- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Sushmita Shukla, an Indian-origin veteran of the insurance industry, has been appointed as first vice president and chief operating officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, making her the second-ranking officer at the prominent institution. The appointment was approved by the board of governors of the Federal Reserve…
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his country is ready to play its part in revitalising the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to tap the vast potential of the region. His remarks came on Thursday (8) on the occasion of the SAARC Charter Day. [caption id="attachment_135696"…
Indian high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami has become the first Indian diplomat to present his credentials to King Charles III, in a ceremony steeped in tradition and involving a classic horse-drawn carriage riding through the streets of London to Buckingham Palace. [caption id="attachment_139707" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Indian high commissioner…
A top American counter-terrorism official is set to visit New Delhi for the US-India Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group's annual meeting next week that will review regional and global terrorist threat assessments and initiatives to strengthen law enforcement and judicial partnerships. Acting coordinator for counter-terrorism Timothy Betts travels to Japan,…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of the northern Indian city-state of Delhi, might not have produced the result it would have liked in the recently held elections in the two states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, but yet it could do enough to…
India's largest winemaker Sula Vineyards is heading to the stock market, betting on the diversifying tastebuds of a booming urban middle class in a country that has long favoured strong liquor. Wine makes up less than one percent of India's massive alcohol market, with spirits the overwhelming drink of choice…
Indian road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday (9) said Tesla chief Elon Musk is welcome in India only if his company is ready to manufacture in the country. Speaking at an event Agenda AajTak in New Delhi, Gadkari said, “Elon Musk is welcome in India. However, it…
In a shocking incident, a 34-year-old man allegedly murdered his 30-year-old wife for refusing to have sex with him twice in one night, The Times of India reported. According to the daily, the incident has happened in Amroha district of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The man allegedly strangled…
Global news outlets have widely reported on the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Indian state of Gujarat where prime minister Narendra Modi led a campaign to a record win on his home turf. On Thursday (8), the ruling BJP recorded a historic win in Gujarat,…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, December 8, 2022: India has come up with a Rs 2.44 trillion (£24.2 billion) plan to set up transmission lines to link renewable generation, as it seeks to nearly triple its clean-power capacity in another eight years,…
