VOIWORLD/DESK JSW Steel and South Korea’s Posco have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) to explore the establishment of a 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant in India, with Odisha emerging as one of the top contenders for the project site. The agreement was signed in Mumbai on Monday, in the presence of Lee Ju-tae, representative director and president of Posco Holdings, and Jayant Acharya, joint managing director and CEO of JSW Steel. The HoA sets the framework for a proposed 50:50 joint venture first announced in October 2024. As the next step, the companies will…
Author: Sachin Kumar
Wishes of Madhusudan Agrawal, Honorary Consul of Uganda in Mumbai, for the Western Zone on India Independence Day On behalf of the Government and the people of Uganda, I extend my warmest congratulations to the Republic of India and to all Indians at home and abroad on the occasion of your 79th Independence Day. The bond between Uganda and India is age-old, rooted in history, shared struggles, and people-to-people connections. It was Mahatma Gandhi himself, while traveling from South Africa to India, who paused at the source of the River Nile in Uganda and expressed his wish that his ashes…
VOIWORLD A 22-year-old Indian man living in Ireland has shared a disturbing account of being subjected to racist abuse by a group of teenagers while waiting at a bus stop. The young man narrated his ordeal on Reddit, highlighting not just the harassment but also the silence of bystanders, which left him feeling alienated. Posting on the r/IndiansinIreland subreddit, the man explained that the incident took place after he left work and was waiting for a bus. A car filled with Irish teenagers drove past him and called him over. Believing they might be asking for directions, he approached the…
VOIWORLD A major case of methanol poisoning from illicit alcohol in Kuwait has left 13 people dead and 21 others permanently blind or with impaired vision, according to the country’s health ministry. Reports from Reuters and AFP said that at least 63 individuals, mostly from Asian nationalities, were hospitalised since Saturday after consuming tainted liquor. The Embassy of India in Kuwait confirmed on August 13 that around 40 Indian nationals are among those hospitalised Of those admitted, 51 required urgent kidney dialysis, while 31 were placed on mechanical ventilation. . “There have been some fatalities, some are in critical condition…
VOIWORLD India now faces heightened economic and strategic challenges after the talks between US President Trump and Russian President have failed to reach any concrete deal US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier indicated that Washington could increase secondary tariffs on India if there is no progress in talks over Ukraine issue Scott said the decision on more tariffs would depend on the outcome of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Earlier this month, Trump imposed a 25% penalty on India in addition to 25% tariffs for buying oil and weapons from Russia. With…
VOIWORLD/LAVANYA KUKREJA Ambassador of India to Slovenia, Mr. Amit Narang held a meeting with the Defence Minister of Slovenia, Mr. Mag. Borut Sajovic in Ljubljana, Slovenia. During the meeting, the Indian Ambassador briefed the Honourable Defence Minister about the success of India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. The strategic discussion was held in an attempt for India to strengthen its relations via strategic partnerships with the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization aligned countries like Slovenia. As part of this initiative, Ambassador Narang had also previously met with Slovenia’s economy and space officials to expand bilateral dialogue between the…
VOIWORLD/DESK A LinkedIn post by Shivam Dubey, who works in tech recruitment, has gone viral for highlighting the difference between how time off is viewed in India and Europe. Dubey shared that his European colleague took a 3-week vacation without anyone questioning it. But when he took just 2 days off in India, he was immediately asked: “What happened?” “Will you be available on call?” He pointed out that while leave policies may exist, the real issue is mindset. “Leave is not a favour. It’s a right. Rest is not laziness. It’s recovery. And burnout should not be normal,” he…
VOIWORLD/Desk An Indian woman visiting the United States was arrested at a Target store in Illinois for allegedly trying to steal goods worth nearly $1,000 (around ₹1.1 lakh). Her suspicious behavior reportedly led store staff to call the police. A video circulating online shows a store employee accusing her of staying in the store for several hours, picking up items, checking her phone, and eventually attempting to leave without paying. “We saw this woman in the store for the last seven hours,” the employee said. Check out the tweet here. When police stopped her, she said, “I am sorry if…
VOIWORLD/Business Desk Indians are not kind to American auto majors. General Motors and Ford shutting shop in India left many in disbelief. However, there is another entrant into the Indian market now, the electric car maker and one of the most valuable auto firms globally, Tesla. However, Indians have favoured the East more than the West when it comes to the auto market and the recent example is South Korea’s KIA that knew since the beginning what is liked by Indian consumers. The day Tesla entered into Indian market amidst much fanfare, Kia also rolled out India’s first electric MPV,…
VOIWORLD/BUSINESS DESK India is now leading the world in fast digital retail payments, says a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is mainly because of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which helps users make over 18 billion transactions every month — more than any other country. It has even surpassed UPI to overtake Visa to become world’s top real-time payments system Here is the take of Abhay Johorey, MD, Protiviti Member Firm for India What Makes UPI Special? UPI works on an open system. That means people using different banks or payment apps can easily send and…