• Thursday, February 27, 2025

India supports ASEAN outlook on Indo-Pacific, says Modi in Indonesia

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (7) called the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) the "central pillar" of New Delhi's Act East Policy and that the latter fully supports the bloc's centrality and outlook of the Indo-Pacific region. Terming the 21st century as Asia's century, he said it…

RBI chief urges fintech players to form self-regulatory body

HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, September 6, 2023: Fintech players should form a self-regulatory organisation for an orderly growth of the industry that is projected to have revenues of $200 billion (£160 billion) by 2030, Shaktikanta Das, governor of India's Reserve Bank of India…

Saving the jumbos: AI helps eliminate elephant deaths on railway…

THE introduction of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based surveillance mechanism in 11 elephant corridors in northeast India has helped eliminate elephant deaths caused by collisions with trains in the region. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) now has plans to introduce it across the zone, an official has said. The Intrusion Detection…

Sunak speaks on pro-Khalistan threat ahead of G20 visit to…

PRIME minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday (6) allayed India's concerns over activities of pro-Khalistan elements on the British soil ahead of his visit to India for the G20 summit. He said no form of extremism is acceptable and added the right to hold lawful protests does not extend to violent…

Asia Cup 2023: Sloppy batting costs Bangladesh Super 4 clash…

HARIS Rauf led Pakistan's pace trio with four wickets to thump Bangladesh by seven wickets in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup in Lahore on Wednesday. Rauf picked up 4-19 while pace partner Naseem Shah finished with 3-34 to bundle Bangladesh out for 193 runs in 38.4 overs…

Why India’s business sector praised Modi ahead of G20 summit

INDIA's top business leaders and technocrats have praised prime minister Narendra Modi's vision about India's role in a multi-polar world after he spoke exclusively to Moneycontrol in an interview days ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi. Nandan Nilekani, chairman of India's information technology giant Infosys, called the interview…

Summit to summit: Modi flies to Jakarta for ASEAN, East…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi kicked off a heavily packed schedule ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi starting Saturday (9) by flying off for Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday (6) to take part in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)-India and East Asia Summit the next day.…

‘Hugely’ proud of my Indian roots, says Sunak ahead of…

CRICKET is the topic over which prime minister Rishi Sunak converses with his Indian parents-in-law at the dinner table instead of any political matter related to either India or Britain, he has said in an interview. "The most political we tend to get is in our discussion of cricket," Sunak…

Sunak’s kin in India prepare for grand G20 welcome in…

PRIME minister Rishi Sunak is scheduled to make an official visit to India later this week for the G20 leaders’ summit, and he can anticipate a warm and extravagant welcome from his relatives residing in New Delhi, according to a report by The Daily Telegraph. The British media outlet revealed…

Fuel for ‘Bharat’ row as Modi now called ‘prime minister…

INDIAN politics witnessed on Tuesday (5) a new controversy erupting even before the one about mentioning the Indian president as the 'president of Bharat' died down after Sambit Patra, spokesperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), shared a picture on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that referred to…