• Monday, February 24, 2025

Wales first minister meets Tata Steel officials in India over…

VAUGHAN GETHING, the first minister of Wales, on Friday (10) said he had a "candid meeting" with top representatives of India's Tata Steel on the contentious issue of expected loss of jobs at its Port Talbot plant in South Wales, in the western Indian city of Mumbai. The minister, who…

Air India, Vistara CEOs to address over merger on May…

THE chiefs of Air India and Vistara will address staff on Monday (13) on the proposed merger of the two airlines, according to officials. The merger of Vistara with Air India under a deal, wherein Singapore Airlines will acquire a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India, was announced in…

Will make India a manufacturing hub in 5 years, says…

MALLIKARJUN KHARGE, national president of India's opposition Indian National Congress which is aiming to dethrone prime minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in this year's national elections, on Saturday (11) said his party resolves to make the country a premier manufacturing hub by increasing the share of…

A day after release from jail, India opposition leader Kejriwal…

ARVIND KEJRIWAL, one of India's prominent opposition leaders who was released on an interim bail by the country's Supreme Court in connection with a liquor policy scam  on Friday (10), launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and prime minister Narendra Modi at a press conference…

Flash floods in north Afghanistan kill more than 200

FLASH FLOODS that have ripped through northern Afghanistan left more than 200 people dead in a single province, the United Nations said on Saturday (11). More than 200 people were killed and thousands of houses were destroyed or damaged in Baghlan province when heavy rains on Friday (10) sparked massive…

IPL: Gujarat humble holders Chennai to stay alive, keep others…

SHUBMAN GILL and Sai Sudharsan both hit centuries in a record-equalling 210-run opening stand that helped Gujarat Titans defeat Chennai Super Kings by 35 runs in the Indian Premier League in Ahmedabad on Friday (10). Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad had won the toss and chosen to field but failed to…

India Business Briefs for May 10: Tech Mahindra Europe business…

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Friday, May 10, 2024: Indian information technology (IT) company Tech Mahindra's business head for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Vikram Nair, has resigned after a stint of 19 years in the company, according to a regulatory filing. While the…

‘Here I am,’ says Modi critic Arvind Kejriwal after coming…

IT WAS a unique moment in the season of India's general election 2024 as Arvind Kejriwal, one of the major opposition faces in the country's politics, was released from jail on an interim bill granted by the Supreme Court of India. The leader, who is the chief minister of the…

India pacer blasts IPL franchise owner Goenka over KL Rahul…

THE controversy centred around the owner of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) allegedly reprimanding his team's captain following a humiliating defeat in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) is refusing to die down. After fans and a couple of foreign former cricketer and coach disagreed with how Sanjiv Goenka, owner of…

India opposition leader says ‘must respect Pakistan, they have atom…

JUST days after the Indian opposition Congress party was left embarrassed by allegedly racist remarks made by the former chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda, against Indians, yet another controversy has put them under the scanner. Mani Shankar Aiyer, a veteran leader of the party and a former…