Mauritius: News

08 Dec 2024

Foreign Investment

India's FDI inflows cross $1T mark, Mauritius tops investor list

India has managed to draw more than $1 triilion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between April 2000 and September 2024.

03 Nov 2024

Karan Johar

'Fabulous Lives...': Riddhima's apology to Shalini was edited out—here's why

In a recent revelation, filmmaker Karan Johar revealed that an apology scene featuring Riddhima Kapoor Sahni was edited out from the Netflix show Fabulous Lives Vs Bollywood Wives.

29 Sep 2024

Indian Government

Modi government planning regulatory mechanism for monitoring FDIs

The Indian government is mulling over setting up a foreign investment regulatory mechanism.

27 Apr 2024

Indian Government

India to export 99,500 tons of onions to 6 countries

The Indian government has approved the export of 99,500 tons of onions to six neighboring countries.

08 Mar 2024

Malaysia

Maha Shivratri celebrations across South Asia

Maha Shivratri is a sacred Hindu festival celebrated annually with immense fervor and devotion.

After France, UPI goes live in Sri Lanka and Mauritius

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) now works in Sri Lanka and Mauritius.

22 Jan 2024

Ram Mandir

How is rest of the world celebrating Ram Mandir inauguration

The Hindu community worldwide is eagerly awaiting the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Lord Ram's idol in the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

22 Sep 2023

Indian Ocean

India bolsters Indian Ocean security with Oman base, Mauritius airstrip

Amid China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India has operationalized a maritime support base in Oman's Duqm Port and is reportedly considering an air support facility in the north Agalega Islands of Mauritius.

20 Mar 2023

Travel And Tourism

Indian passport holders can travel visa-free in these countries

When we think about traveling to foreign destinations, the long visa formalities make us rethink whether planning the trip is worth the time.

29 Feb 2020

Uttar Pradesh

Mauritius President stopped at Varanasi airport over excess baggage

Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun was reportedly stopped at the international airport in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Deepak Kochhar's 'funds from Mauritius' under income tax department's scrutiny

Deepak Kochhar, the founding director of NuPower Renewables, was served a notice by the Income Tax department, asking him to furnish all the details of the hundreds of crores worth of investments that he allegedly received from two Mauritius companies.

21 Mar 2018

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt to star in comedy film "Blockbuster"

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has done some memorable comic roles, has signed a multi-starrer comedy film titled "Blockbuster".

10 Mar 2018

World

Mauritius president Ameenah Gurib-Fakim to resign over financial corruption

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the first female Mauritian president, will resign from office over allegations of financial corruption.

13 Nov 2017

Raj Kundra

Paradise Papers: How Raj Kundra's family evaded taxes worth millions

One of the Indians named in the Paradise Papers leak is British citizen Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty's husband, and his parents.

08 Oct 2017

India

'Rang De Basanti' chosen for first Mauritius Film Festival

To mark the 50th anniversary of its independence, Mauritius is holding the first ever Mauritius International Film Festival during October 5-8.

27 May 2017

India

India extends $500mn credit line to Mauritius

India extended a $500mn credit line to Mauritius as the two countries signed a maritime security agreement after extensive talks between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart, Pravind Jugnauth.