HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, July 27, 2023: AirAsia India has got approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's civil aviation regulator, to fly its aircraft under the Air India Express brand, Mint reported citing the carrier on Thursday.…
ENGLAND'S Harry Brook fell short of a maiden Test century against Australia as the tourists had the better of the opening day of the fifth and final Ashes clash at The Oval on Thursday. Brook's 85 was the centrepiece of England's 283 all out, although he should have been dismissed…
IN a bizarre incident, a bus operated by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) was recently seen running with a partially detached rooftop, forcing the authorities to order a probe. A video of the bus speeding on the highway with its detached rooftop dangerously fluttering in the air became viral…
A DAY after he posted about the ordeal of Syeda Lulu Minhaj Zaidi, a woman from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad who became a pauper after going to the US in 2021 for pursuing higher studies after her belongings got stolen, Khaleequr Rahaman, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra…
TERROR outfit Al-Qaeda is "shaping" its regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent to spread operations into regions such as Jammu and Kashmir, Bangladesh and Myanmar, according to a United Nations report. The 32nd report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the 1267 ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions…
A SUBSIDIARY of Taiwanese electronics major Foxconn is in talks with the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to invest up to $200 million to set up a new plant for electronic components in the southern region of the country, Reuters reported citing two informed sources on Wednesday (26). Brand…
THE Narendra Modi government's plans to partially privatise its space programme by inviting bids to make its small satellite launch rocket has garnered initial interest from 20 companies, Reuters reported citing an official overseeing the process. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the country's national space agency, developed its small…
LEADERS of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha recently met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in Paris when the latter visited France to be the chief guest at the Bastille Day celebrations and apprised him of the progress of the new Hindu temple which is being constructed by the organisation in the French…
PAKISTAN has strongly reacted to Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh's remark that India could go to any length to maintain its dignity and honour, including crossing the Line of Control (LoC), which it shares with regional rival Pakistan. A day after Singh uttered the words at an event in Drass…
IN a shocking incident, a moneylender from Pune city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra allegedly raped a woman after her husband failed to replay the money he had borrowed from him, police said on Thursday (27). The incident took place in February and the accused has been arrested,…