- Monday, March 03, 2025
An inquiry by India's elite Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been launched at the regional branches of the Red Cross Society in four states and a Union Territory of India over complaints of corruption and financial irregularities. According to officials, the Indian health ministry had received complaints about alleged…
Russian president Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in India later this year; however, no decision has yet been made, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on Monday (13). "It cannot be ruled out," the Kremlin spokesman said when asked if Putin's participation in the summit in…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, March 13, 2023: The Indian government has said it has set a target of achieving defence manufacturing worth Rs 175,000 crore (£17.5 billion), including defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore (£3.5 billion) by 2024-25, PTI reported. Replying…
The sixth and penultimate day of the International Yoga Festival (IYF) at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Monday (13) saw a series of activities ranging from yoga sessions, meditation classes and cultural events. The day saw participants from several nations visiting the Maharishi…
The Supreme Court of India on Monday (13) said final arguments over legal recognition to same-sex marriage in India will be heard by a five-judge Constitution bench on April 18. Calling it "a matter of seminal importance", the apex court said any decision on the subject would have a huge…
Sudha Murty, mother-in-law of British prime minister Rishi Sunak, was in the southern Indian state of Kerala last week to offer Pongala to the diety of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. Murty, a recipient of India's pretigious Padma Shri award, said she will write about the Attukal Pongala festival. “Or…
India clinched the four-match series against Australia 2-1 after the final Test ended in a draw on Monday (13) in Ahmedabad following defiant half-centuries from Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne. Even before the players shook hands India knew they had qualified for the World Test Championship final after New Zealand…
The remarks made by Rahul Gandhi, one of India's main opposition leaders during his recent tour of the UK, have raised a storm in India's political circles. A day after prime minister Narendra Modi indirectly lashed out at the Wayanad parliamentarian over his view that "Indian democracy coming undone" at…
India's dual success at the Oscars on Sunday (12) accomplished something unique: 'Uniting' politicians cutting across party lines as they came together to hail those behind the major feats. The "Naatu Naatu" song from Telugu blockbuster "RRR" and Tamil documentary "The Elephant Whisperers" created history in Los Angeles by bagging…
Senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel on Monday (13) took the oath of office and secrecy as the country's third president. At a special ceremony at Sheetal Niwas, the presidential palace in Kathmandu, acting chief justice Hari Krishna Karki administered the oath to 78-year-old Poudel. Prime minister Pushpa Kamal…
