- Friday, February 28, 2025
In a news that would boost India's internet consumers and market, a report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company said a continued shift in the behaviour of consumers and the evolution of the business ecosystem will propel the growth of the country's internet economy, from approximately $175 billion (£141.1…
A San Francisco-bound Air India flight from Delhi was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday (6) owing to an engine glitch, the Tata Group-owned private carrier said in a statement. The flight, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew, however, landed safely, the airline said. "Air India flight AI173 of…
Ace India batter Virat Kohli will be the cynosure when India take on Australia in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) final starting at The Oval on Wednesday (7). It is not only because the 34-year-old former India captain bounced back to form across all formats last year…
Pro-Khalistan slogans were raised by some people at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in the northern Indian state of Punjab on the 39th anniversary of Operation Blue Star on Tuesday (6). Protesters were also seen carrying posters of slain separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was the head of the…
India's elite investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the deadly triple-train crash in Balasore in the eastern state of Odisha on June 2 that killed 278 people and left more than 1,100 injured, after registering a first information report (FIR), officials said on…
Pakistan has leased out its iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York to the New York City Administration for three years, the cash-strapped government has announced, in a deal that will enable the country to earn up to $220 million (£177.2 million). The Roosevelt Hotel, named after 26th US president Theodore…
In what would give a major boost to the protesting wrestlers, a snap poll has found that more than 54 per cent of the voters of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), India's ruling alliance led by prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), trust the athletes over their protest…
Companies in Germany and India are about to conclude a deal to make submarines in the South Asian nation, ET Now on Tuesday (6) reported. The news comes at a time when the defence minister of Germany, Boris Pistorius, is in India for a four-day visit starting Monday (5). On…
Indian president Droupadi Murmu has announced that India has decided to extend the eligibility criteria for Overseas Citizen Of India (OCI) card of the original Indian immigrants in Suriname from the fourth generation to the sixth generation, marking their importance in the 150-year-old bilateral relationship. Murmu made the announcement on…
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has "acknowledged" that it may have paid lower taxes in India as compared to its liability, the Times of India reported citing government sources on Monday (5). The broadcaster, which came under the lens of the tax authorities with its offices in Delhi and Mumbai…
