- Thursday, February 27, 2025
AS billions of Indians rejoiced the moment the country's third lunar mission touched down upon the surface of the moon, its cricketing fraternity also came up with ecstatic reactions. As the Vikram lander reached the moon's South Pole and the country, including prime minister Narendra Modi, erupted with joy, India's…
HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, August 23, 2023: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is set to acquire one per cent stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), the retail division of Reliance Industries led by Mukesh Ambani. The investment totals Rs 8,278 crore ($1 billion…
COMPANIES that supplied materials and equipment for India's mission to the moon leaped ahead on Wednesday (23), hours before the south Asian country successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the South Pole of the natural satellite, Reuters reported. India entered an elite club with the success, becoming only the third…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi's address at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in South Africa on Wednesday (23) was warmly received with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of the host nation, touching upon a number of India-related factors, ranging from the role Mahatma Gandhi had played in South Africa to exporting cheetahs…
INDIA'S lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday (23) made a successful soft-landing near the moon's South Pole, leaving billions of countrymen, including the prime minister who is currently overseas, filled with unmatched pride. The south Asian nation, which has become the fourth country in the world to accomplished controlled landing on…
AMID its efforts to counter urban and youth apathy towards voting, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday (23) appointed cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar as a "national icon" to encourage greater voter participation in elections. The appointment of the former India captain, who turned 50 this year, came as…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday (23) applauded on social media after he carefully picked an Indian Tricolour found lying on the stage ahead of a group photograph on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a video which was shared widely on social…
LEADERS of the BRICS nations, including Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday (23) arrived at the Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa for the plenary sessions of the ongoing summit of the grouping. They posed for a BRICS family photograph prior to taking part in the sessions. There, Modi…
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden will travel to India from September 7 to 10 to attend the G20 leaders' summit during which he will discuss with other leaders a range of global issues, including the Ukraine conflict, the White House announced on Tuesday (22). During his maiden visit to the south…
IN a major accident, at least 17 people were killed after an under-construction railway bridge caved in the north-eastern Indian state of Mizoram on Wednesday (23). Authorities feared more people were trapped at the location and rescue efforts were underway to bring them out. The death toll could go up…
