• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Vibrant Gujarat summit: Here are top 10 investment pledges

A FLURRY of commitments for investments in various sectors marked the inaugural day of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Wednesday (10). The business meet was inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi and attended by dignitaries from more than 130 countries.…

Tariq Ahmad hails Modi at Vibrant Gujarat: ‘You defined the…

BRITISH minister of state for South Asia Lord Tariq Ahmad on Wednesday (10) remarked that prime minister Narendra Modi defined a living bridge between the UK and India. Speaking at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit that kicked off in Gandhinagar in the western state of Gujarat the same day,…

Maldives tourism body apologises over Modi row, calls Indians ‘cherished…

AMID a diplomatic row between India and the Maldives after three ministers of the newly elected government of the island-nation made controversial remarks against prime minister Narendra Modi following his visit to the Indian island chains of Lakshadweep earlier this month, a prominent tourism body of the Indian Ocean archipelago…

Aim to make India developed country by 2047: Modi at…

PRIME minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (10) kicked off the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat and asserted that the goal is to make India a developed country by 2047, the year it celebrates its 100th year of independence. "This is the…

Vibrant Gujarat summit: Adani Group to invest £19b in Gujarat…

GAUTAM Adani, chairman of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and the second richest man of Asia, on Wednesday (10) said his company will invest Rs 2 lakh crore (£19 billion) in the western state of Gujarat over the next five years. He also announced that the Adani Group will invest Rs…

‘Ahlan Modi’: India PM to address diaspora in Abu Dhabi…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will address members of the Indian diaspora at a community reception in Abu Dhabi named 'Ahlan Modi' (Hello Modi) on February 13, during his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Modi will be in Abu Dhabi to inaugurate the BAPS Hindu Mandir on February…

Former PM Tshering Tobgay wins Bhutan elections; Modi congratulates

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (9) congratulated Tshering Tobgay and his People's Democratic Party (PDP) for winning the parliamentary elections in Bhutan and said he looks forward to working together again to further strengthen unique ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. The PDP won most…

India economy & business news in brief for Jan 9:…

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Tuesday, January 9, 2024: Tata Starbucks, a collaboration between Starbucks and Tata Consumer Products, unveiled on Tuesday its ambition to expand its cafe count in India to 1,000 by 2028, up from the current 390, amidst heightened competition from…

Hinduja Group’s Ashok Leyland to invest over £113m in Tamil…

ASHOK Leyland, the flagship of the Hinduja Group, has allocated Rs 1,200 crore (£113.6 million) for business expansion in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu over the next three to five years, the company announced on Monday (8). Shenu Agarwal, managing Director and CEO of Ashok Leyland, exchanged a…

Modi holds roadshow with UAE president in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad ahead…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi embarked on a roadshow in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the eve of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit starting in state capital Gandhinagar on Wednesday (10). Modi earlier…