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…
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…
'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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…