The Asia Cup begins on Saturday (27) with top cricketers including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and India superstar Virat Kohli in action in the United Arab Emirates. AFP Sport picks five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia…
Jere are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Wednesday, August 24, 2022: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday lifted business restrictions imposed on American Express Banking Corp, citing satisfactory compliance demonstrated by the entity to RBI rules, Moneycontrol reported. The firm has complied with…
Here are news in brief related to India politics for Wednesday, August 24, 2022: The Nitish Kumar-Tejashwi Yadav government of the eastern state of Bihar has won the trust vote on the floor of the state assembly, days after the Janata Dal United (JD-U) walked out of its alliance with…
The win at Old Trafford on Monday (22) was fulfilling but for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, there is no room for complacency. The Red Devils' 2-1 win over Liverpool after two disappointing losses, including the 0-4 against Brentford, not only showed signs of a revival but also made…
The ongoing sluggish economic growth in the US is expected to continue through the end of 2023 as moderate gains in consumer spending and government purchases are offset by a significant decline in construction activities, global business intelligence solution firm S&P Global Market Intelligence said in an analysis. The GDP…
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz plans to take pole position in India's luxury electric vehicle (EV) market, its country head told Reuters, helping cement its title as the top-selling luxury car brand and keep ahead of rival Tesla. In India, Mercedes-Benz will launch three new electric cars this year, be the first…
India's Tata Sons will likely have to make a provision of Rs 26 billion (£276.1 million) as accumulated losses for low-cost carrier AirAsia India , which it's seeking to absorb into unit Air India and merge with Air India Express, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday (24). Earlier this year,…
The visiting IMF delegation and President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (24) began crucial talks to finalise a bailout package and secure a staff-level agreement for the cash-strapped country and analysed Sri Lanka's current economic crisis. Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948 which…
Former India cricketer VVS Laxman has been named as India's interim head coach for the upcoming Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the absence of Rahul Dravid, who has been ruled out due to Covid-19 infection. Laxman, who played for India between 1996 and 2012 and was…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok early next month, Russia's state-owned media reported on Wednesday, citing a source in the Indian embassy in Moscow. The seventh EEF will be held on September 5-8 in Vladivostok. Modi "will…