- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he is “very bullish on India” and described the country as a major focus and "hugely exciting market” where the technology giant is putting a “significant amount of energy” through investments, retail and online presence. Apple on Thursday (2) reported revenue of $117.2 billion…
An Indian firm has recalled a line of eyedrops from the American market after the country's health protection body said the product could be contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria that have been linked to reports of permanent loss of vision and even one death from infection in the bloodstream. The US…
The Supreme Court of India on Friday (3) issued a notice to the Narendra Modi government seeking a report within three weeks over an appeal against the ban of a controversial BBC documentary on prime minister Modi and allegations linked to the riots in the western state of Gujarat in…
India's north-eastern state of Assam on Friday (3) witnessed a massive crackdown on child marriage resulting in arrests of more than 1,800 people, state chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The crackdown was launched early in the day and will continue over the next few days, it was leant. Sarma,…
A 75-year-old French actor, who had alleged she was held hostage in her own home in the northern part of the coastal Indian state of Goa over a property dispute, said she has left the premises and that she is disappointed despite prime minister Narendra Modi's efforts to create a…
The market rout suffered by Indian tycoon Gautam Adani is the latest corporate scandal to plague one of the world's largest economies despite prime minister Narendra Modi's efforts to root out corruption. Properly investigating the claims of fraud that triggered the sell-off in Adani's companies will be a key test…
Beleaguered Indian tycoon Gautam Adani denied Friday (3) that his rise to become Asia's richest man -- a title he has lost in a phenomenal stock rout -- was due to prime minister Narendra Modi, as shares in his conglomerate slumped again. His listed units' combined market capitalisation has collapsed…
The provision for green growth in India’s first 'Amrit Kaal' budget announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (1) pleased UAE-based NRI businesspeople. 'Amrit Kaal' is described by the government as the 25 years culminating in the centenary of India's independence. “Overall, this budget by the Modi government seems…
Observing that military discipline will be affected if there is an army with “completely loose morals”, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (31) ruled that the armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts and decriminalisation of adultery would not stand in the way of initiating…
Prominent Indian-American politician Nikki Haley has sent invitations to her supporters and well-wishers to join her for a "special announcement” on February 15 during which she is expected to declare her intention that she is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Haley, 51, is the two-term governor of South Carolina…
