- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
DEBUTANT Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha showed grit and determination with the bat to help India fight back in the first Test against New Zealand in the second session of the fourth day of the first Test at Green Park, Kanpur, on Sunday (28). The hosts were reduced to…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (28) praised the progress of start-ups across the country and said that in their era, India is leaving a global footprint as the sector is witnessing record investment every year. He said India is leading the way in the world of start-ups. Modi,…
HOLDING companies of Vedanta Limited have raised $800 million (£600 million) by pledging shares in the company, Press Trust of India reported citing a stock-exchange filing. Promoter group firms pledged rupees 242.6 crore (£24 million) or 65.18 per cent shareholding in Vedanta Limited in three-facility agreements to raise the money,…
INDIA'S overall sex ratio (women per thousand men) has improved to please the experts but there is also a concern and it is the low sex ratio at birth. While the country has 1,020 women for every 1,000 men, the choice for girl child remains less. The sex ratio at…
INDIA must alter its current trajectory substantially if it aims to deliver on prime minister Narendra Modi’s climate targets by 2030, Fitch Solutions on Friday (26) said. Modi said at the recently held COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, that India will raise its non-fossil fuel power-generation capacity to 500…
HSBC India on Thursday (25) launched India’s first credit card manufactured from recycled PVC plastic. It said the roll-out is part of a new programme started by HSBC Group to introduce sustainable cards across all its locations in the world to support its global commitments to sustainability and a net-zero…
INDIA has received an invitation to the “Summit of Democracies” which is being convened by US president Joe Biden, sources told Asian News International in New Delhi on Friday (26), adding that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is likely to take part in the event virtually. “We have received an…
INDIA'S Tata Group is in talks with three South Indian states to invest up to $300 million (£225 million) to build a semiconductor assembly and test unit, two informed sources said. The plan is part of the conglomerate’s push into high-tech manufacturing, Reuters said in an exclusive report. Tata is…
THE match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, last month might not have made the Indian supporters happy but the International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed on Thursday (25) that commercial interests were more than elated with the game as it…
INDIA will resume scheduled international flights from December 15 after a coronavirus-induced suspension that lasted almost 21 months, the country’s civil aviation ministry said on Friday (25). However, 14 countries have been barred and they are the UK, France, Germany, Finland, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, New Zealand, the…
