- Thursday, February 27, 2025
THE stage is set for the return of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the western Indian state of Maharasthra with Uddhav Thackeray resigning as chief minister shortly after the country's Supreme Court declined to stay the floor test called by state governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in a special…
HERE are some news in brief from India for Wednesday, June 29, 2022: Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Maharashtra chief minister: Soon after the Supreme Court of India gave its nod to a floor test in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday, battling chief minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that he is resigning…
SEAMER Jasprit Bumrah is set to become the first fast bowler in 35 years to lead Indian Test team in the rescheduled 'fifth Test' against England as regular captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the game after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time on Wednesday (29).…
MINUTES after the Supreme Court of India gave its go ahead to floor test in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday (29), the state's chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray, announced that he is resigning from his post. "I am resigning as the chief minister," Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray announced. He also announced…
GEERT Wilders, the right-wing parliamentarian from the Netherlands who has backed Nupur Sharma, a former leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad that saw a backlash from the Muslim world, spoke out over the gruesome murder of a Hindu tailor in the…
THE Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (29) reserved the decision on the plea filed by Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu challenging Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's direction to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to hold the floor test on Thursday (30). The apex court will pronounce its order at…
WITH its fate hanging in balance, the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi or Maharahstra Development Front) government of Maharashtra on Wednesday (29) approved the renaming of Aurangabad city as Sambhajinagar and that of Osmanabad city as Dharashiv. The decision of renaming the historical city of Maharashtra came at a cabinet meeting…
THE UK government on Wednesday (29) announced a partnership with leading businesses in India to offer 75 fully funded scholarships for Indian students to study in the UK from September, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of India's Independence. The programmes on offer include Chevening scholarships for a one-year Master's…
A DAY after his son Akash Ambani was appointed as the chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, suggesting an unfolding succession plan in one of India’s frontline business families, Isha Ambani was set to be named as the chairman of the Reliance conglomerate’s retail unit. According to a report by Bloomberg,…
HERE are some business news from India for Wednesday, June 29, 2022: Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha set to head Reliance Retail: A day after his son Akash Ambani was appointed as the chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani’s promotion followed as she was set to be…
