- Saturday, March 01, 2025
It seems Pakistan's ongoing political tussle and chaos is far from over even after the country's supreme court on Thursday (11) extended relief to former prime minister Imran Khan and sought his immediate release, two days after he was dramatically arrested outside the high court in Islamabad in a corruption…
Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has concluded her 15-day trip to Japan, the US and the UK seeking international observers to monitor elections in her country in January next year to ensure they are fair. On Sunday (7), Commonwealth secretary-general Patricia Scotland paid Hasina a courtesy visit during which the…
India-based companies have created nearly 17,000 employment opportunities in Canada besides investing CAD $6.6 billion (£3.9 billion) across the North American country, a report released on Thursday (11) by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Canada-India Business Council (C-IBC) and the Indian high commission in Canada…
Indian-owned companies functioning in the UK have hit a record high of 954 this year, registering a significant increase over the previous year, according to the ‘India Meets Britain Tracker 2023'. The 2023 analysis, released here on Thursday (11) evening, found the combined turnover of Indian-owned companies in Britain has…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, May 11, 2023: India's bankrupt domestic airline Go First is expecting to restart operations in the next two weeks, after the New Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Wednesday (10) granted it bankruptcy…
The USA's ruling Democratic party has introduced a Citizenship Act, which among other things, seeks to eliminate the country-quota for green cards and make changes in the much sought-after H-1B visa system. The US Citizenship Act 2023 introduced by Congresswoman Linda Sanchez creates an earned roadmap to citizenship for all…
Yashasvi Jaiswal on Thursday (11) hit the fastest 50 in Indian Premier League history, smashing his half-century in just 13 balls for Rajasthan Royals, including 26 runs in his first over. Jaiswal hit six fours and three sixes on his way to his 50, including two maximums in the first…
It was a mixed day for the opposition forces in Indian politics. While Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar and one of the major opponents to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), backed the idea of Sharad Pawar, the president of the Nationalist Congress Party…
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has made a forecast that Cyclone Mocha forming over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe storm by Friday (12) and it could see wind blowing at speeds of 130 kilometres per hour (kmph). The well-marked low-pressure area developed into a…
India's low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Thursday (11) ruled out any plan to file for insolvency, eliminating fears of a spillover from rival Go First's voluntary admission of bankruptcy, said a Reuters report. In a statement, the airline said, "We want to scotch any speculation that may have arisen due to…
