- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Here are news related to Indian economy and business news in brief for Friday, January 20, 2023: Reliance Jio has been ranked as the strongest brand in India and placed ninth among the world's strongest brands, according to the latest report 'Global 500 - 2023' published by Brand Finance, ANI…
A man from Jaipur in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan has "carved" a record for himself by making the world's smallest wooden spoon. The creation by Navratan Prajapati Murtikar, which is merely two millimetres (mm) in height and 0.7 inches in length, has helped him enter the Guinness World…
The ground cited by India's elite Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to arrest Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot in a loan fraud case was "quite casual and without any substance", ruled the Bombay high court (HC) on Friday (20) as it granted interim bail to him, days after his two…
A top attraction unfolded at the King Fahd International Stadium in Saudi Arabia on Thursday (19) when Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) took on Riyadh XI. A 10-man PSG defeated Riyadh XI 5-4 in a thrilling encounter but it was Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo who stole the show by scoring two goals in…
Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta Limited has his eyes firmly set on the proposed semiconductor plant in the western Indian state of Gujarat. He feels that since the semiconductor business is in high demand in the current global economic set-up, finance is not going to be an obstacle. Agarwal, who…
Google will lay off 12,000 jobs across the globe, its CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday (20), becoming the latest tech giant to retrench staff en masse amid the global economic downturn. In an email to employees, the Indian-origin CEO said:"I have some difficult news to share. We've decided to…
Lieutenant commander Disha Amrith, a woman naval air operations official posted at a strategic base, is set to lead the Indian Navy's Republic Day contingent of 144 young sailors on January 26 and its tableau will showcase the 'Nari Shakti' in force. Navy officials said three women and five men…
The insurance industry will need a capital infusion of Rs 50,000 crore (£5 billion) per year to double its penetration in the next five years, sector watchdog Irdai's (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) chief Debasish Panda said on Friday (20). Panda appealed to business conglomerates to channelise funds…
The BBC on Friday (20) defended its controversial series on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi as a "rigorously researched" documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned the programme as a "propaganda piece" lacking objectivity. "The documentary was rigorously researched according to the highest…
With instances of 'Mankading' growing across the cricketing world, both in junior and senior levels, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has issued a clarification on the interpretation of Law 38.3 which deals with a bowler running a batter in the non-striker's end out, which is popularly called 'Mankading' after former…
