- Saturday, March 29, 2025
SOME tales of goodwill need a push of visibility. Anand Mahindra, chairman of Indian automotive giant Mahindra Group, has often amplified many such fascinating tales that inspire awe among millions of his followers on X. Last week, he took to the social media platform to reveal his admiration for an…
INDIA has witnessed a drop in the number of its unicorns - companies worth over $1 billion (£803 million) -- for the first time in the last four years to 67, according to a report published last week. The South Asian nation, nevertheless, has remained the third biggest hub for…
WHEN one talks about India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a mention about the Indian diaspora can't be far since the country's expats constitute a major support bloc for the Hindu nationalist outfit led by prime minister Narendra Modi. There are many reasons why non-resident Indians (NRIs) support Modi and his…
GOVERNMENTS across the world are trying to improve their waste management systems but the gross plastic waste production is exceeding the limit that the planet can manage. India is among the 12 countries responsible for 60 per cent of the planet’s mismanaged plastic waste and will soon reach its ‘overshoot…
INDIAN innovator, education reformist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who became a household name following the release of 2009 Bollywood film '3 Idiots', has urged prime minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah on X to uphold the ideals of Lord Ram to honour their promises made to Ladakh…
THE Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by prime minister Narendra Modi has been found to be making confident claims of returning to power in this year's general elections with an even stronger mandate. The BJP and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are looking for their third successive term…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN Sikh builder, who was also the chief of a gurdwara the locality, was shot dead in Edmonton, Canada, on Monday (8). The 49-year-old Boota Singh Gill, owner of Gill Built Homes luxury home-building firm, was targeted at a construction site linked to his business. Another person aged 57…
THE Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday (10) unravelled its fury on yoga guru Ramdev and Balkrishna, managing director of Patanjali Ayurved, a multinational conglomerate, refusing to accept their "unconditional and unqualified apology" in the form of affidavits over publishing "misleading" advertisements, saying they did so when "caught on the wrong…
KHALISTAN separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu has made the headlines again, this time for uploading an intimidating video targeting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and a few of his top ministers and a former intelligence official, saying his group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) will challenge them "right in their own…
FOR any developing economy, especially if it is one of the fastest growing ones, building the transport infrastructure is a key priority. In India, the world’s seventh largest country, the railways constitute an important pillar of transport infrastructure. Laid down by the former British colonisers nearly two centuries ago, the…
