INDIA is set to raise all issues with the Canadian speaker of the Senate during the upcoming Parliament-20 meeting of the G20 nations' presiding officers scheduled in New Delhi next week, Om Birla, speaker of India's Lok Sabha or Lower House of the parliament, said on Friday (6). The presiding…
THE Netherlands' Anil Teja Nidamanuru, Aryan Dutt and Vikram Singh might just have a few drops of tears in their eyes when they step onto the field on Friday (6) for their opening World Cup match against Pakistan in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. For them, the trip to…
CANADA has evacuated most of its diplomats posted in India outside of New Delhi to either Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia or Singapore after New Delhi asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic staff by October 10 to achieve parity in strength following a row over the murder of Khalistan terrorist leader…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th edition of the global Vibrant Gujarat Summit in the western state on January 10, Gujarat's chief minister Bhupendrabhai Patel said in New Delhi on Friday (6). Vibrant Gujarat is a biennial business event which was started in 2003 by Modi during…
THEIR build-up marred by infighting, Bangladesh will have their task cut out when they cross swords with Afghanistan in their World Cup opener in the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala in the Himalayan state on Saturday (7), both teams seeking to enjoy that one breakout campaign after…
PREM Singh Tamang, the chief minister of the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim, has made an explosive claim that "inferior construction" by the previous state government was responsible for the destruction of the Chungthang Dam -- a 1200-megawatt hydroelectric project which was washed away on Wednesday (4) in a deadly…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Thursday, October 5, 2023: Highlighting the achievements of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana welfare scheme and e-Shram portal, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that prime minister Narendra Modi doesn't believe in the principle of 'entitlement', but…
HE had scored only 189 runs before going out to bat in his debut match in the 50-over World Cup and Rachin Ravindra showed to the world that he is here to stay. The 23-year-old New Zealand left-handed batting-allrounder scripted his team's perfect revenge of the loss in the controversial…
NEW Zealand, who lost the final of the 2019 World Cup against England under controversial conditions after the match had ended in a tie, avenged the defeat in the most emphatic way possible on Thursday (5) when they hammered the reigning champions by 9 wickets with nearly 14 overs to…
INVESTORS from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are keen to invest in different sectors in India such as clean energy, infrastructure, education, healthcare, food processing, and financial services, Indian commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said in Abu Dhabi on Thursday (5). He was in the UAE city for the…