• Monday, March 03, 2025

CBI arrests Pearls Group director Harchand Singh Gill in $6b…

India's premier investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Harchand Singh Gill, a director of the Pearls Group, who was deported from Fiji in connection to a ponzi scam worth over £6 billion allegedly orchestrated by his company, officials said on Tuesday (7). Gill was brought from Fiji…

Indian-origin woman killed in New York small plane crash, daughter…

An Indian-origin woman was killed while her daughter and the pilot instructor suffered serious injuries in a small plane crash in the New York area in the US when they were on a "demonstration flight", according to media reports. Roma Gupta, 63, and her daughter Reeva, 33, were on board…

WPL: Mumbai thrash Bangalore by 9 wickets to keep 100%…

An all-round performance from Hayley Matthews and fifty from Nat-Sciver Brunt helped Mumbai Indians (MI) crush Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) match at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday (6). The win helped MI strengthen its hold at the top of the…

Pakistan: Radical Islamic outfit stops Hindu university students from celebrating…

At least 15 students from Pakistan's minority Hindu community were on Monday (6) injured after members of a radical Islamic student organisation allegedly stopped them from celebrating Holi at the Punjab university premises in Lahore. The incident took place at the Law College of Punjab University on Monday, when around…

Mikes in our parliament are silenced: Rahul Gandhi to British…

Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday (6) told British parliamentarians in the Houses of Parliament complex in London that functioning microphones in the Lok Sabha or the Lower House of the Indian parliament are often silenced against the Opposition. During an event organised by veteran Indian-origin Opposition Labour…

India economy & business news in brief for March 6:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, March 6, 2023: India's top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French major TotalEnergies for exploring deep-water blocks, the company said in a tweet on Monday, Reuters reported.…

Modi government gears up for ruthless Indian summer; PM chairs…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (6) chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for the hot weather condition in the upcoming summer season in the country and called for preparing separate awareness material for different stakeholders like common citizens, medical professionals, local body authorities and disaster response teams.…

Shakib Al Hasan’s all-round show denies England complete rout as…

Shakib Al Hasan put in a fine all-round performance as Bangladesh pulled off a consolation 50-run win in the third one-day international against England in Chittagong on Monday (6). Shakib top-scored with 75 to guide Bangladesh to 249 runs and then claimed 4-35 to help the home side bowl out…

Nepal political fissure widens as estranged ally accuses government of…

Days after a fissure developed in the ruling coalition of Nepal, the country's government has denied allegations made by former prime minister KP Oli about setting up a Buddhist university in the country's Mustang district in the north with aid from India. A spokesperson of the government led by prime…

India, Iceland review ties, trade pact negotiations status

India and Iceland on Monday (6) reviewed the status of ties, including trade and investments and the India-EFTA (European Free Trade Association) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) negotiations. India and Iceland held their third foreign office consultations with the Indian side led by Sanjay Verma, secretary (west) of the…