- Wednesday, March 05, 2025
Thousands of farmers held a rally in New Delhi on Monday (19) under the banner of RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) to press for a rollback of GST (Goods & Services Tax) on agricultural goods and other demands and threatened to intensify their protest if these are…
It was a battle of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) teammates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, with Messi scoring a brace and converting a penalty and Mbappe getting a hat trick. However, it was Argentina which came out on top over France in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final at Lusail by…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Tuesday, December 13, 2022: One 97 Communications Limited (OCL), which owns the brand Paytm, has announced that its Board has approved a proposal for buyback of equity shares, Asian News International reported. All directors present voted unanimously in…
Vedanta Group on Tuesday (13) said that it has signed pacts with 30 Japanese technology companies to develop an Indian semiconductor and glass display manufacturing ecosystem. The pacts were signed at the Vedanta-Avanstrate Business Partners Summit 2022 held last week at Tokyo, Japan. The summit was attended by more than…
China's military said Tuesday that Indian troops had "illegally" crossed a disputed border in the Himalayas and "obstructed" Chinese border patrol troops, triggering a fresh stand-off last week. The December 9 incident is thought to be the most serious on the nuclear-armed Asian giants' disputed frontier since 2020, when 20…
He bought thousands of England World Cup winner jerseys anticipating the Three Lions would lift the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, something they haven't done before and after 1966. But now, Karl Baxter, boss of a wholesale company in Poole, Dorset, in southern England has been left facing a "major…
Mahnaz Mohammadi, a much talked-about filmmaker from Iran, recently earned the headlines in India after she sent a piece of her hair to a film festival held in the southern state of Kerala, the BBC reported. The 47-year-old could not travel to India last week to receive the Spirit of…
In a bizarre incident, a police officer in the northern Indian state of Haryana swallowed currency notes that he took as a bribe in a case related to theft of cattle, an issue common in many parts of the South Asian country, after a team of vigilance officials caught him…
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is down to its last four games, including the semi-finals and the big one, the final, on Sunday (18). On Tuesday (13), two-time champions Argentina will take on 2018 runners-up Croatia in the first semi-final while the next day (14), holders France will meet Morocco,…
The players' list for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is out and as per reports, 405 cricketers will go under the hammer in Kochi in the southern state of Kerala on December 23. According to reports, 369 players were shortlisted by 10 teams from the initial list of…
