- Monday, February 24, 2025
SEVERAL people in India received a WhatsApp message on their smartphones originating from an Indian number that looked for suggestions and feedback on the various schemes and initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, along with a letter from prime minister Modi in form of a PDF attachment ahead of the…
ACE Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday (19) came out with a cryptic image on his social media post that left fans of Mumbai Indians (MI), the franchise he represents in the Indian Premier League (IPL), worried. There have been reports that the hard-hitting batter, who has been out of…
FORMER US president Barack Obama on Monday (18) made an informal courtesy visit to 10 Downing Street to meet prime minister Rishi Sunak. The duo had a meeting lasting almost an hour and soon after the visit by the American leader, netizens started speculating about it. A spokesperson at the…
IN an interesting turn of events, India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reached out to Raj Thackeray, a firebrand leader from the western state of Maharashtra, as a move to counter his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) in the general elections starting April…
DAYS after the US expressed concerns over the Indian government's implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and New Delhi strongly repudiating charges that the law is discriminatory, an American senator has spoken over the issue in a worried tone, saying while ties between the two democracies deepen, it…
INDIA'S Tata Steel on Monday (17) announced its decision to halt functioning of coke ovens at the Port Talbot plant in Wales due to a decline in operational stability. Coke ovens are crucial manufacturing facilities or blast furnaces utilized for producing coking coal, a vital raw material in making of…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Monday (18): Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast Auto on Monday expressed optimism about India's recent electric vehicle (EV) policy that grants import duty concessions to companies establishing manufacturing units in India with a minimum investment of $500 million. VinFast believes…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (18) congratulated Russian president Vladimir Putin on his re-election to the top office and said that he is looking forward to strengthening the "time-tested" ties between the two old allies. In a post on X, the Indian leader said, "Warm congratulations to H.E.…
THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), India's ruling coalition, on Monday (18) pulled off a key seat-sharing arrangement in the eastern state of Bihar ahead of the general elections due to begin next month. The arrangement, under which the Hindu nationalist party will contest in 17 out…
PROMINENT members of the Indian diaspora in Malaysia on Sunday (17) praised prime minister Narendra Modi's "strong and progressive leadership" for the nation's 'rapid transformation' during the last decade and his "vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region". Speaking at a 'Sadbhavana' event (event for religious tolerance) titled…
