• Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Indian minister blasts George Soros after remarks on Adani, Modi:…

Senior Indian minister Smriti Irani on Friday (17) urged the people of India to unitedly respond to 'foreign powers who try to intervene in India's democratic processes' in response to billionaire Hungarian-American businessman George Soros's remarks that the recent troubles in the stock market involving Indian tycoon Gautam Adani would…

Bipartisan resolution in US Senate recognising Arunachal Pradesh as India’s…

A bipartisan resolution was introduced in the US Senate on Thursday (16) to recognise the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, pushing back against China's military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The resolution condemns additional Chinese provocations,…

India did remarkably under PM Modi in transforming economy: UK…

Noting that the British government regards India as a strong friend and a strong ally, UK MP Bob Blackman has said that India has done a remarkable job under prime minister Narendra Modi in transforming the economy and the country is on track to becoming the leading economy of the…

Indian-American Neal Mohan to replace Susan Wojcicki as YouTube CEO

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Thursday (16) announced that she is stepping down from her role after spending nine years as the head of the global online video-sharing and social media platform and will be replaced by her longtime Indian-American lieutenant Neal Mohan. Wojcicki, 54, said in her blog post…

Income tax ‘surveys’ at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai come…

The Indian-tax (I-T) department's marathon "surveys" the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) offices concluded on Thursday (16), after clocking over 58 hours in total, as officials prepared an inventory of financial data from select staffers and collected digital and paper data. The operation that began at the BBC offices in Delhi…

Top US lawmaker Chuck Schumer likely to visit India with…

US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer is expected to visit India with a high-profile delegation of Senate Democrats for meetings with the Indian leadership. The details of his visit are being worked out, sources familiar with the deliberations told Asian News International. An official said Democrat senator Schumer's office is…

India economy & business news in brief for Feb 16:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, February 16, 2023: Of the 19,000 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed by the government of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh at the recently concluded three-day Global Investors Summit 2023 in state capital Lucknow, about 9,000…

India’s unsafe roads: WATCH car stunt on national highway going…

Road accidents continue to be a major issue in India and authorities have struggled to prevent them despite running several awareness campaigns. Irresponsible driving is one of the major reasons for the fatal accidents that claim several lives in the country every year. Recently, a video of another such incident…

Adani Group says it hasn’t hired accounting firm Grant Thornton,…

The Adani group has dismissed reports that it has hired American accountancy firm Grant Thornton saying it was "market rumour". In a statement released to the stock exchanges, Adani Enterprises, the flagship entity of the Gautam Adani-led conglomerate, said the news about hiring Grant Thornton appeared to be "market rumour…

Hindu temple in Australia gets threat call, asked to cancel…

A Hindu temple in Melbourne, Australia, has received a threat call asking to cancel a religious programme or face consequences. The Australia Today reported that the priestess of the Kali Mata Mandir in Craigieburn suburb of the Australian city got the call on Tuesday (14) from a man who spoke…