- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Only two steps away from the ultimate glory, India cannot afford to put a foot wrong as they square off against a formidable England on a tricky Adelaide Oval track in the T20 World Cup semifinal on Thursday (10). While the Men in Blue have had better performances in the…
Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, who was part of the Supreme Court benches that delivered several landmark verdicts including the Ayodhya land dispute case, was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India on Wednesday (9). President Droupadi Murmu administered him the oath at a brief ceremony held at the…
There are 2.49 lakh (0.249 million) voters aged above 100 in India, the country's chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said in the western city of Pune on Wednesday (9). Besides, 1.80 crore (18 million) voters are over 80 years of age, Kumar said after flagging off a bicycle rally in…
Six people were killed in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck western Nepal in the early hours Wednesday, causing tremors as far away as New Delhi, authorities said. The epicentre was near the Nepalese municipality of Dipayal, 340 kilometres (210 miles) west of Kathmandu at a depth of 15 km at…
Currency with the public in India has jumped to a new high of Rs 30.88 lakh crore (328 billion) as of October 21, illustrating that cash usage is still robust even six years after the demonetisation move. At Rs 30.88 lakh crore, the currency with the public is 71.84 per…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Tuesday, November 8, 2022: India will "benefit" from the proposed price cap on oil, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen has said, arguing that the US does not want Russia to "profit unduly" from the war by enjoying prices…
India's G20 presidency will be an opportunity for it to share its expertise with the world in areas of women empowerment, democracy and digital technologies, prime minister Narendra Modi said in New Delhi on Tuesday (8) after unveiling the logo, theme and the website for the upcoming tenure. The prime…
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS India), which is a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, is set to invest Rs 60,000 crore (£6.3 billion) to better the production capacity of its Hazira plant in the western Indian state of Gujarat. It currently produces nine million tonnes per annum (MTPA)…
Aurobindo Pharma units are recalling different products in the US market for manufacturing lapses, as per the US health regulator. According to the latest Enforcement Report by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), New Jersey-based Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc is recalling 9,504 bottles of Quinapril and Hydrochlorothiazide tablets. The…
India will carry on buying Russian oil because it helps the country, India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday (8) after meeting his Russian counterpart for the fifth time in the current year. He added that the two countries were expanding their trade ties. Jaishankar is currently visiting…
