opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP), defending the Centre's position on the policy and the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme...

March 10, 2025 3:44 PM

Sreejesh, Savita, Harmanpreet nominated for Hockey India Annual Awards

The annual Hockey India Awards will take place at Hotel Le Meridien, Connaught Place, New Delhi on March 15, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Indian men's team's historic World Cup victory in 1975—their first and only title to date, the nati...

March 10, 2025 2:20 PM

Hamas says talks with US focused on release of American hostage in Gaza

Meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler in recent days focused on the release of an American-Israeli dual national being held by the militant group in Gaza, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday. Taher Al-Non...

March 10, 2025 1:11 PM

Tsitsipas sinks Berrettini to reach Rd-4, Medvedev advances with Michelsen retirement

Stefanos Tsitsipas extended his win streak to seven matches at the Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-3. The eighth seed Greek, using the slower conditions to his advantage, outplayed Berrettini for the second t...

March 10, 2025 12:24 PM

Swiatek and Rybakina serve up bagels en route to victories at Indian Wells

Defending champion Iga Swiatek crushed Dayana Yastremska 6-0 6-2 and 2023 champion Elena Rybakina powered past Britain's Katie Boulter 6-0 7-5 to reach the fourth round of Indian Wells on Sunday with displays of dominance. Swiatek, seeded second, is...

March 10, 2025 2:22 PM

Zelenskiy heads to Saudi Arabia ahead of crunch US talks

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, ahead of talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials on ending the war with Russia at an increasingly precarious moment for Kyiv. The United Sta...

March 10, 2025 12:15 PM

Syria’s Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years

Syria's leader vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers and said he would hold to account anyone who overstepped their authority....