• Sunday, May 19, 2024

Apple records strong double-digit growth in India: ‘Incredibly exciting market’

APPLE CEO Tim Cook on Friday (3) said the company grew strong double-digit in India, clinching a new March quarter revenue record amid an "incredibly exciting market". Describing India market as a "major focus", Cook said Apple is working on the entire ecosystem from developer to the market to operations,…

London mayoral poll: Winner may be announced on May 4

THE residents of London will have to wait for more hours after voting to elect the city's next mayor concluded on Thursday (2). The ballots cast by the people for the mayor, London Assembly Constituency members and London Assembly members will be verified and counted two days after the polling,…

EXCLUSIVE: Not many BJP leaders understand Punjab history, says Naresh…

WHILE the Indian general elections of 2024 are largely being projected as a battle between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), there are also parties that are not in either camp and…

IPL: Hyderabad stun table-toppers Rajasthan by 1-run defeat

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD stole an unlikely one-run victory over table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in a tense Indian Premier League encounter on Thursday. Needing two off the final ball, Rajasthan's Rovman Powell missed a full toss and was trapped in front of the wicket by India international Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The right-arm swing bowler,…

India’s Congress picks Rahul Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli…

THE Indian opposition Indian National Congress arrived at a decision about its candidates from the two key constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on the 11th hour on Friday (3), hours before the deadline for filing nominations ended. It was decided that former…

India economy & business news in brief for May 2:…

HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Thursday, May 2, 2024: Bharat Biotech on Thursday asserted that its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin is safe and devoid of any side-effects amid AstraZeneca's admission that Covishield could cause complications in rare cases. In a statement, the company stated that…

Poll-bound Biden says ‘xenophobia’ behind India, China’s economic woes

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, who will seek his re-election in the country's presidential election in November, on Wednesday (1) courted controversy by remarking "xenophobia" from China to Japan and India is hurting their growth, Reuters reported. The octogenarian leader said this while arguing that migration has been good for the…

Pakistan’s ex-minister praised Rahul Gandhi under Modi pressure: Opposition leader

IN A bizarre turn of events, a leader of India's opposition Indian National Congress has claimed that prime minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) put pressure on a former minister in the neighbouring Pakistan to praise his party's leader Rahul Gandhi so that they could benefit from…

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar breaks silence on India ignoring explosive…

THE Indian selectors' decision to ignore Rinku Singh, a hard-hitting middle-order batter, for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States has been criticised in various quarters. Chief Indian selector Ajit Agarkar on Thursday (2) faced the media along with captain Rohit Sharma at the…

Did Australia expel Indian spies? Canberra sidesteps reports

THE government of Australia has emphasized its strong relationship with New Delhi, notwithstanding reports that two Indian spies were expelled from its soil in 2020. In 2021, the chief of Australia's intelligence acknowledged that foreign agents were operating on his country's soil the preceding year, but stopped short of revealing their…

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