Nahid Rana, Ajay Kumar and Jatinder Singh nominated for ICC Player of the Month award for AprilCricket stars are in contention for the ICC Player of the Month awards. Nahid Rana of Bangladesh, Jatinder Singh from Oman, and Ajay Kumar ...
08 May, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
IMF, World Bank meetings show limits in mitigating shocks, reliance on US for solutionsGlobal finance leaders met amid Middle East war news. They acknowledged their limited ability to counter economic damage from frequent geop...
19 Apr, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Varun Beverages: Genie out of the bottle, grants a wish to all stakeholdersRavi Jaipuria's Varun Beverages Ltd has become a global powerhouse. Starting with one PepsiCo plant in 1987, VBL is now the second-largest ...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
China's top diplomat heads to key strategic points in AfricaChina's top diplomat is touring eastern Africa to strengthen its influence. The visit to Somalia offers diplomatic support. Tanzania is key...
07 Jan, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Trump tariffs deliver shock ‘wake-up call’ to a world denim hubTextiles is the biggest industry in Lesotho, a country of about 2.3 million people. Those businesses employ 12,000 people and indirectly su...
27 Oct, 2025, 10.08 AM IST
Why did Donald Trump levy the most enormous tariff on this tiny African kingdom Lesotho — All about itPresident Donald Trump has imposed a record 50% tariff on goods from Lesotho, a small African nation heavily reliant on U.S. trade.
05 Apr, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Trump dismisses African nation as 'never been heard of', gets a fiery response as he's told to 'speak for himself'Donald Trump's speech to Congress included a remark mocking Lesotho, leading to backlash and disappointment from the country's Foreign Mini...
06 Mar, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
Show us the money: Developing world at COP27 seeks climate finance detailsA $3 billion water transfer project between Lesotho and Botswana and a $10 million plan to improve the public water system in Mauritius wer...
09 Nov, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
Nepal to ban arrivals from 8 African countries, Hong Kong over Omicron variantThe ban, which goes into effect at midnight on Friday, covers people who have been in or transiting through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabw...
03 Dec, 2021, 09.01 AM IST
Singapore restricts travellers from seven African countries hit by new coronavirus variantFrom 11.59 PM (local time) on Saturday, all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with travel history within the last 14 days to B...
26 Nov, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Britain says new COVID-19 variant is the most significant yet foundDefending a ban on flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that...
26 Nov, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
World's fifth-largest diamond sells for $40 millionThe 910-carat Lesotho Legend was sold in a tender in Antwerp, Gem Diamonds Ltd.
13 Mar, 2018, 03.02 PM IST
After fifth-biggest stone, miner finds another 149-carat diamondLast week, the company had found a 910-carat stone, about the size of two golf balls.
23 Jan, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
India donates 500 tonnes of rice to LesothoThe focus will be on to deepen and diversify the relationship by identifying new synergetic areas for cooperation and collaboration.
29 Nov, 2017, 07.44 PM IST
Why it’s hard to put a price on the world’s biggest diamondsGem Diamonds, which specializes in digging up stones that only a few billionaires are likely to buy, has been taking some unusual steps to ...
23 Dec, 2015, 02.39 AM IST
Apollo plans to assist Lesotho in healthcare sectorApollo Hospitals is looking to engage with the southern African country of Lesotho to assist it in capacity building in the healthcare sect...
16 Jun, 2015, 11.24 PM IST
- Giant African diamond fetches more than $12m
The biggest diamond to be found in 13 years, the ’Lesotho Promise’, was sold on Monday at auction for more than $12m and is expected to fet...
10 Oct, 2006, 04.08 AM IST