- Monday, March 10, 2025
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (30) ordered status quo on the Idgah Maidan in the southern city of Bengaluru, also called the country's information technology capital, which means no Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations would be held there on Wednesday (31). The top court said the issue raised in the…
The Narendra Modi government is looking to promote more than 10,000 startups in the next 5-6 years under the GENESIS programme, secretary of the country's ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) Alkesh Kumar Sharma said on Tuesday (30). Sharma also said he has not seen any startup running for…
Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (30) hit out at prime minister Narendra Modi alleging that he is "robbing" the common people to make his friends richer. Using the hashtag "#TwoIndias", the former Congress chief tweeted: "5 daily-wage earning Indians are committing suicide, every hour. Rs 85…
The Indian rupee notched its biggest one-day gain in a year on Tuesday (30) against a wobbly dollar as local equities saw a rush of foreign investor inflows. The partially convertible rupee surged 0.6 per cent to 79.45 in its best session since August 27, 2021. The currency had hit…
A robust order flow from foreign countries after two back-to-back slack seasons due to the Covid-19 pandemic is making creators of Durga idols in Kolkata happy, though the bookings are yet to reach the pre-coronavirus levels. The overseas orders increased three times compared to last year and 12 times the…
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in their opening match of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday (30). Shakib, a star all-rounder who is playing his 100th T20 international, returns to lead the team that has won just two of…
It was only a matter of time before China reacted to a reported campaign pledge made by British prime ministerial candidate Liz Truss classifying Beijing as a "threat" to national security. On Tuesday (30), China's belligerent state-run tabloid Global Times came up with a piece slamming Truss's plan. It cited…
Here are news in brief related to India politics for Tuesday, August 30, 2022: As many as 64 senior leaders of the Indian National Congress, including former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Tara Chand, have resigned from the party in support of veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad who quit…
German ambassador to India Phillip Ackermann on Tuesday (30) held his first press briefing in New Delhi where he termed China's claim on the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as 'outrageous '. "We should not forget that China claims Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of China, which is…
The Supreme Court of India, which saw a change of guard last week with Justice UU Lalit succeeding Justice NV Ramana as the chief justice, on Tuesday (30) drew curtains on a number of contempt petitions against the government of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and its officials arising…
