- Thursday, February 27, 2025
THE decision by Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn from its $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with India's Vedanta has reignited the political controversy over the Indian conglomerate choosing the state of Gujarat over Maharashtra last September. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), led by former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, has hit…
A BUSINESS executive in India has faced a backlash after revealing that his company has replaced 90 per cent of its support staff with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot and that the move has paid off in terms of improving response and resolution time of queries placed by customers. He…
A PRIVATE news channel in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Sunday (9) took a remarkable step in the country's television news space by launching an artificial intelligence (AI)-based news anchor named 'Lisa'. The artificial woman, wearing an Odisha handloom sari, will present news in both Odia, the language…
THE recently held rural elections in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal saw massive violence resulting in many deaths and injuries but there were also other bizarre reasons for which the polls stole the headlines. In the state's North 24 Parganas district, a candidate of the opposition Communist Party…
WITH the director relinquishing charge on the very day and his successor looking "completely lost", AIIMS was in a "grey zone" that fateful October 31, 1984 when a bullet riddled Indira Gandhi was wheeled in, says Dr P Venugopal who went on to operate on the then prime minister. The…
TWENTY more people died in rain-related incidents across India's northern states on Tuesday (11), taking the death toll to over 100, India Today reported. In Himachal Pradesh, where monsoons wreaked havoc causing massive destruction, the death toll stood at 80. State authorities said more than 30 people were killed in…
THEY spoke over the issue a few days ago after England wicket-keeper-batter Jonny Bairstow found himself involved in a controversial runout in the second Test of the ongoing Ashes at Lord's. On Tuesday (11), the matter came up again as British prime minister Rishi Sunak met his Australian counterpart Anthony…
HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Tuesday, July 11, 2023: Taiwan-based tech company Foxconn has expressed its commitment to India and its vision of establishing a strong semiconductor-manufacturing ecosystem, following its withdrawal from a joint venture with Vedanta Group. Foxconn clarified that the decision to part…
BUSINESS leaders from France have welcomed prime minister Narendra Modi's upcoming two-day visit to the European country this week, which is expected to bolster economic, defence and strategic cooperation between the two nations. Modi will be present at the Bastille Day celebrations as the guest of honour. The day, also…
A FIRST-OF-ITS kind celebration to mark the 76th anniversary of India's independence was hosted on Monday (11) at the UK parliament complex with support from all parties and All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on India (Trade and Investment). On the occasion, 1928 Institute, a British Indian think tank, held a…
