Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan presidency
Terry Gou, who founded Apple supplier Foxconn, said Monday he will run as an independent candidate in Taiwan’s presidential election, ending months of speculation. At a news conference, Gou criticised the governing Democratic Progressive Party, saying its policies have “brought Taiwan into the risk of war” with China, which claims the self-ruled island democracy as […]
Congress accuses Gujarat governmnet of excess payment of Rs 3,900 crore to Adani Power Mundra
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Congress chief Shaktisinh Gohil on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state of making an excess payment of Rs 3,900 crore to Adani Power Mundra Limited (APMuL) over five years under two power purchase agreements (PPA), an allegation the government denied. Gujarat government spokesperson and cabinet minister Rushikesh […]
Adani-Hindenburg row: SEBI’s inability to reach final conclusion ‘deeply worrying’, says Congress
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said stock market regulator SEBI’s inability to reach a conclusive finding on the allegations of round-tripping and money laundering by the Adani Group was ”deeply worrying”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has admitted this in its status report to the […]
India over the Moon as ISRO scripts history Chandrayaan-3 first spacecraft to land on lunar south pole
BENGALURU: India has reached where no nation has gone before. In a giant leap for its space programme, India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm on Wednesday, propelling the country to an exclusive club of four and making it the first country to land on the uncharted surface. […]
Aparna Enterprises commits Rs 150 crore to drive growth in FY24
NEW DELHI: Aparna Enterprises, India’s fastest growing building materials manufacturer, commits an investment of Rs 150 crore in FY24 to proliferate its business, and support its expansion to meet the industry’s escalating demand. This strategic commitment is a testament to the company’s unwavering dedication to delivering top-notch products and services that cater to the dynamic […]
Merlin Group launches Serenia – tallest residential address on Barrackpore Trunk Road
NEW DELHI: Merlin Group, the leading real estate conglomerate in Eastern India with footprints across the country and beyond the borders, has launched Serenia – The tallest residential condominium on Barrackpore Trunk Road, commonly known as BT Road, is a four- and six-lane trunk road in Kolkata metropolitan area, West Bengal, India. It connects Kolkata […]
Education in Ireland launches an integrated marketing campaign ‘Embrace the Emerald Isle
NEW DELHI: Education in Ireland, in its commitment to fostering strong educational ties between India and Ireland, has launched an integrated marketing campaign ‘Embrace the Emerald Isle: Unveiling Ireland’s Educational Excellence’ aimed at attracting a significant number of Indian students for the 2024-25 academic cycle. This comprehensive strategy by Education in Ireland, (the education arm […]
Over Rs 1,100 crore property tax collected in Delhi this quarter: Mayor
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has collected over Rs 1,110 crore as property tax in the April to June quarter, a surge of over 40 per cent from the same period the previous year, Mayor Shelly Oberoi said on Monday. However, the BJP said that the higher tax collection was due to […]
India under Narendra Modi has realised her potential, capabilities in 9-years: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: India has scripted a history in exports in the last two years both in terms of growth rate and absolute numbers with the shipments reaching at worth USD 500 billion in 2020-21 and USD 776 billion in 2022-23, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. India under Prime Minister […]
Birla Estates acquires 28.6-acre land parcel in Bengaluru
NEW DELHI: Birla Estates Private Limited, the real estate arm of the Aditya Birla Group housed under Century Textiles and Industries Limited, today announced that it has purchased 28.6-acre prime land parcel in the fast-developing micro-market of Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru. This strategic foray into South East Bengaluru market presents a lucrative opportunity for the company […]
ASK Property Fund raises over Rs 1500 crore
NEW DELHI: The real estate private equity arm of the ASK Group, ASK Property Fund (ASK), has closed its latest fund, Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund IV (RESOF IV) with corpus of Rs. 1,500 crore including co-investments from investors. This is the sixth real estate fund by ASK Property fund. The fund concentrates on the […]
After OLED, its Google TV; Panasonic expands its TV Portfolio in India
NEW DELHI: Panasonic Life Solutions India – a diversified technology company, today announced the launch of its new range of Google TVs. This follows the successful launch of OLEDs recently. The company plans to introduce a total of 23 new models of television powered by the Google TV platform. The latest range of Google TVs, […]
Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden appointed by President Joe Biden as his Domestic Policy Advisor
WASHINGTON: Indian-American public policy expert Neera Tanden has been named by US President Joe Biden as his Domestic Policy Advisor to help him craft and implement his domestic policy agenda, making her the first Asian-American to lead any of the three major White House policy councils in history. Tanden, 52, replaces Susan Rice as Biden’s […]
White House meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
The White House is hosting CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally. Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps such as ChatGPT capturing the public’s fancy, sparking a […]
Femina Miss India 2023 -1st Runner-Up Shreya Poonja receives warm welcome at IGI airport
NEW DELHI: Delhi girl Shreya Poonja(22) , who was recently crowned as Femina Miss India 2023- 1st Runner-Up, received a warm welcome at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi today. The beauty pageant finale was held in Imphal, Manipur. Shreya’s family, her mother Bharti Poonja , and father Sanjay Poonja, her relatives, friends, and neighbours […]
Congress raises questions over Dharavi project rebidding, asks if tender conditions changed to benefit Adani
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Maharashtra government’s Dharavi project rebidding ”deliberately excluded” the previous winner, and asked if the tender conditions were changed to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ”favourite business group” Adani. The opposition led by the Congress has been seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe after the Hindenburg Research […]