In India, US has a friend: VP JD Vance

IANS | April 22, 2025 9:06 PM

Jaipur, April 22 (IANS) US Vice President J.D. Vance said on Tuesday reflected on the economic challenges faced by manufacturing communities in the US in the last few years.

Hindenburg saga: How ‘Operation Zeppelin’ helped Adani Group make boldest comeback in corporate history

IANS | April 22, 2025 5:57 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Hindenburg Research, which formally announced it was shutting down its operations in January this year after making a scathing yet failed attack on the Adani Group, faced a bold comeback by one of India's largest conglomerates, which involved a clandestine investigation to uncover the inner workings of the research firm and expose those backing it.

PM Modi begins Saudi Arabia visit, receives rousing welcome in Jeddah

IANS | April 22, 2025 4:02 PM

Jeddah, April 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome at the Jeddah airport on Tuesday afternoon as he began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, his third to the Kingdom after his previous visits in 2016 and 2019, at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.

FM Sitharaman invites global CEOs, investors to join India’s growth story

IANS | April 22, 2025 11:06 AM

San Francisco, April 22 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met global CEOs, pension fund managers and other institutional investors here, and discussed the opportunity for collaboration in the domain of energy and sustainability, the Rs 1 lakh crore ($12 billion) corpus private sector–driven research, development, and innovation scheme, and GIFT-IFSC, among others.

India is changing, and so are its women: FM Sitharaman in US

IANS | April 22, 2025 10:13 AM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) As the Indian government launches several measures to enhance women's safety, health and financial independence, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her address at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in the US, said that India is changing, and so are Indian women.