- Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
VAUGHAN GETHING, the first minister of Wales, joined an event of the Indian government to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colour and love, at Cardiff Castle on Sunday, April 28. The 50-year-old, who took the office in March succeeded Mark Drakeford, enjoyed the occasion and was drenched in bright…
WEEKS after a firing incident took place outside his residence in the western Indian city of Mumbai, veteran Bollywood actor Salman Khan flew to London recently and pictures of his visit were shared on social media by Barry Gardiner MP. The 58-year-old actor was seen conversing with the British parliamentarian…
KEY KNOCKS by Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw helped Punjab Kings to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the IPL on Wednesday (1). Chasing 163 for victory, Punjab depended on Bairstow's 46 and 43 by Rossouw to achieve victory with 13 balls to spare at…
THE race to pick the new mayor of London intensified 48 hours before the election on May 2 with a poll showing incumbent Sadiq Khan taking a lean lead over Susan Hall. In fact, Khan's lead over his Conservative opponent was at its narrowest since their campaigns began. According to…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Wednesday, May 1, 2024: The Vedanta Group is aiming to invest $20 billion (£16 billion) across all its businesses in India over the next four years, its chairman Anil Agarwal said on Wednesday. The group will sell the steel…
