The Mumbai Police received a threat message from a number on Friday night, warning of a terrorist attack similar to the one that occurred in Mumbai on November 26. According to officials, the texts that were sent to the helpline number for the Mumbai traffic police came from a Pakistani number. The message warned that … Read more
Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker achieved a historic gold and silver medal finish for India in the men’s triple jump competition at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday. Paul earned his best mark of 17.03m on his third try, and Aboobacker came in second with 17.02m, which he accomplished in his fifth attempt. Eldhose … Read more
Droupadi Murmu, 64, has been elected as the first tribal woman president of India, after counting for the presidential polls almost concluded on Thursday, July 21. She will take oath on July 25. The presidential candidate for the NDA crossed the 50 percent mark following the third round of counting, defeating her competitor Yashwant Sinha … Read more
Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman will take the role of Team India’s coach in the upcoming limited-overs tour of Ireland in the month of June. India plays two T20 Internationals in Ireland on June 26 and 28, while Rahul Dravid will be in England to oversee preparations for one Test and 5 T20Is. The Indian … Read more
International wheat prices jumped to a record high on Monday as an export ban by India, the latest country to use trade curbs to counter food inflation, threatened to further squeeze the world wheat supply strained by the war in Ukraine. India is the world’s second-largest producer of wheat. Russia is the largest exporter with Ukraine in fifth. The … Read more
A group of Bhangra dancers whose performance stole hearts last St Patrick’s Day are hoping they have another viral hit on their hands. The video of Kanwar Shamrock Bhangra grooving to a fusion of dhol beats and Irish music garnered hundreds of thousands of views on social media last year. This year they have been … Read more
After two years, India is looking to resume international flights starting March 27, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Tuesday. Commercial international flights will resume operations after a two-year hiatus in strict compliance with the Union Health Ministry’s guidelines. The decision was taken after considering COVID-19 vaccination levels across the world in consultation with various … Read more
At a time when hundreds of thousands of people are trying to flee war-torn Ukraine, and are making desperate attempts to cross over to other countries for refuge, a medical student from India in Ukraine has refused to leave Ukraine because she does not want to leave her house owner’s family alone amid an invasion by … Read more
A third evacuation flight carrying 240 Indians who were stranded in Ukraine arrived in Delhi from Budapest this morning. The flight arrived a few hours after Air India’s second evacuation flight from the Romanian capital Bucharest carrying 250 Indian nationals landed at Delhi airport, government officials said. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia welcomed the evacuees … Read more
India has removed Covid-19 RT-PCR testing and quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from 82 countries, which include the US and the UK. Under the new guidelines issued by the union ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday, India has also done away with its classification of `at risk’ countries as well. The Ministry of … Read more
Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh, who was part of the men’s team that claimed a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade. Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to … Read more
Google plans to invest up to $1 billion (£745 million) in partnership with India’s Airtel for providing affordable access to smartphones to over a billion Indians and accelerating the cloud ecosystem for businesses. The investment will help India’s small businesses adopt digital tools as India works to adopt digital education, payments and e-commerce amid the … Read more
COINNs (Cork Indian Nurses), an organization of Indian nurses in Cork, have won the Rangoli competition organized by the Indian Embasssy in Ireland. The Embassy Rangoli competition was organized as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations of India under the name Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Covaxin has made its way to the Ireland ‘s list of approved COVID-19 vaccines for international travellers. Covaxin is India’s indigenously made vaccine, one of the vaccines being used nationwide in the immunization campaign against the pandemic. It will help more fully vaccinated Indians planning travel to the Ireland without the need for a pre-departure … Read more
India’s all-time greatest female player Sania Mirza is set to retire from tennis after her first defeat at the Australian Open women’s doubles first round with partner Nadiia Kichenok. The player announced that 2022 is the last year of her professional career. Mirza, 35, had returned to tennis after giving birth to her son in … Read more