• Wednesday, March 05, 2025

India economy & business news in brief for Jan 4:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, January 4, 2023: The evolving global macroeconomic headwinds could moderate growth for the Indian IT (information technology) services industry over the medium term, rating agency ICRA said on Wednesday, PTI reported. In its recent research report, ICRA…

India’s GDP will be close to $20t; per capita income…

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will be close to $20 trillion (£16.6 trillion) by 2047 and per capita income may reach $10,000 [£8,305] (at current value of $), Bibek Debroy, chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, said on Wednesday (4). Virtually addressing the inaugural session at the 57th…

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma visit Vrindavan ashram, distribute blankets

Former India captain Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma recently took out time from their busy schedules to visit an ashram in the holy town of Vrindavan in Mathura in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pictures of the power couple, who reportedly went to Baba Neem…

Why Modi’s BJP, which is on a roll, has already…

The next general elections in India are little over a year away and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by prime minister Narendra Modi looks to be settled on a strong turf to deliver a good show. Yet, as 2023 began, the BJP has been seen to be going…

Peeing on woman passenger in flight: Rights body asks Air…

The National Commission for Women (NCW), a statutory body of the Indian government, has written to Air India chairman N Chandrasekaran to intervene in the matter of a drunken man allegedly urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger in a flight in November and take appropriate action. The NCW said the…

Korean auto giant Hyundai to bring brand ambassador Shah Rukh…

South Korean carmaker Hyundai is set to bring Indian actor and its brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan besides Spot, the Boston Dynamics Dog, apart from its cars at the Auto Expo 2023 which will be held at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida between January 12 and 18. Khan,…

What Tibet govt-in-exile has planned to thwart China’s possible interference…

China is expected to interfere in the succession of the Dalai Lama, and anticipating that eventuality, the Tibetan government-in-exile has worked out a plan for a democratic transition of the leadership role by the spiritual. In an interview to PTI, president of the Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering pointed out that…

WATCH: Tourist screams ‘run, run’ as rhinoceros charges at safari…

It's winter time in India and a peak season for tourists travelling to various top destinations across the country, including the Kaziranga National Park in the north-eastern state of Assam which is famous for its one-horned rhineceros. However, a trip to the park by some visitors recently did not take…

Air India flight, headed for Paris, makes emergency landing in…

An Air India flight bound for Paris was forced to return to New Delhi on Wednesday (4) after a snag was detected midair. The flight carrying 210 passengers landed safely at the airport, said the national carrier. A senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official informed that Air India…

Tehreek-e-Taliban threatens to target top leaders of Pakistan’s major parties…

The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday (4) threatened to target top leaders of the two major political parties in the ruling coalition if they continued to support tough measures against the militants. The TTP, which is believed to be close to al-Qaeda, has warned prime minister Shehbaz Sharif's Pakistan…