- Thursday, February 27, 2025
INDIAN actor Vivek Oberoi was among the high-profile guests who recently attended a reception hosted by British prime minister Rishi Sunak on the occasion of UK-India Week event which took place at 10 Downing Street. On Friday (30), the 46-year-old actor shared his experience at the premier's official residence posting…
IN a major development in India's banking sector on Saturday (1), HDFC Bank took over housing finance major HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corp), its parent, to become one of the world's most valuable banks, throwing a challenge to the dominance of American and Chinese lenders, Bloomberg reported. Following the merger,…
AT LEAST 25 people were charred to death when the bus they were travelling in caught fire on an expressway in the western Indian state of Maharashtra early on Saturday (1). Three of the deceased were children. Eight others were injured in the horrific incident. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1674975761261027329 The bus was heading…
THE Diana Awards on Friday (30) announced in London the global winners, including several youth activists, humanitarians, and entrepreneurs from India. One of the Indian winners is Sanya Saket, the founder of 'Scarlet Udaan,' a global youth organisation that raises awareness about female genital cutting (FGC) and empowers young people…
AUSTRALIA'S Usman Khawaja dug in to put Australia in control against England after the hosts' batting collapse in the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Friday (30). Ashes-holders Australia were strongly placed at 130-2 in their second innings, a lead of 221 runs, when rain forced an early close to…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Friday, June 30, 2023: Airfares on major routes have experienced a decline, with the Delhi-Mumbai route seeing a significant reduction of up to 70 per cent. According to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), fares…
CHINESE president Xi Jinping and Pakistani prime minister Shehhbaz Sharif will attend the upcoming virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) hosted by India on July 4. While the announcement confirming Xi's participation was made by China's foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Friday (30), the Pakistani foreign ministry…
NATIONAL Australia Bank (NAB) and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) -- two of Australia's largest lenders -- have decided to increase the size of their operations in India dramatically, reducing their dependence on external IT suppliers and making a bigger unit of internal tech performers on the subcontinent. According…
THE Shiv Sena faction led by former chief minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray has decided to back the Narendra Modi government's push for a uniform civil code (UCC), India Today reported, citing sources on Friday (30). His Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) becomes the second…
THE rising prices of tomatoes are causing hardships to the general public across India, with the vegetable being sold at high rates in several cities, reaching as high as Rs 80-100 (£0.77-0.96) a kilogram. In Delhi, the price of tomatoes on Wednesday (28) ranged between Rs 90-100 (£0.87-0.96) per kilogram.…
