- Monday, March 03, 2025
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, March 2, 2023: US boutique investment company GQG Partners has bought shares in four Adani Group firms worth $1.87 billion (£1.56 billion), marking the first major investment in the Indian conglomerate after short-seller Hindenburg Research's critical report…
India's inaugural Women's Premier League cricket has generated hundreds of millions of dollars even before a ball is bowled on Saturday (4), with experts calling it a game-changing moment for women's sport. The Twenty20 tournament's five debut franchises together sold for nearly $200 million (£167.6 million) -- more than the…
In a much anticipated development, India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday (2) met his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi. This was the first such bilateral meeting between the two diplomats. Jaishankar and Qin, who took charge from…
The White House has said that Eric Garcetti is qualified to serve as the US ambassador to India after a Congressional committee vote on his nomination was postponed till Wednesday (8) after a hold placed by a top Republican senator. The 52-year-old Garcetti, a former mayor of Los Angeles, was…
Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said that Pakistan is home to at least a dozen terrorist organisations and it should not receive any aid from the US, ramping up her attack on America's adversaries. The 51-year-old two-term governor of South Carolina and the former US ambassador to the…
Nathan Lyon took eight wickets on Thursday to give Australia hope of beating India in the third Test -- provided they can avoid another calamitous batting collapse. On a dramatic day two in Indore, Australia's batting imploded in their first innings only for them to fight back and restrict India…
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday (2) said she hoped India would use its G20 presidency to broker an end to the Ukraine war, and also unveiled a new strategic partnership with New Delhi. Meloni's visit to the Indian capital comes as the city hosts the world's top diplomats…
British home secretary Suella Braverman believes political correctness has helped Islamist extremists function under the country's radar by creating a blind spot. The Indian-origin leader also said that a "highly coordinated" Islamist network had remained largely unchallenged as it promoted propaganda and warped ideology, a report by The Times said.…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi called Thursday (2) for the G20 to bridge differences over Ukraine, telling the opening of a meeting in New Delhi that global governance has "failed". India had wanted its G20 presidency this year to focus on issues such as alleviating poverty and climate finance, but…
India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (2) showed that issues such as the BBC documentary on prime minister Narendra Modi or the Adani Group's stock rout didn't make much on an impact on its electoral prospects as the saffron party went on to bag power in all three…
