- Monday, March 03, 2025
India's chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday (16) remarked that global uncertainty has been on the rise following recent developments in the US and governments, businesses and individuals should keep 'margins of safety' in matters related to fiscal, saving account planning and others. According to him, the…
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football's governing body on Thursday (16). The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer, who succeeded the disgraced Sepp Blatter in 2016, was waved in for a third term by acclamation, just as he was…
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta on Thursday (16) announced the appointment of Omar Davis as its president-strategy. Davis will work closely with Vedanta chairman Agarwal to lead the Group's strategic initiatives and will be based out of the group's London office. A seasoned natural resources banker, Davis has an experience of 25…
After former US president Donald Trump said a number of influential personalities, including the late Princess Diana, "kissed my a**" in private letters, the latter's brother tore into him saying his sister had found the American politician "worse than an a**l fissure". He also accused Trump of using Diana's "good…
The Narendra Modi government has written to six Indian states, where cases of Covid-19 are particularly on the rise again, saying they should focus on controlling the sudden surge in viral infection. Rajesh Bhushan, the country's health secretary wrote to authorities in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka…
Bangladeshi commerce minister Tipu Munshi has warned traders against running after excessive profits during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan and cautioned consumers to be prudent by only spending on items that they need. “I would request everyone not to do anything that causes public suffering. We have humanitarian responsibilities…
India has once again found itself entangled in an ongoing political controversy in the African island-nation of Mauritius after a political activist in that country, who recently got released on bail, alleged that he was approached by an Indian diplomat with a "proposition" a day before his arrest, The Wire…
Pakistan will not compromise on its nuclear and missile programmes no matter what, the country's finance minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday (16) said while responding in the senate. According to Pakistani daily Dawn, Dar said while responding to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senator Raza Rabbani in the chamber, “Let me…
Hours after media reports on Thursday (16) quoted Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Nobel Prize Committee, as saying that prime minister Narendra Modi is "biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize", the former denied them. The reports also suggested the official saying that India is becoming a wealthy and…
Aman Singh Dhaliwal, an actor from the Indian state of Punjab, was left seriously injured after a man attacked him with a knife while he was working out in a gym in the US. According to reports, the 36-year-old model-turned-actor received multiple injuries in the attack and was undergoing treatment…
