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Chandrababu Naidu, India’s ‘CEO chief minister’, returns to power; Modi…

N CHANDRABABU NAIDU, who was often called as the 'CEO chief minister' of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh for his tech-savvy administration and his role in making the city of Hyderabad a tech hub, took oath to the top post once again on Wednesday (12), days after his Telugu…

Pakistan CAN! Azam’s side thrash Canada by 7 wickets to…

MOHAMMAD RIZWAN and captain Babar Azam starred as Pakistan stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Canada on Tuesday (11). Knowing defeat would condemn them to a shock first round exit, Rizwan and Babar put on a match-winning second-wicket partnership of 63 as Pakistan reached…

India Business Briefs for June 11: Telangana eyeing to leverage…

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Tuesday, June 11, 2024: Telangana aims to leverage its booming information technology (IT) sector's strengths to help India achieve its goal of becoming a $10 trillion economy, the southern Indian state's information technology minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu has said.…

The hidden wiring of Indian democracy

THE exit polls and results of the Indian general election have attracted considerable attention recently. Using an analogy of electrical circuits, I also think the organisation and implementation of election processes should be considered as part of the hidden wiring of democracy. I was appointed in 2001 as one of…

Future of India-UAE economic ties banks on manufacturing in Gulf…

A SENIOR executive from a royal family office in the UAE has said its economic ties with India depends significantly on increased manufacturing within the Gulf state. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali, managing director of Royal Arab Holdings, which oversees the business operations of the private office of  Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al…

Beginning his new term, Jaishankar speaks about India’s foreign policy…

"BHARAT FIRST" and "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (the world is one family) will be the two guiding axioms of India's foreign policy, external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday (11) as he began his second term in office. The focus of the new government will be to position India Mas a…

Am aware people are frustrated with me, Tories: Sunak

PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak, who last month called a snap election for July 4 and is firefighting to see his ruling Conservative regain some lost ground in weeks before the polls, has conceded that he aware that people are not happy with either his party or himself but added that…

‘Release Imran Khan’ banner flies over New York venue as…

WHILE cricketers from India and Pakistan locked horns in a high-voltage clash in the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York on Sunday (9), something unique happened in the sky above the ground. A banner flew over the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium ground that urged for the release of…

Ande Sri, Telangana state anthem writer, hails diaspora in Dubai

RENOWNED Indian poet and lyricist Ande Sri has remarked that the dialect and culture of the south Indian state of Telangana is alive in the Gulf region compared to many other parts of the world. The award-winning artiste, who is originally known as Ande Yellanna, wrote the popular song 'Jaya…

India is Canada’s second-biggest foreign threat: report

IN a significant development, a new report from Canada has said that India is the second-biggest threat to Canada after China. The revelation has come nine months since Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of involvement in the assassination of a Canadian Sikh citizen, dubbed a terrorist in…