- Friday, February 28, 2025
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has praised Indian prime minister Narendra Modi as a close friend of Russia and commended the impact of his 'Make in India' campaign on India's economy. Speaking at a forum in Moscow organised by Russia's Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), he lauded the initiative's impressive effect…
AUTO-RICKSHAWS (three-wheeled public transport vehicles) in India's information technology capital Bengaluru are often accused of fleecing passengers. They are also accused of targeting other modes of transport such as bike taxis as they allege that it would hurt their businesses. But recently, a video surfaced showing an entirely opposite picture.…
INDIAN opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (30) said he was left heartbroken after meeting people who have been affected by the violence in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur which has continued for almost two months. In an Instagram post, the 53-year-old leader of the Indian National Congress said, "It's…
FRANCE'S president was to lead a crisis meeting of ministers on Friday (30) after a third night of protests over a policeman's killing of a teen saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested. Police sources said that rather than pitched battles between protesters and police, the night was marked…
AN Indian court on Friday (30) dismissed social media giant Twitter's plea challenging directions of the Narendra Modi government to take down some tweets and accounts. The American company owned by Elon Musk was also slapped with a fine of Rs 50 lakh (£48,271) over its conduct. The court also…
PARMARTH Niketan in Rishikesh in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Wednesday (28) organised a special meditation and yoga session with G20 delegates of the Infrastructure and Finances Working Group group on at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ashram (Beatles Ashram). [caption id="attachment_167546" align="alignleft" width="300"] A guest meditates at a meditation session…
ENGLAND hit back with both bat and ball in the second Test at Lord's on Thursday (29) following Steve Smith's latest hundred for Australia. The hosts were 145-1 at tea on the second day, still 271 runs adrift of Australia's first innings 416. Ben Duckett was 62 not out and…
THE US Supreme Court on Thursday (29) banned the use of race and ethnicity in university admissions, dealing a major blow to a decades-old practice that boosted educational opportunities for African-Americans and other minorities. One year after overturning the guarantee of a woman's right to have an abortion, the court's…
HERE are news related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, June 29, 2023: Prime minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress on Saturday (1) in Delhi. During the event, he will launch the NCUI Haat e-commerce platform for cooperative products and unveil a cooperative…
INDIA'S income-tax (I-T) department has unearthed a major tax-refund scam worth Rs 40 crore (£3.8 million), Times of India reported. As a result, eight tax consultants and many employees of railways and police department and several technology firms in southern Indian cities of Hyderabad and Vijaywada were under the scanner…
