India's deployment of a direct cash transfer scheme and other similar social welfare programmes is a "logistical marvel", the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday (12). "From India, there is a lot to learn. There is a lot to learn from some other examples around the world. We have…
While there were reports that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi could visit the UK to finalise the much-debated trade with the European nation, it now seems that it is now off the table. Media reports in both India and the UK reported that the Indian prime minister planned to visit…
Shafali Verma's knock of 42 followed by Deepti Sharma's three-wicket haul guided India to a 74 runs win over Thailand in the semifinal of the ongoing Women's Asia Cup 2022 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on Thursday (13). With the win, India have made their eighth…
Here are news related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, October 12, 2022: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran on Tuesday said the conglomerate does not have any plans to have a 5G offering for consumers. He said the group, which exited its consumer-facing telecom service due to losses a…
China's ruling Communist Party is set to slide back to its founder Mao Zedong's era soon as president Xi Jinping is set to break the decades-old 10-year term rule to cling in power and perhaps for life, amid mounting pressure from the US-led West against Beijing's aggressive quest to become…
When everyone is slowing down in terms of economic growth, India has not remained unimpacted, but is doing better and is in a relatively bright spot compared to other countries, a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday (11). Just look at the global conjuncture right now, which…
India will host the opening day's deliberations of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on October 28 at Mumbai's iconic Taj Palace Hotel which was one of the targets of the horrific 26/11 terror attacks nearly 14 years ago. The meeting of the top UN panel on October 29 will…
Here are news in brief related to Indian politics for Wednesday, October 12, 2022: JP Nadda, the national president of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday flagged off the 'Gaurav Yatra' (March of Pride) from the temple town of Bahucharaji in Mehsana district of the western Indian state…
A month after protesting against The Guardian over its allegedly biased coverage of the Leicester violence in September, members of the Hindu community in the UK are now gearing up for yet another similar protest, this time against the BBC. The allegation is the same: Peddling an anti-Hindu agenda and…
The Indian government on Wednesday (12) formed a four-member panel of experts to examine the details and adverse event reports received from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia being linked potentially to the four made-in-India cough syrups, official sources here said. They…