Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, at the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India keeps global crude prices affordable by buying oil from Russia, India’s energy minister said. “The world is grateful to India for buying Russian … Read more
Investors who followed a ‘stock tip’ given by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the floor of the Parliament six months ago are now laughing their way to the bank. Since Modi’s speech on August 10 telling investors to “daav laga dijiye” or bet on PSU stocks, at least 22 of them have … Read more
India has a new aspiring middle class of 250 million people who will fuel growth, also in the mobility sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address at the inaugural edition of the Bharat Mobility Show, adding that automobile and auto component makers have a big role to play in realising their needs and … Read more
Workers assemble mobile phones at a Dixon Technologies factory in Noida, India, on Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India could clock up to 8% annual GDP growth for several years as it focuses on boosting its manufacturing capabilities, a key government minister told CNBC on Thursday. “Every sector of the economy … Read more
Shares of select renewable energy stocks jumped up to 19% on Tuesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana on Monday as India celebrated the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya Ram Mandir.The gains were led by Borosil Renewables which soared up to 19 and hit its 52-week high of Rs 602 on the … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a controversial Hindu temple Monday that was built on the ruins of a razed historic mosque — a political triumph for the populist leader who is seeking to transform the country from a secular democracy into a Hindu state. The temple, dedicated to Hinduism’s Lord Ram, sits on a … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday that a transparent system put in by his government, its honest efforts and emphasis on people’s participation have led to nearly 25 crore people being lifted out of poverty in the last nine years. Nobody could have thought that poverty in India can decline but the poor has … Read more
India plans to announce an extension to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship federal housing scheme in next month’s budget and an increase in available subsidies for low-cost housing loans, three sources said, ahead of elections this year. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will present an interim budget on Feb. 1, is likely to raise allocations … Read more
The Congress stands with the people of Manipur and wants to make the state peaceful and harmonious again, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said on Monday as he interacted with the people on the second day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Starting the yatra this morning in a custom-made Volvo bus, Gandhi also walked … Read more
Kicking off the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motors announced its intent to invest Rs 3,200 crore in a new production line in the existing Gujarat plant and Rs 35,000 crore towards a second plant in the state. Suzuki Motors’ President Toshihiro Suzuki said that the company will roll out the first electric vehicle … Read more
