World’s Biggest Trade Pact Shapes Up Without India
Although India pulled out at the last minute, China and 14 other countries agreed in Bangkok this week on plans...
Politics & Society
Myanmar Ethnic Rebels Release Indians Held In Rakhine After One Dies
Ethnic rebels in Myanmar have detained and interrogated a lawmaker and several Indian nationals, one of whom died, the rebels...
Indian Muslims Anxious As Court Prepares To Rule On Destroyed Mosque in Ayodhya
In the Indian town of Ayodhya, minority Muslims are feeling under siege as they await a Supreme Court ruling on...
Indian Capital Banishes Some Cars In Hope Of Clearing The Air
Authorities in the Indian capital on Monday banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number...
Germany’s Merkel Renews Push For FTA With India, Pledges Green Funds
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday there was a need for a fresh attempt to restart talks on finalising...
Jessica Lal Murder Convict Manu Sharma Seeks Premature Release; HC Asks Delhi Govt To Respond
Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma, who has spent about 17 years in jail, has sought premature release and the...
Treatment Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange May End Up Costing His Life: UN Expert
The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing the threat of extradition from Britain to the US on...
Mamata Banerjee To Move Migrant Workers From Kashmir After Violence
More than 100 migrant workers from Kashmir will be moved after a spate of killings by suspected separatist militants underlined...
Kashmiris’ Situation Is Unsustainable, Angela Merkel Says
The conditions in which the people of Kashmir are living are unsustainable and must be improved, German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
India Asks WhatsApp To Explain Privacy Breach
India, WhatsApp’s biggest market with 400 million users, has asked the Facebook-owned company to explain the nature of a privacy...
Softening Demand Drags Indian Factory Growth To Two-Year Low In October — PMI
India’s factory activity growth hit a two-year low in October as new orders and output rose at a slower pace,...
India’s October Jobless Rate Rises To 8.5%, Highest In Over 3 Years – CMIE
India’s unemployment rate in October rose to 8.5%, the highest since August 2016, and up from 7.2% in September, according...
Kashmir Losing Migrant Workers As Militants Find New Target
A rash of killings by separatist militants targeting outsiders in India’s Kashmir has persuaded growing numbers of migrant workers to...
As Pollution Plagues Delhi, Calls Grow To Shut Schools And Axe Sport Events
Some doctors and residents urged New Delhi authorities to shut schools and cancel outdoor sporting events in the Indian capital...
India, China Clash Over Kashmir As It Loses Special Status And Is Divided
India engaged in a diplomatic war of words with China over Kashmir on Thursday as it formally revoked the disputed...
Article 370 Led To Terrorism; Patel’s Inspiration Behind Abrogation: PM
Paying glowing tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on National Unity Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday defended the abrogation...
Shops Shuttered, Streets Deserted As Kashmir Loses Special Status And Is Divided
Shops and offices were shut in Kashmir on Thursday and the streets largely deserted as the authorities formally revoked the...
EU MPs In Kashmir Say Article 370 Internal Issue, Stand By India In Fight Against Terror
Terming Article 370 an internal issue of India, European Union (EU) parliamentarians visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday said they...
India Moves To Divide Jammu And Kashmir State Despite Protests, Attacks
India will formally split up disputed Jammu and Kashmir state into two federal territories on Thursday, aiming to tighten its...
EU Lawmakers Visit Kashmir Amid Stone Pelting And Empty Streets
European Union lawmakers arrived in Srinagar on Tuesday, the first foreign delegation to visit Indian Kashmir’s main city since New...
Indian Steelmakers Face Debt Challenges After ill-timed Bets
India’s biggest steelmakers may be suffering from buyer’s remorse as assets they bought from bankrupt rivals stretch their bottom lines...
Modi Says Saudi Arabia To Invest In India’s Downstream Oil, Gas Projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia will invest in downstream oil and gas projects in India as...
India Allows EU Lawmakers Into Kashmir In First Foreign Visit Since Clampdown
A group of European Union lawmakers will visit Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, the first foreign delegation since the special status...
Plea For Entry Of Women Into Mosques, SC Asks Centre To Reply By Nov 5
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response by November 5 on a plea seeking entry of Muslim women...
Normal Life Remains Hit In Kashmir For 83rd Day
Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 83rd consecutive day on Saturday as the main markets were shut and...
