• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Modi reaches Abu Dhabi; India, UAE to ink deals after…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (13) reached Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a much anticipated two-day tour. He has some high-profile schedules packed up during the short tour that include inaugurating the UAE's first Hindu temple in the desert city. The current visit is…

Modi eyes deeper ties with UAE, Qatar ahead of yet…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (13) said he is looking forward to advance India's comprehensive strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during his two-day visit to the Gulf nation that kicked off the same day. After concluding his two-day visit to the UAE, Modi will head…

Modi critic says Shah Rukh Khan helped to free Indian…

SUBRAMANIAN Swamy is no stranger to controversies. He never hesitates to criticise prime minister Narendra Modi despite being a member of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On Tuesday (13), the veteran former parliamentarian slammed the prime minister over his upcoming visit to Qatar, a country which on Monday (12) released…

Modi invites Indian diaspora members to attend ‘Ahlan Modi’ in…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi was set to begin his two-day visit to the UAE from Tuesday (13) during which he will inaugurate the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. However, on the eve of that event, he would engage with the Indian diaspora members at another occasion named 'Ahlan…

India built best digital economy, finance architecture globally: Nobel laureate…

NOBEL laureate economist Andrew Michael Spence has praised India saying it has successfully developed the best digital economy and finance architecture globally. The 80-year-old Canadian American shared his views during an interaction with students at Bennett University in Greater Noida in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. According to…

India cops fire tear gas as thousands of protesting farmers…

INDIAN security forces fired tear gas Tuesday (13) to stop thousands of farmers demanding minimum crop prices from marching on the capital New Delhi after talks with the government failed. Local broadcasters showed thick clouds of tear gas fired to disperse protesters near Ambala, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) north…

India economy & business news in brief for Feb 12:…

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Monday, February 12, 2024: The governor of Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, on Monday ruled out any review of the central bank's action against Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL), saying that its decisions are well thought out. The…

Modi elated as India’s UPI services launched in Sri Lanka,…

INDIA'S Unified Payment Interface (UPI) instant pay services were on Monday (12) rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, with prime minister Narendra Modi describing it as linking historic ties with modern digital technology. India's RuPay card services were also launched in Mauritius at a virtual ceremony attended by Modi,…

Modi in UAE: India PM’s first visit in 2015 was…

UNITED Arab Emirates ambassador to India Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali has lauded the role played by the Indian diaspora in his country's journey of economic growth, attributing its rapid development to the unique rapport between prime minister Narendra Modi and UAE president Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He emphasised on Modi's…

England have great chance to win India Test series in…

FORMER England seamer Stuart Broad feels the current five-match Test series between India and England is the most evenly matched contest that he has seen between the two sides and that the visitors have a strong chance of winning it as the "fire, passion and competitiveness" of Virat Kohli is…