- Wednesday, March 05, 2025
The man who allegedly urinated on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight in November last year had apologised to the victim and begged her to not lodge a complaint, saying he did not wish his wife and child to be affected by the incident. Delhi Police on Wednesday…
Dasun Shanaka led from the front with a record half-century and two wickets in Sri Lanka's series-levelling 16-run win in the second Twenty20 international on Thursday. Shanaka hit an unbeaten 56 off 22 balls laced with two fours and six sixes to steer Sri Lanka to 206-6 after being invited…
India is expected to host the foreign ministers of G20 countries in the first week of March and they are set to deliberate on ways to deal with pressing global challenges including the Ukraine conflict, people familiar with the development said on Thursday (5). India assumed the presidency of the…
For the first time, foreign universities will be able to set up their campuses in India. The country's University Grants Commission (UGC) has unveiled draft regulations for 'Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India'. Here is a look at the modalities: 1. Eligibility: Two…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, January 5, 2023: India's state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will launch high-speed 5G services by April 2024, the country's telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said, PTI reported. At a press conference after the launch of Jio…
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (5) sought to allay Opposition apprehension about state-based industries moving elsewhere and said it is natural for those holding investor summits to visit Mumbai as it is India's financial capital. Speaking to reporters in Pune in Maharashtra, Fadnavis said those who want…
Amazon on Thursday (5) said it will lay off over 18,000 employees from its workforce citing economic uncertainty. "Between the reductions we made in November and the ones we're sharing today, we plan to eliminate just over 18,000 roles. Several teams are impacted; however, the majority of role eliminations are…
Indian home minister Amit Shah on Thursday (5) announced the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be ready by January 1, 2024, the year the country's next general elections will be held. He was speaking at a rally in Sabroom in South Tripura district of the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura.…
India's elite Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked Mumbai-based HDIL's (Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited) promoters Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan in a new bank fraud case involving an amount of Rs 140 crore (£14.2 million) pertaining to their subsidiary Guruashish Construction, officials said on Thursday (5). The fresh…
A special court in Mumbai on Thursday (5) rejected Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot's plea which claimed that his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged loan fraud involving former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar was illegal. The CBI court also rejected applications of Chanda…
