- Thursday, February 27, 2025
FIFTEEN lives were lost on Tuesday (18) when an electricity transformer exploded on the banks of a river in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The deceased included a police officer and five home guards. At least 15 were also severely injured in the incident, the authorities said. Police and…
IN a revisit to the shocking incident of a man urinating on a tribal counterpart in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, the police in Ongole in Prakasam district of the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday (19) arrested six individuals who were allegedly involved in a clash…
INDIAN salt-to-software company Tata Group on Wednesday (19) revealed its plan to invest a staggering £4 billion (approximately Rs 42,500 crore) in the establishment of a flagship gigafactory, primarily focused on manufacturing batteries for Jaguar Land Rover and other carmakers. The conglomerate, Tata Sons, which owns JLR, selected Bridgwater in…
THE latest ranking published by Henley Passport Index (HPI) has put India's passport at the 80th spot, moving up by seven places from its position last year. According to the index released on Tuesday (18), Indians now can travel to 57 destinations without a visa. The South Asian nation's latest…
HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Tuesday, July 18, 2023: Prime minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence on Tuesday that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would secure a third consecutive term in the 2024 elections, adding that India would become the world's third-largest economy during his…
THE 'Festival of Inspirations' of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha kicked off on Sunday (16) in Robbinsville town in New Jersey, US, in the presence of His Holiness (HH) Mahant Swami Maharaj, its spiritual guru and president, and David Fried, the town's mayor. The festival, which will continue for three months, is…
THE war in Ukraine and Chinese activities were key topics discussed during the talks between Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and French president Emmanuel Macron during the former's visit to Paris last week, sources have said, adding that both India and France shared similar views on them, PTI reported. France,…
INDIAN company Vedanta is waiting for the government's approval for incentives under a modified semiconductor production plan to begin constructing a semiconductor plant in the western state of Gujarat. The company has already identified technology and equity partners for the project, one of its top executives said on Tuesday (18),…
AN Indian-origin man in his 40s has been sentenced to life without parole in connection to killing three teenage boys in California in January 2020 after they pranked him by ringing his doorbell and running away. Anurag Chandra was convicted of three counts of murder and as many counts of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the world body on Tuesday (18). The general debate of the 78th session will kick off on September 19 with…
