- Thursday, February 27, 2025
ALL speculation over Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's participation in the upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa later this month was put to rest as he confirmed his travel to the host nation in a telephonic talk with its president Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday (3). According to a press release…
INDIAN high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami on Wednesday (2) said at a special celebration in London ahead of the Indian Independence Day on August 15 that the country is one of the world's most coherent and argumentative democracy where institutions zealously safeguard their independence. Speaking as the chief…
HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, August 3, 2023: Ambuja Cements, India's second-largest cement manufacturer, on Thursday revealed its plan to purchase Gujarat-based Sanghi Industries (SIL). The Adani Group-owned cement company will buy 56.74 percent of SIL shares from its promoters, Ravi Sanghi…
INDIA has said that it is closely observing the situation in Niger, assuring that approximately 250 Indians residing in the West African nation, which has been engulfed by widespread protests after last week's military coup, remain unharmed. Several European nations, including France, have initiated operations to evacuate their citizens from…
CLASHES between India's majority Hindu and Muslim communities outside New Delhi this week have exposed the religious fault lines in the region and put a booming business centre at mercy of violence and disruptions, according to authorities and analysts, Reuters reported. Seven lives have been lost while more than 70…
THE United States is in favour of direct dialogue between South Asian rivals India and Pakistan on issues of concern, a senior official of the Joe Biden administration has said. India and Pakistan, which were separated at the time of their independence in August 1947, has witnessed continued strain in…
IN a move that could hit the likes of Apple, Dell and Samsung hard and force them to boost local manufacturing, India on Thursday (3) unveiled its plan to impose a licensing requirement for importing laptops, tablets and personal computers with immediate effect. While India allows companies to import laptops…
FORMER England skipper Nasser Hussain expects veteran pace bowler James Anderson to tour India for the gruelling five-Test series early next year, saying that with pacer Stuart Broad and all-rounder Moeen Ali retiring, the experience of the 41-year-old will come in handy in sub-continental conditions. Anderson, the highest wicket-taking quick…
THE Pakistani cabinet has quietly approved the inking of a new security pact with the US, a move that indicates a new beginning in defence cooperation between the two Cold War allies following years of mutual distrust and might open avenues for Islamabad to obtain military hardware from Washington, a…
MORE trouble was brewing for Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the outgoing chief of India's wrestling federation who has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers, as India's National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered an investigation into accusations against the former's company of causing damage to a river in the northern state…
