- Monday, March 10, 2025
The size of the media and entertainment sector in India is likely to grow to over $100 billion (£92.5 billion) by 2030, secretary for information and broadcasting Apurva Chandra said on Tuesday (27). Addressing the inaugural session of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) Frames Fast Track…
Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday (27) said his government will back the bids of India and Japan for permanent member status at the UN Security Council. Wickremesinghe is currently in Japan to attend the state funeral of the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. During a meeting with…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from September 29 and lay the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth Rs 29,000 crore (£3.29 billion) in the state, according to a government statement on Tuesday (27). The Assembly election in Gujarat is slated to be…
Indian president Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a legislation of the northern state of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as "void ab initio" (having no legal effect from inception), thus making a marital relationship between a man and a girl…
Actor Hugh Jackman on Saturday (24) reacted to the emotional speech that tennis maestro Roger Federer made after playing his final competitive game and said the Swiss was "one of a kind" and "extraordinary man". The 53-year-old Australian born actor said after Federer spoke at the end of the match…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has visited Japan to attend the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who the former had held as his "dear friend". The two nations witnessed considerable deepening in the ties of the two Asian democracies under the leadership of Modi and Abe.…
India batter Virat Kohli on Sunday (25) played a crucial knock against T20 world champions Australia in the third match of the just concluded series at home to help his team clinch the series 2-1 after losing the first match. His 48-ball 63 saw India overcoming a challenging situation to…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is known for his frequent travel abroad and on Tuesday (27), the opposition Indian National Congress took a dig at him on the occasion of the World Tourism Day. The party tweeted that it "must be fun jet setting around the world" in his "expensive…
Google's head of public policy for India has resigned just five months after taking the job, two sources told Reuters, at a potentially critical time for the U.S. tech giant as it awaits the outcome of at least two antitrust cases in the country. The reasons for Archana Gulati's resignation…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (27) joined several leaders from across the world to pay tributes to late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at his state funeral in Tokyo. He paid floral tributes to the longest-serving Japanese premier who was assassinated during a campaign in Nara, Japan, on…
