Apple set a quarterly record in the January-March 2023 period in India and grew very strong, in double digits year-over-year, said Tim Cook, the company’s CEO who was in India last month to open the first branded retail stores in Mumbai and New Delhi.
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US snooped on India’s national security adviser during talks with Russia: Washington Post
The US snooping on India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has been revealed in the leak of a Washington document on talks between him and Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
Bragg bags Don. Beggars something bigger
In 1872, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States of America was racing a two-horse buggy against his friends on the streets of Washington, DC. DC Police Officer William West, a Black Union Army veteran, caught him speeding, the second time in two days. Officer West stuck out his hand asking President Grant to stop, which he did. Grant drove West to the police station in his own carriage, where an arrest was processed. Members of the racing party were made to put up bail of USD 20 a head, about USD 430 today, and released; Grant walked back to the White House.
EbixCash becomes the first to offer UPI to foreigners visiting India; launch at Bangalore G20 summit
EbixCash Limited, a subsidiary of Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare, and e-learning industries, has become the first company in India to pioneer, launch and enable Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for foreign nationals visiting India. This new capability will allow a Foreign national visiting India to pay for goods and services in India, using UPI in seconds.
A G20 priority: India, US, Brazil to lead Global Biofuels Alliance
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- India, Brazil and the United States, as leading biofuel producers and consumers in the world, will work together during the next few months towards the development of a Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) along with other interested countries. The alliance will facilitate cooperation and intensify the use of sustainable biofuels, especially in […]
G20: first health working group meeting examines shift in health-seeking behavior post-Covid
The India G20 presidency’s first Health Working Group meeting drew to a close at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on January 20. One of the highlights of three days meeting was Medical Value Travel and a paradigm shift in the health-seeking behavior of patients after Covid towards Holistic Health and well-being.
China has unilaterally tried to change Line of Actual Control: Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Monday lambasted China for trying to unilaterally change the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
India to become 3rd largest economy in 2031, China to overtake US in 2030: CEBR
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has predicted that India will reclaim the sixth position from France next year and become the third-largest economy in 2031, a year later than previously predicted.
2 women officers part of INSV Tarini crew headed for Cape to Rio Race 2023 in South Africa
Two women officers of the Indian Navy are part of a five-member team that embarked on an epic expedition to Cape Town. Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini has set sail for Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the 50th edition of the Cape to Rio Race 2023.
UK, France and UAE support India’s bid for permanent membership at UN Security Council
The UK, France and UAE on Wednesday extended support for India’s permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).