- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
A MAN in the UK has faced a backlash on social media after criticising prime minister Rishi Sunak's Diwali celebrations at 10 Downing Street. The Indian-origin premier and his Indian-born wife Akshata Murty welcomed guests from the Indian community to their official residence on the occasion of the festival and…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Monday, November 13, 2023: India, the world's third largest oil consumer, has asked oil producers' cartel OPEC to maintain and ensure market stability for the benefit of consumers, producers and global economy. The country's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri…
INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday (13) met David Cameron, the UK's newly appointed foreign secretary, in London and held detailed talks on realising the full potential of the two nations' bilateral strategic partnership. The meeting came hours after prime minister Rishi Sunak appointed the former premier back…
INDIAN billionaire Gautam Singhania on Monday (13) announced separation from wife Nawaz, saying the two have decided to pursue different paths. Singhania, 58, had married Nawaz Modi, daughter of solicitor Nadar Modi, in 1999. "This Diwali is not going to be the same as many in the past," Singhania, chairman…
INDIA is mulling a reduction in taxes on imports of completely built units of electric vehicles for a period of up to five years in a bid to woo companies such as Tesla Inc. to sell and eventually manufacture its vehicles on its soil, Bloomberg reported. The Narendra Modi government…
CRICKET World Cups are unique as they manifest clashes of narrow-minded nationalism. Although the main rivalry in cricket is more about Asia versus the white nations or more precisely SENA -- South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia -- the idea of Asia is never a homogenous one. Most number…
WHILE cricketers who took part in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India have made the headlines for various reasons on and off the ground, none might have matched the reason for which Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz was earning endless appreciation on social media. The 21-year-old opening batter, who…
LIVES in South Asia are facing a serious crisis due to the region's toxic air pollution that is not only causing health problems but also forcing shutting down of schools and other outdoor activities and making the government urge people to stay indoors. In India, the Supreme Court has criticised…
FORMER prime minister David Cameron made a major political comeback on Monday (13) when he was appointed as the country's new foreign secretary, succeeded James Cleverly who was became the new home secretary replacing Suella Braverman after she was sacked for questioning the police over their handling of a recent…
INDIA will take New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday (15). The hosts have won all their nine matches in the tournament played so far -- their most consecutive wins at the marquee event -- and…
