- Friday, February 28, 2025
India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has expressed his displeasure over Canada's apparent tolerance of pro-Khalistan elements after visuals of a parade float in Brampton surfaced depicting the assassination of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi. The Indian diplomat said New Delhi failed to understand why Ottawa gave space to…
Indian external affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will on Thursday (8) kick off his two-day outreach programme under the Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) month-long campaign to highlight achievements of the Narendra Modi government in the last nine years. On Thursday, he will meet Sikh refugees from Afghanistan who left that country…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, June 7, 2023: The Narendra Modi cabinet chaired by the prime minister himself on Wednesday approved the third revival package for the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) telecom company with a total financial outlay of Rs…
Travis Head turned the World Test Championship (WTC) final 2023 against India head on on the inaugural day by slamming a 106-ball hundred as Australia made a brilliant comeback after a spirited early burst from Indian pacers had reduced them to 76 for 3 soon after lunch at The Oval…
Indian conglomerate Adani Group has decided to go slow on acquisitions this year as cost of capital heads north globally, the company has said, indicating a reduced deal-making at the ports-to-power giant which has grown rapidly through acquisition of assets, Reuters reported. Adani's listed shares in India have reportedly clawed…
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), which represents 20,000 hoteliers of primarily Indian descent, has praised US House speaker Kevin McCarthy and other leaders of the Congress over their invitation to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi address the Congress during his visit to Washington later this month. Modi is…
After meeting with Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, some of India's top wrestlers protesting against the chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) over alleged sexual harassment of women athletes, on Wednesday (7), Indian sports minister Anurag Thakur assured them that the ongoing probe against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will…
London mayor Sadiq Khan has called the Illegal Migration Bill "cruel" and "unworkable" and cautioned UK home secretary Suella Braverman that more than 50,000 people will be at risk of homelessness in the capital city if it becomes law. In a letter to the Indian-origin minister, the mayor warned the…
India on Wednesday (7) increased the government-mandated price for crops that are sown in summer, such as rice and cotton, by the most in five years as prime minister Narendra Modi eyes farmers ahead of next year's general election. While the South Asian nation announces support prices for more than…
The city of Kolhapur in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Wednesday (7) witnessed violence after some Hindu outfits staged protests over controversial social media posts on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and Muslim king Tipu Sultan, official sources said. The outfits alleged that the posts were aimed at glorifying the…
