• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Social media bemused as Australia World Cup winning captain Pat…

FOR those who live in the Indian subcontinent, it was something unbelievable. The World Cup-winning Australian squad returned home from India on Wednesday (22) morning after defeating the hosts by six wickets in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday (19) but not many were present at the airport to receive…

Why Indians still moving to US when rich Americans are…

NITHIN Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha, an Indian financial services company, has pointed out a 'dichotomy' in India-US connections. According to him, while rich Americans want to invest in the South Asian nation, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, young Indians prefer to shift to the…

Modi government resumes e-visa services for Canadians after two months:…

'AFTER nearly a gap of two months, India has resumed electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, the country's NDTV reported citing sources. The services were suspended on September 21 amid a massive diplomatic row between the two countries over Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the Indian government's involvement…

Russian president Putin to participate in G20 virtual summit on…

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin will attend the extraordinary virtual G20 leaders' summit hosted by India on Wednesday (22), the Kremlin said on Tuesday (21). Putin, 71, did not attend the G20 summit in person in New Delhi in September and was represented by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. "On November…

Jindal Power not to bid to take over troubled Go…

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Tuesday, November 21, 2023: Jindal Power Ltd, the sole entity whose bid to acquire Go First was accepted by creditors, has opted not to proceed with the offer, according to three informed sources, Reuters reported. This decision brings the…

‘Are you thinking of buying Australia?’ Journalist asks Satya Nadella…

SATYA Nadella, the Indian-born chief of Microsoft is known to be an ardent cricket lover. The 56-year-old tech leader, who recently confessed to staying awake all night to watch the semifinal match of the just concluded cricket World Cup between India and New Zealand that the hosts won before attending…

India, Australia vow to deepen economic, security ties at foreign…

INDIA and Australia on Tuesday (21) vowed to deepen their economic and security partnership and stressed their shared commitment to a "free, open, inclusive and rules-based" Indo-Pacific, a region which has been witnessing China's growing assertiveness. Addressing a press conference after participating in the India-Australia Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue with…

Ambani’s Reliance eyes over £2b investment in West Bengal over…

INDIA'S Reliance Industries, led by the country's richest man Mukesh Ambani, will invest Rs 200 billion (£2.2 billion) in the eastern state of West Bengal over next three years to boost its businesses in telecom, retail and energy sectors. Ambani himself said this on Tuesday (21). In a speech at…

ASEAN wants India to join RCEP for greater market access,…

DR KAO Kim Hourn, secretary-general of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), has said that the bloc of 10 Southeast Asian countries wants India to join the landmark Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for greater market access as he asserted that all partners stand to gain from the…

India, Tesla about to seal deal over EV imports, new…

INDIA is nearing an agreement with the USA's Tesla Inc. that would allow the latter to ship its electric vehicles (EVs) to the South Asian nation from 2024 onwards and set up a factory within a period of two years, Bloomberg reported citing informed sources. According to the report, an…