- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
HARD-HITTING India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has revealed that he feared the amputation of his right leg in the aftermath of the horrific car crash that he survived in December 2022. The 26-year-old cricketer was driving from Delhi to his hometown Roorkee in the northern state of Uttarakhand to meet his…
THE US India Business Council (USIBC) on Thursday (1) praised initiatives outlined in Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget presented the same day as the Narendra Modi government's crucial steps towards bolstering job creation and productivity. The USIBC works towards fostering an inclusive trade environment between the two democracies.…
THE business community in Singapore on Thursday (1) said the interim budget presented by Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the parliament the same day "prioritising pragmatism over populism" and emphasising a sustainable budget for a developing India is sure to hit the bull's eye. “The idea of launching new…
THE United States has said that it wants to see "free and fair elections" in Pakistan and that it strongly condemns any violence that undermines the electoral process. The South Asian nation, which has a disturbed political history since independence in 1947, will go to national elections on February 8.…
HERE are news in brief related to the interim budget presented by Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the parliament on Thursday, February 1, 2024: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in the target for creating 'Lakhpati Didi' (millionaire elder sisters) from 20 million to 30 million. The scheme…
THE Labour Party is aiming to better its outreach to British Indians amid concerns that its support among the country's biggest ethnic minority has gone down in recent years. The party, which is eyeing a return to power in the next general elections, has taken a series of measures to…
INDIA'S interim budget of 2024 was anticipated to be pro-investment with a focus on enhancing ease of doing business and luring foreign direct investment, keeping in mind the objective of Indian financial growth. This is crucial because, in the next five years, India wants to grow its economy to $7…
HOURS after Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised big economic reforms to drive the country's growth in the interim budget that the Narendra Modi government announced on Thursday (1), the opposition mocked it saying it was a "vidai" (farewell) budget. The interim budget was presented months ahead of the next…
INDIA are "chill" and confident in their bench strength to deliver a second Test bounce-back against England despite missing Virat Kohli and other key players, wicketkeeper K.S. Bharat said Thursday (1). Batsmen Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar are in line for Test debuts from Friday (2) with the hosts trailing…
THE Indian government will make significant investment in the country's tourism sector, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (1) said while presenting the pre-election interim budget. She said projects for tourism will be taken up at islands, including Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea. She added tourism, including spiritual tourism, has…
