- Monday, February 24, 2025
IN a major move ahead of the general elections, India's petroleum ministry on Thursday (14) slashed prices of petrol and diesel across the country by Rs 2 (£0.019) a litre after oil marketing companies decide to revise the prices. The new prices would be effective from Friday (15). "Oil Marketing…
HERE are news on Indian economy and business for Thursday, March 14, 2024: In a regulatory filing, the USA's Paramount Global has said that India's Reliance Industries has agreed to acquire its entire 13.01 per cent stake in the local entertainment network Viacom 18 Media for approximately $517 million (£405.4…
INDIA'S ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has picked the head of a royal family in the southern state of Karnataka as a candidate for the upcoming general elections and it did not impress the leader, who he replaced. Pratap Simha, who was the sitting parliamentarian from Mysuru-Kodagu constituency in Karnataka,…
NOT many could believe their eyes and ears after a news report suggested a few days ago that ace Indian batter Virat Kohli may not be part of his country's campaign for the T20 World Cup coming up in the West Indies and the US in June. It was claimed…
THE fifth day (March 12) of the ongoing International Yoga Festival (IYF) being held at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand saw the participants taking part in a wide rich array of activities including yoga sessions, meditation practices, and engaging lectures. On the occasion, eminent…
AMERICAN soil is being misused for terror activities against India, a group of eminent Indian American individuals in Silicon Valley have told officials of the US justice department, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and police in a special meeting convened earlier this week on growing hate crimes against the Hindu…
THE Australian police have reiterated their desire to interview the husband of the Indian woman who was found murdered in Victoria last Saturday (9), the country's media reported. The body of 35-year-old Chaithanya Madhagani, who hailed from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, was discovered in a wheelie bin in…
IN a significant development on Thursday (14), a committee led by former Indian president Ram Nath Kovind submitted a report on the Narendra Modi government's push for 'One Nation, One Election' which seeks simultaneous elections at the federal and state levels. The report was submitted to president Droupadi Murmu. The…
EMIRATES Airlines has taken a customer-oriented, supportive leap through its exciting range of offerings for its Muslim passengers to ensure a hearty flight during the holy month of Ramadan which kicked off earlier this week, Moneycontrol reported. The fasting travellers were offered complimentary iftar boxes at the carrier's select boarding…
FOUR agreements were signed between India and Mauritius on Wednesday (13) in areas such as financial services and avoidance of double taxation in order to propel the two nations' bilateral ties after Indian president Droupadi Murmu held talks with Mauritian prime minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth in Port Louis, the capital…
