Nepal made history on Tuesday (2) when they defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the Asian Cricket Council men's premier cup at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kathmandu to qualify for the Asia Cup tournament to be held later this year. Nepal had an easy…
Jitendra Singh, India's minister of state for the prime minister's office, on Monday (1) remarked during a Jammu and Kashmir-origin social groups and students in London that taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is very much on the agenda of the Narendra Modi government. Singh, who was born in Jammu and…
India's cash-strapped low-cost airlines Go First has cancelled all flights for Wednesday (3) and Thursday (4) and has been 'forced' to file for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Delhi which adjudicates issues related to Indian companies. Go First chief executive Kaushik Khona confirmed…
The final day of April witnessed a record being created in India's domestic aviation sector with 456,082 passengers flying on a single day. The milestone was reached as 2,978 flights took off across the country, which is now called as the most populous in the world, the BBC reported. India's…
At a time when the opposition parties in India are contemplating ways to show unity and throw a challenge to prime minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a major development took place in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by veteran politician Sharad Pawar who has played a…
For Saurabh Phadke, the news of being invited to attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III is still sinking in. The architect and teacher from the western Indian city of Pune has been named among the selected charity champions invited to the mega event and he said he is…
A major controversy broke out in the arena of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Monday (1) when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) mentor Gautam Gambhir got involved in an ugly tiff after the game got over at the Ekana Sports Academy…
Weeks after her visit to India, Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova on Tuesday (2) expressed "regret" after an image of a female above a blast smoke tweeted by the east European nation's defence ministry resembled Hindu Goddess Kali, triggering a massive outrage on social media. Dhzaparova, who was…
The Canadian government on Tuesday (2) named Satinder Singh Brar, nicknamed Goldy Brar, the alleged mastermind in the killing of famous singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala, among the country's top 25 wanted criminals. The Punjab-origin affiliate of Lawrence Bishnoi's gang is wanted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for murder, according to…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, May 1, 2023: India's activities of manufacturing accelerated to a four-month high in April, from new orders and favourable operating conditions, ANI reported. Factory orders and production rose at the strongest rates in 2023 so far, more…