- Monday, May 05, 2025
THE states of India are expected to borrow a whopping Rupees 2.12 lakh crore (£22.3 billion) via bonds in the July-September period, the country’s central bank said on Friday (1). The states are scheduled to raise Rs 62,640 crore (£6.59 billion) in July, Rs 81,582 crore (£8.58 billion) in August…
INDIA and China might have agreed to the proposal of the Group of Seven (G7) countries to set a price cap for Russian oil but according to experts, the agreement would not be feasible because of difficulties of compliance. Financial analyst Mikhail Belyayev told Russian news agency TASS on Wednesday…
FORMER Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, who is currently serving as the speaker of the island-nation’s parliament called the People’s Majlis, on Thursday (30) said that the country will have a major dependency on marital neighbour India in the future as well. Speaking in the fifth episode of ‘Ask Speaker’ show…
INDIAN finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (1) said the Narendra Modi government will review every fortnight the new taxes levied on crude, diesel and ATF (aviation turbine fuel) based on international prices. She said these are "extraordinary times" and oil prices are internationally unbridled. "We do not want to…
AIR India, which saw a change of ownership in recent times, has complained to AI Asset Holding Limited over an alleged deterioration of ground-handling services provided by Air India Airport Services Limited (AIASL) to the carrier’s flights, India Today reported. The letter was sent to Vikram Dev Dutt, chairman and…
INDIA'S stand-in Jasprit Bumrah, who was leading the national side for the first time ever, sprung a surprise on Friday (1) by sending middle-order better Cheteshwar Pujara to open the innings with Shubman Gill after England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and invited the visitors to bat in the…
THE death toll in the landslide that hit an under-construction railway site in north-eastern Indian state of Manipur rose to 14 on Friday (1) while many were still feared trapped in the rubble, officials said. The tragedy took place in the intervening night of Wednesday (29) and Thursday (30) in…
WHILE the rebel faction of the Shiv Sena joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a new government in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Thursday (30), the focus has now shifted to the future of the outfit. Eknath Shinde, who led the group of rebels…
THE Supreme Court of India on Friday (1) slammed Nupur Sharma, the suspended official of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying she was responsible for igniting tension across the country with her remarks on Prophet Muhammad and that she should “apologise to the whole country”. “The way she has…
THE Pakistan National Information Technology Board (NITB), which works for digital empowerment of the common people of the country, has warned about a possible shutdown of mobile and internet services across the nation amid severe power outages. In a tweet, the NITB said, “Telecom operators in Pakistan have warned about…
