- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
HERE are some news related to India's economy and business for Friday, July 29, 2022: The marathon auction for the 5G spectrum came to an end on Friday with the Indian government receiving bids worth Rs 1,49,855 crore (£15.5 billion/$18.8 billion) after 23 rounds of bidding, Asian News International reported.…
LAUDING those who are actively working to protect the tigers, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (29) informed that India has at present 52 tiger reserves and that innovative measures are being undertaken to involve local communities in tiger protection. He said this on the occasion of the International…
THE Indian women's hockey team opened their campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham with a solid 5-0 win against Ghana on Friday (29). Gurjit Kaur (3', 39') scored a brace in the match while Neha (28'), Sangita Kumari (36'), and Salima Tete (56') also scored a goal each…
ONGC Videsh and Indian Oil Corporation are reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in a project of Tullow Oil Plc in Kenya worth $3.4 billion, Bloomberg reported citing informed sources. The transaction’s value may range between $2 billion and $3 billion, the sources said on the condition of anonymity…
INDIA is among the biggest economies in the world and is now joining the league of global financial centres like the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore, prime minister Narendra Modi said in Gandhinagar, the capital of the western state of Gujarat where he is on a two-day visit,…
HERE are some political news from India for Friday, July 29, 2022: Indian opposition parliamentarian Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday tendered an apology to the country's president, Droupadi Murmu, over his controversial "Rashtrapatni" remark made on Thursday (28). "I am writing to express my regret for having mistakenly used an…
WHILE India have bagged their third successive international series in white-ball cricket and all on foreign soil, it is the off form of their star batter Virat Kohli which continues to dominate discussions about the game. Fans are now eager to see whether he is picked for the upcoming short…
A GUTSY half-century by Ashleigh Gardner and a solid cameo from Grace Harris, backed by an outstanding spell by Jess Jonassen, helped Australia stage a comeback to register a three-wicket win over India in their campaign opener T20I match at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday (29).…
WITH more Indians salivating for chocolate, cocoa import to the South Asian nation has seen a sharp growth as sluggish production of beans has failed to cater to the rising demand of indulgence. According to a report by Moneycontrol, chocolates are fast replacing traditional sweets, thanks to a change in…
INDIA'S inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) scaled an all-time high of more than Rs 6.3 lakh crore (£62.5 billion) in fiscal year 2021-22, the country's ministry of commerce and industry said on Friday (29). In an official release, the ministry said, "India has received its highest ever FDI inflow of…
