• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

PM Modi slams opposition over ‘revdi culture’: What is India’s…

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (16) slammed those political parties of the country that resort to distributing "free revdi" (sweets) and said such culture needs to be eliminated from the country's politics. The 'free revdi' culture in India implies the electoral freebies that political parties often dole out…

Why the growing strength of US dollar against rupee is…

THE extent of fall in the value of the Indian rupee versus the US dollar has been lower in 2022 as compared to other major currencies. The US dollar index against six major currencies - euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, and the Swedish krona - has…

Virat Kohli posts cryptic tweet on eve of final England…

FORMER India captain Virat Kohli, who is going through an unusually long rough patch with the bat, is up against a barrage of criticism but the 33-year-old, who is known for his flamboyance, has tried to put up an unfazed demeanour. On Saturday (16), Kohli took to Twitter to share…

India economy & business news in brief for July 16:…

HERE are some news related to Indian economy and business for Saturday, July 16, 2022: India's HDFC Bank on Saturday said its net profit rose by 19 per cent year-on-year to Rs 9,196 crore (£973 million) for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, ANI reported. The bank's core net revenue…

India reduces jet fuel prices by 2.2% as global prices…

JET fuel (ATF) prices on Saturday (16) were reduced by 2.2 per cent by India's oil-marketing companies, reflecting a fall in international oil prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were cut by Rs 3,084.94 (£32.64) per kilolitre, or 2.2 per cent, to Rs 138,147.93 (£1,461.75) per kl, a price notification…

India deploys drones meant for food delivery business for flood…

IN a business-to-humanitarian aid shift, drones manufactured by India's drone start-up Garuda Aerospace that were meant for food delivery platform Swiggy's delivery trials, were recently used in the states of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh to reach food and other necessary drugs to people hit by their flood situation caused by…

Former India captain Ajay Jadeja blasts ‘experts’ advising Virat Kohli…

WHILE advice has flown in thick and fast for India batter Virat Kohli who has struggled to score enough runs for a long period now, former India captain Ajay Jadeja has slammed the critics saying things look much easier on television and opined that the struggling batter's problem doesn't lies…

Why India turned down Gotabaya Rajapaksa request for shelter Sri…

IT seems trouble is not ending anytime soon for former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. While he has been travelling from one country to another after protests in his own land turned serious, Rajapaksa has not found any long-term assurance from any of the nations that have given him temporary…

Air India bombing acquitted Ripudaman Singh Malik might have been…

WHILE the authorities are still in shock over the murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing case, the septuagenarian might have paid the price of praising Indian prime minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. According to a report by The Tribune which is…

Air India bombing acquitted Ripuadaman Singh Malik murder: Canada officials…

CANADA'S top homicide unit has unveiled a footage showing a white car which it claims was linked to the targeted murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Sikh man acquitted in the bombing of an Air India flight in 1985 that resulted in the death of many people. It also urged…