A BLAST ripped through a hospital in war-torn Gaza killing hundreds of people late Tuesday, sparking global condemnation and angry protests around the Muslim world. Israel and Palestinians traded blame for the blast, which an "outraged and deeply saddened" US President Joe Biden denounced while en route to the Middle…
Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday as the European outsiders humiliated the Proteas for the second time in a year. Chasing 246 to win, South Africa, one of the tournament favourites, were bowled out for 207 in the shadow of the…
US president Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday (18) in a high-stakes visit to demonstrate his "steadfast support" for the Jewish state following Hamas' attack, as Washington intensified diplomatic efforts to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip. "On Wednesday, I'll travel to Israel to…
ŠKODA Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd on Tuesday (17) said it will start exports to Vietnam from 2024 as part of its strategy to accelerate export operations in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nation) region. The company, which has inaugurated its parts expedition centre (PEC) at the Volkswagen group's…
CANADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau, whose government has found itself locked in a serious diplomatic spat with its Indian counterpart over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Surrey in British Columbia in June this year, on Sunday (15) wished the Hindu community in his country on the occasion…
INDIAN conglomerate group Vedanta Group on Tuesday (17) said it is looking into collaborations with Japanese technology firms as it continues with its plan to set up a semiconductor plant in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Akarsh K Hebbar, Vedanta's semiconductor and display business global managing director had said…
INDIAN minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday (17) said between 1,000 and 1,200 Indians have been brought back to India by special flights so far. There are approximately 20,000 Indians in Israel, and all of them have been asked to register themselves with the Indian embassy…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Tuesday, October 17, 2023: Top carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it would issue shares worth Rs 128.41 billion (£1.26 billion) to Suzuki Motor to purchase a local manufacturing unit from the Japanese automobile major, Reuters reported. This…
SHE has been one of the fiercest critics of prime minister Narendra Modi and is not shy to take on the entire regime even when the opposition find it difficult to get things going against a brute majority. Mahua Moitra, a parliamentarian from the eastern Indian state of West Bengal…
PAKISTAN cricket has witnessed an explosion after its national team lost a one-sided game against arch-rivals India in the ongoing World Cup 2023. While a number of former Pakistan cricketers have brutally criticised the current ones, including captain Babar Azam, some others have hit back at the critics for such…