- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
The 75th death anniversary of iconic Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi, being commemorated as Martyrs' Day the world over on Monday (30), was marked with tributes at the statue of the Father of the Nation at a park in Houston, US. The Indian consulate in Houston led by its consul…
Prominent Indian-American Republican Party leader Nikki Haley is poised to launch her 2024 White House bid on February 15 -- positioning herself to be the first challenger to former US president Donald Trump. Haley, 51, is the two-term governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United…
The Indian government will launch a mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047, the country's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in budget for 2023-24 presented in the parliament on Wednesday (1). On the health front, she further said that 157 new nursing colleges will be established in co-location with…
Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (1) unveiled a big-ticket budget, the final full-fledged one before the country goes to elections in 2024, which included huge capital outlay in sectors such as infrastructure and agri besides reworking tax slabs to give a big relief to the middle class. Here…
Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday (1) announced a 'Mahila Samman Saving Certificate' with a fixed interest rate of 7.5 per cent for two years. The deposit can be made in the name of a woman or a girl child. The maximum deposit amount has been kept at Rs 2…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (1) praised his government's budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying it would lay foundation of a strong economy. In a national address after the budget for the 2023-24, the last full-fledged one before the next general elections next year, was presented,…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Tuesday, January 31, 2023: Software services major Infosys on Tuesday admitted that it has appealed against a corporation tax assessment by the UK authorities as British media reports referenced the company’s annual report to reveal the dispute, PTI…
India's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday (31) termed the allegations of financial fraud against the Adani Group as the "biggest scam" and urged prime minister Narendra Modi to order "a fair probe" into the matter. In a letter to the prime minister, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh also…
In yet another shocking incident related to the Indian aviation sector, the crew of an Indian carrier tied a woman passenger to her seat on board a flight after she allegedly misbehaved with them. The woman, an Italian, was travelling on a Vistara flight from Abu Dhabi, UAE, to Mumbai…
India today has a government which is committed to removing every obstacle faced by women, president Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday (31) as she mentioned steps like girls being admitted to Sainik Schools and a majority of women beneficiaries under various state-run schemes. In her first address to the joint…
