- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
AS preparations are underway for the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on January 22, a prominent Indian community activist in New York has welcomed measures allowing diaspora members to contribute to the temple's development. Social activist Prem Bhandari had earlier…
INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday (4) he was happy to be back in Nepal and looking forward to his engagements in the country, as he arrived in the Himalayan nation on a two-day visit to co-chair with his Nepalese counterpart the seventh Nepal-India Joint Commission meeting…
HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, January 3, 2024: More than Rs 10,300 crore (£978 million) were siphoned off from India by cybercriminals since April 1, 2021, of which agencies managed to successfully block around Rs 1,127 crore (£107 million) in the country,…
VINFAST, an electric vehicle (EV)-maker from Vietnam, is gearing up to inaugurate its initial manufacturing facility in India. The plant, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, will be primarily dedicated to the production of batteries for EVs, according to three individuals with knowledge of the situation, Reuters reported.…
INCREDIBLE scenes were witnessed on the first day of the second Test between South Africa and India at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Wednesday (3) when 23 wickets tumbled and the third innings was underway at stumps. India, who lost the first Test in Centurion by an inning…
THE western Indian state of Gujarat on Wednesday (3) inked preliminary investment deals totaling Rs 7.17 trillion (£66.4 billion) with 58 firms spanning various sectors including energy, oil and gas, and chemicals, as announced by the state government. Gujarat, the home state of prime minister Narendra Modi, has been actively…
GAUTAM Adani, chairman of India's Adani Group, on Wednesday (3) welcomed the verdict given by the Supreme Court over the Hindenburg row as a victory of truth. On X, he said he was "grateful to those who stood by us". The Indian conglomerate received a massive relief earlier in the…
AT LEAST 103 people were killed in Iran Wednesday (3) as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported. The blasts, which state television called a "terrorist attack", came with tensions running high in the Middle…
WOMEN'S safety in India came under question again after a 46-year-old British woman was found dead on a beach in Goa, one of the South Asian country's top tourist destinations, on Wednesday (3) morning. She was identified as Emma Louise Leaning. Leaning's decomposed body was found lying on Agonda beach…
INDIA returned to the field with a strong intent in the second Test against South Africa at Cape Town on Wednesday (3) when they bowled out the hosts for a paltry 55. The wrecker-in-chief for the visitors was Mohammed Siraj who dismantled the Proteas top order to finish with his…
