• Wednesday, February 26, 2025

India’s central bank to meet banks in early November

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Thursday, October 26, 2023: India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is likely to meet senior officials from some banks on November 2 and 3 to discuss the prevailing liquidity conditions in the banking system, Reuters reported…

India foreign minister Jaishankar calls on SCO to follow international…

THE Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should work together to promote stability and prosperity in the region by strictly adhering to the principles of international law, respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other and encouraging economic cooperation, India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday (26) in an…

Babar Azam’s future as captain rests on World Cup 2023…

THE Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday (26) hinted that captain Babar Azam's captaincy could be on the line if the team's campaign in the ongoing World Cup fails to achieve the desired result. Pakistan are in a must-win situation against a marauding South Africa in Chennai on Friday (27)…

Indian marriage official, who asked wheelchair-bound bride to go to…

A MARRIAGE official in India has been suspended after a woman with disability was forced to go to the second-floor office of the registrar on the day of her wedding to complete the legal formalities. The incident happened at Khar area of Mumbai, India's financial capital. The revenue department of…

England’s dark tunnel gets longer at World Cup 2023 as…

DEFENDING champions England slipped further in the ongoing cricket World Cup on Thursday (26) when they were beaten by Sri Lanka by eight wickets in a key round-robin match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru after getting bowled out for just 156. Winning the toss and electing to bat first,…

Rajasthan elections: Ruling Congress promises yearly £99 for women heads…

SENIOR Indian National Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday (26) criticised the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi accusing it of starting "hollow" welfare schemes. She targeted the Modi government while addressing a rally in Ardawata village in Jhunjhunu district of the poll-bound north-western state of Rajasthan where her…

Right to marry person of choice indelible, family can’t object,…

GRANTING police protection to a couple facing threats from their family after marriage, the high court in Delhi has said the right to marry a person of one's own choice is indelible and constitutionally protected and not even family members can object to such matrimonial ties. In a recent order,…

‘Shocked’ Delhi explores legal options after Qatar gives death sentence…

THE Indian government has expressed deep shock after a court in Qatar has handed a death sentence to eight former personnel of the Indian Navy after detaining them for more than a year. It said it was exploring all legal options and was in touch with the families of those…

Optimism reigns as AI firm from Silicon Valley opens office…

AN artificial intelligence (AI) company based in the Silicon Valley in the US has set up an office in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, becoming the first information technology (IT) firm from America to enter the state. “We are hoping that the initial step that we are taking, can…

World Cup 2023: India’s Hardik Pandya suffers minor ligament tear,…

INDIA all-rounder Hardik Pandya will reportedly miss Sunday's (29) World Cup match against England in Lucknow as he continues to recover from an ankle injury. Pandya, 30, twisted his ankle last Thursday (19) during the game against Bangladesh in Pune and limped off the field in pain. He missed Sunday's…