Four years ago Africa was left without a representative in the World Cup last 16 for the first time since the round was introduced in 1986, but the response has been emphatic in Qatar. The 2022 tournament has seen two teams from the continent reach the knockout phase for only…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Friday, December 2, 2022: India will continue buying Russian oil and even seek for term contracts as sanctions allow purchases, given that Western services are not used, a source in the country's oil ministry said on Friday, Reuters…
An average voter turnout of 63.31 per cent was recorded in the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections in 89 seats held on Thursday (1), the Election Commission of India said on Friday (2) while announcing final figures. The turnout was lower than the 66.75 per cent recorded in…
Substitute Hwang Hee-chan scored the winner in injury time to rescue South Korea from the brink of World Cup elimination in a thrilling 2-1 victory over already-qualified Portugal on Friday. The Wolverhampton Wanderers' forward slipped in the winner in the 91st minute at Education City Stadium in Qatar to spark…
Norway is one of the partner countries that have participated in the ongoing Make in Odisha summit in Bhubaneswar, the state capital. Odisha offers minerals, energy and most importantly vast coastlines which is an added advantage for trade. https://twitter.com/Naveen_Odisha/status/1598346443269771264 "Odisha is growing more rapidly than average of India and the…
Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India on Friday (2) launched two seven seater sports utility vehicles -- GLB and EQB -- in the country priced between Rs 63.8 lakh (£63,862) and Rs 74.5 lakh (£74,573) (ex-showroom). The three trims of the GLB range are priced at Rs 63.8 lakh, Rs 66.8 lakh…
Describing India as a "strong partner" of the US, president Joe Biden on Friday (2) said he was looking forward to supporting his friend prime minister Narendra Modi during India's G20 presidency. India formally assumed the G20 Presidency on Thursday. "India is a strong partner of the US, and I…
South Korean YouTuber Hyojeong Park, who was allegedly molested by two men on a busy street in the Indian city of Mumbai earlier this week, met and thanked two individuals who posted the video of her harassment and helping the authorities to arrest the accused quickly. Of the two, Atharva…
Some villages in Nashik district of the western Indian state of Maharashtra have demanded that they should be included in the neighbouring state of Gujarat because they presently face apathy and lack of development, a local leader of the state's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) claimed on Friday (2). The demand…
Chicago-based Trading Technologies will double its manpower at resource centres in Pune and Ahmedabad in India over the next 12 months and plans to set up a sales office in Mumbai in 2024, according to a top company official. "Today, we have some 45 people in Pune and Ahmedabad. We…