- Sunday, March 09, 2025
INDIA’s economic growth slowed further in the December quarter as pent up demand eased and weakness in the manufacturing sector continued. Asia’s third largest economy recorded year-on-year growth of 4.4 per cent in October-December, down from 6.3 per cent in July-September, data released by the government on Tuesday (28) showed.…
Cosmetics retailer Lush and luxury knitwear brand John Smedley are among top UK fashion and beauty brands that have embarked on a first-of-its-kind trade mission to India to tap into a growing demand for high-end products in the country. Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch said she was eager to…
THE Bond Street Hotel (formerly known as Radisson Blu Edwardian Berkshire) has undergone refurbishment with two new restaurants, an updated lobby space and redesigned first floor. Owned by prominent Asian hotelier Jasminder Singh’s Edwardian Group, the central London boutique hotel’s guests include business travellers, leisure guests and passing shoppers. With…
CRICKETER Sonam Yadav could not afford sports shoes when she was younger but now the 15-year-old is set to play in India’s Women’s Premier League and says the money will transform life for her family. Sonam was the youngest player drafted for the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 tournament when…
ITALY arrested three men who they believe trafficked up to 200 people aboard a wooden boat that smashed apart on rocks off southern Italy last Sunday (26), killing at least 64 people, police said on Tuesday (28). Lieutenant colonel Alberto Lippolis said a Turkish man and two Pakistani nationals had…
APPLE supplier Foxlink’s factory in southern India is unlikely to resume full operations for two months after a fire incident, raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday (28). The facility in India’s Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink makes…
RISHI SUNAK had the best day of his premiership to date on Monday (27), unveiling his renegotiated Brexit deal in Windsor. It is just over a century since the Royal proclamation of 1917 rebranded the House of Saxe-Coburg as the House of Windsor and Sunak clearly took inspiration from that…
WOMENS’ share of board seats at Britain’s 350 biggest listed companies reached 40 per cent for the first time in 2022, a UK government-backed report on Tuesday (28) showed, three years ahead of plan. Improving boardroom diversity has become a focus for many policymakers and investors who say a broader…
NEW ZEALAND pulled off a remarkable one-run win over England on Tuesday (28) as lionhearted paceman Neil Wagner’s heroics saw the hosts become just the fourth side in test history to win a match after being asked to follow on. Wagner took four wickets and two crucial catches at Wellington’s…
RRR took home four trophies at the 2023 HCA Film Awards ceremony, but it was the film’s star Jr NTR’s absence that grabbed the eyeballs. At the awards, organised by the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA), director SS Rajamouli, actor Ram Charan and music composer MM Keeravani represented the RRR team. In a Twitter…
