NEW DELHI: Indian electronic company BPL Group founder T P Gopalan Nambiar passed away on Thursday, according to family sources. Prime Narendra Modi condoled his death calling him “a pioneering innovator and industrialist.”“Shri TPG Nambiar Ji was a pioneering innovator and industrialist, who was a strong votary of making India economically strong. Pained by his…
Ramsar sites are the global tag for protected wetlands of international importance. NEW DELHI: India, which increased its number of Ramsar sites — the global tag for protected wetlands of international importance — from 26 to 85 in the past 10 years, will soon take this number to 100.An announcement to this effect was made…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that one person had died in the state due to Cyclone Dana, while the administration had evacuated around 2.16 lakh people from low-lying areas. “Only one person died in this natural disaster. The man died at his residence while conducting some cable-related work. It…
The director of the IMF Asia Pacific department, Krishna Srinivasan, revealed that India will continue to be the world’s fastest-growing economy, as long as the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals remain strong.In an interview on Tuesday, he told PTI, “India is expected to remain the fastest-growing economy in the world. We project growth at seven percent in…
The Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, experienced notable declines on Tuesday, driven largely by major stocks like Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank. The Sensex fell 930.55 points, closing at 80,220.72, while the Nifty50 dropped 309 points to finish at 24,472.10. The rupee also weakened against the US dollar, hitting its lowest-ever closing…
Former UK minister Kemi Badenoch, who is the leading candidate to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party chief and opposition leader, has said that she blocked the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) due to demands for additional visas, according to UK media reports. The shadow minister of Nigerian heritage suggested that one of the reasons…
