- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
THE transformation of the western Indian state of Gujarat is a tale of turning adversity into prosperity, with the foundation of economic growth of the state, that leads today on multiple yardsticks, laid way back in 2001 when Narendra Modi, currently India's prime minister, first took oath as the chief…
MANCHESTER United said they remained "fully committed" to participation in UEFA competitions after the promoters of a Super League on Thursday (21) announced plans for a new breakaway tournament. It came after the European Court of Justice ruled that European governing body UEFA had used illegal tactics to stifle the…
STAR all-rounder Ben Stokes's match-winning prowess and fast bowler Jofra Archer's "box-office pace" are a must for England in the 2024 T20 World Cup and the two injured players will have places kept open in the team for them, said white-ball coach Matthew Mott. Stokes is recovering from a knee…
IN a shattering declaration, India's Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sakshee Malikkh on Thursday (21) said she was quitting the sport. The 31-year-old made the announcement shortly after an aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) who was accused of sexually harassing a number…
THE US has deepened its partnership with India in 2023 and elevated cooperation with it through the Quad along with Japan and Australia, its secretary of state Antony Blinken has said. The top diplomat's remarks came at his end-of-year press availability at the state department in Washington on Wednesday (20).…
THE Narendra Modi government of India on Wednesday (20) passed three key criminal bills even as several opposition members of the parliament remained suspended in the ongoing winter session. The three bills include the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill to replace the Indian Penal Code 1860, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam Bill to…
THE UK’S Metropolitan Police on Thursday (21) appealed for information to piece together the last movements of Gurashman Singh Bhatia, a missing Indian student whose body was found by police divers in a lake in Canary Wharf area of east London. The Met Police said the 23-year-old had been reported…
PARLIAMENTARIANS of India's opposition INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc on Thursday (21) marched from Parliament to Vijay Chowk in New Delhi to protest the suspension of several opposition lawmakers from the parliament over their protest demanding a statement from home minister Amit Shah about the security breach on…
HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, December 20, 2023: The Indian defence ministry on Wednesday inked a Rs 1,614 crore (£153.2 million) contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Ltd for procurement of six next generation offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. The…
A TEAM of "selectors" from Israel visited India last week while another senior delegation will leave for India next week to kick off the process of recruiting thousands of workers to be brought to the country to fill in the acute shortage faced by its construction industry, a senior executive…
