- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
INDIA'S external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday (19) said in an all-party meeting held in New Delhi that the country's southern neighbour Sri Lanka is facing "a very serious crisis" that makes India naturally worried. He also dismissed suggestions that a similar situation could arise in India. Besides Jaishankar,…
RUSSIA is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the U.S. dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions. Russia has been hit by a slew of sanctions from…
INDIA'S importers including of crude oil, commodities, chemicals and electrical machinery, besides business travellers and students studying abroad have been hit hard following a sharp depreciation of rupee against the dollar this year. The rupee has depreciated over seven per cent against dollar this year. ALSO READ: No magic wand…
WHILE economic experts were not feeling too convinced over the government's assurance over the tumbling Indian rupee, an economist at the Societe Generale, France, said recently that there is no magic wand to address the currency's fall. In an interview with Moneycontrol News, Kunal Kumar Kundu said about the rupee,…
INDIA'S Jet Airways is near a deal to buy 50 A220 jets from Airbus, two people familiar with the matter said. The airline's board was expected to meet on Monday to finalise the deal. "We are in an advanced stage of discussions with lessors and OEMs (manufacturers) for aircraft, and…
A MAN from Pakistan was held on the Indian side of the border for allegedly plotting to kill Nupur Sharma, a now suspended leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for making controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad on a television debate in May. Anand Sharma, the superintendent of police…
SOLAR energy, infrastructure, military cooperation and startup ecosystem are four critical areas where India can be a valuable partner to African nations, Indian commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday (19). The trade between India and African countries has been pretty balanced with exports of trade and services…
A HIGH-RANKED police officer in the northern Indian state of Haryana was on Tuesday (19) killed by a mining mafia after he had gone to conduct a raid on receiving a tip-off about alleged illegal mining. Surendra Singh, the deputy superintendent of police of Tauru in the Nuh district of…
JAMES Anderson, the old England warhorse who has taken most number of Test wickets on Planet Earth as a pace bowler, has an insatiable hunger when it comes to challenging India batter Virat Kohli. The 39-year-old, who returned to the Three Lions' Test side in the rescheduled fifth match of…
A SENIOR official posted in Sri Lanka sustained grievous injuries in an unprovoked assault, the Indian High Commission here said on Tuesday (19) as it urged its nationals to remain aware of the latest developments in the island nation and plan their movements and activities accordingly. While it was first…
