- Sunday, March 09, 2025
Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Saturday said some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were required, hinting at further reversals from prime minister Liz Truss as the latter battles to survive after just over a month into her term, Reuters reported. Trying to appease financial markets…
India's largest private lender HDFC Bank on Saturday (15) reported a 20% rise in net profit in the September quarter of this financial year, buoyed by higher loan growth and rise in other income. Net profit rose to 106.05 billion rupees, beating estimates. Analysts had expected a profit of 105.97…
General chit-chats about families and cars are how players from India and Pakistan defuse the hype that surrounds a contest between the bitter neighbours, rival captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam said on Saturday. Bilateral cricket between the arch-rivals remains suspended, thanks to their soured political relation, and emotions run…
A clinical India hammered Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final of the women's Asia Cup at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on Saturday (15) to lift their seventh title in eight editions. Nothing went right for the islanders, who won the semi-final against Pakistan by…
Police went on high alert after intelligence inputs from the southern Indian state of Telangana warned that the Popular Front of India (PFI), an Islamic outfit which the Indian government banned last month, was preparing to attack Hindu groups in Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, two other southern states. Telangana intelligence…
US President Joe Biden has said Pakistan is “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as it has “nuclear weapons without cohesion”. He made the remarks while addressing a Democratic Party congressional campaign committee reception on Thursday. “… And what I think is maybe one of the most…
Two influential American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives that urges the US President to recognise the atrocities committed against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus by the Pakistani armed forces in 1971 as a genocide. Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Seve Chabot introduced the resolution in…
With the future of the much-anticipated free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK suddenly finding itself in a spot, Indian external affairs minister Subrahmayam Jaishankar on Friday (14) spoke to his British counterpart James Cleverly over phone wherein the two discussed ways to not only add momentum to…
Emphasising on reforms in the judicial system, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (15) said laws should be written in simple and regional languages so that even the poorest of poor can understand the new legislation. Addressing the inaugural session of All India Conference of Law Ministers and Secretaries…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Friday, October 14, 2022: In a measure aimed at deepening financial inclusion, prime minister Narendra Modi will dedicate 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation on October 16 at 11 am via video-conferencing, Asian News International reported.…
