- Monday, February 24, 2025
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Friday, April 5, 2024: Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in India are likely to go up by 66 per cent this year after nearly doubling in 2023 as state subsidies boost demand and supporting infrastructure emerges across the country.…
THE 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has started on a note which is far from happy for Mumbai Indians (MI). While reports have suggested that the franchise's dressing room is not in a cohesive mood under the new captain, Hardik Pandya, the five-time champions' performance on the…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi, who has expressed confidence in winning the upcoming national election in the country starting April 19, has set an ambitious goal of approximately doubling the nation's economy and exports within this decade, Reuters has reported after witnessing a government document. During election rallies in run-up…
INDIA'S ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday (5) tore into the opposition Indian National Congress after the latter released its manifesto for the upcoming general elections for allegedly using pictures from foreign countries such as the United States and Thailand. Sudhanshu Trivedi, senior national spokesperson of the Hindu nationalist…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday (5) clarified that the recent remarks made by Krishnamurthy Subramanian, its executive director, about India's growth figures doesn't represent the body's views and were made in his role as the country's representative at the IMF. "The views conveyed ...by Mr. Subramanian were in…
WITH the summer in India turning ruthless, those working outdoors for their daily living are finding life hard. Among them are traffic policemen who have to brave the blazing sun the entire day to ensure that the civilians' life is not thrown out of gear. For most, it is a…
TWO labour unions of India's Air India have thrown their weight behind the protesting pilots of Vistara, who have raised serious concerns over issues such as revision of salary. They have even alleged that the pilots were being treated as "bonded labourers" and that the human resources department issued them…
MORE than two million people with Asian roots in the US were spending days in poverty in 2022, a new study by Pew Research Center has said. Data from the US Census Bureau have shown that one out of every 10 Asian Americans live in poverty. However, Indian-Americans are doing…
A MAN in his early 40s has been executed in the US for killing two persons, including an Indian national, in Oklahoma. He had fatally shot the duo 22 years ago. The deceased Indian, 24 then, was in the US to receive education and was described as a "smart young…
PUNJB KINGS (PBKS) on Thursday (4) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by three wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to go up the points table. Two uncapped Indian players -- Shashank Singh (61 not out off 29 balls) and Ashutosh Sharma (31…
