China’s Xiaomi wants to create global manufacturing hub in India
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is planning to boost its presence in India by building three new facilities there. When it meets growing local demand, the firm may use India’s production…
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Indian economy finally returns to growth, beating Covid-driven recession
Asia’s third-largest economy, India, managed to exit recession in the last three months of 2020, consolidating its recovery from the historic economic slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. India’s real…
India and China discuss troop pullback in disputed territory a day after Kashmir border ceasefire agreement
India and China have announced that they engaged in discussions over a further reduction in the presence of troops along the Line of Actual Control, where the countries experienced rising…
Indian newspapers demand 85% ad revenue share from tech giant
India’s newspapers have joined the offensive against Google, urging it to raise the ad revenue share for publishers to 85 percent. The tech giant has recently faced demands to pay…
COVID-19 cases across globe up by over 421,000 in past day – WHO
More than 421,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 112.2 million, the World Health…
India introduces strict new rules on social media companies in battle on ‘double standards’
The Indian government announced new regulations on social media giants, which will come into force in three months, as part of its campaign to tackle the “double standards” of these…
Suzuki Motor chairman to retire after over 40 years at helm
Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki will retire after leading the Japanese automaker for more than 40 years and transforming it into a global player with an overwhelming dominance in…
India and Pakistan agree to stop firing across disputed Kashmir border in move towards ‘sustainable peace’
The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGsMO) of Indian and Pakistan have announced that they agreed to stop firing across the Kashmir border in an attempt to secure sustainable peace…
After the West refused to provide Ukraine with Covid-19 vaccines, Kiev’s long wait finally over as 500k doses arrive from India
The first shipment of Indian-made doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has arrived in Ukraine, ending months of waiting after Kiev failed to obtain jabs from the West. The country’s…
Natural gas is driving decarbonization in India
India is on course to become the world’s largest energy consumer, and Prime Minister Modi is now making natural gas the centerpiece of the nation’s energy plans. “Come and invest…