India

Chennai Super Kings floors Royal Challengers Bangalore on Twitter after hilarious battle

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore had a go at each other on Twitter after the fixture for the first two weeks of the IPL was announced.

1 hour ago

Twitter suspends Pakistan govt spokesperson Mohammad Faisal's personal account

The Pakistan foreign ministry's official account, which bears Mohammad Faisal's name, remains active.

3 hours ago

UN Secretary-General urges India, Pakistan to defuse tensions

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned India on Tuesday that his country would respond if attacked, a statement that was immediately condemned by India.

4 hours ago

Mitsubishi Electric organises 4th Mitsubishi Electric Cup to promote skill development of students in India

Approximately 172 participants from 35 teams across the country will be presenting their factory automation projects.

21 hours ago

WATCH | Pulwama martyr Major VS Dhoundiyal's wife says I love you for one last time

Major Dhoundiyal's body was brought home late on Monday (February 18) and the funeral will be done with full military honours in Haridwar today evening.

23 hours ago

India yet to tell us about MFN status withdrawal: Pakistan

The status means that a country will treat all World Trade Organisation member states equally in matters of tariffs on imports.

2 days ago

India-Pakistan tensions, global cues to dent equity indices

Analysts predict, a continuation of investors' negative reaction to the rising India-Pakistan tensions after a major terror strike took place in Jammu and Kashmir and any further outflow of foreign funds.

3 days ago

India, Pakistan hope to reap investment from Saudi prince's visit

Mohammed bin Salman is also expected to visit China, Malaysia and Indonesia during a tour that will be his first through the region since the storm over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

7 days ago

India calls for special measures to protect peacekeepers from IED hazards

The UN Office of Disarmament Affairs had identified IEDs as "the largest single threat" to peacekeepers.

8 days ago

India asks firms to expedite efforts to establish shale oil and gas potential

In 2013, India had given rights to Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd to explore for shale oil and gas reserves. However, after years of exploratory reserves, it has failed to find significant resources.

9 days ago

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I stats preview: Rohit Sharma on the cusp of history, X-factor revealed

India's spin twins are 2nd and 3rd on the list of bowlers to have picked the most number of wickets in this format since January 2017.

15 days ago

End of Good Times: Former Kingfisher boss Vijay Mallya's extradition to India cleared by UK govt

Vijay Mallya has been charged for fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crore, and had fled to the United Kingdom in 2016.

15 days ago

Interim Budget to raise consumption, domestic manufacturing: India Inc

According to the industry, proposals made in the Interim Budget will increase the levels of consumption and in turn provide a fillip to the domestic manufacturing sector.

18 days ago

India's unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18: Report

The unemployment among males stood at 4.3 per cent and 8.7 per cent among women in 2015/16, the government data showed.

19 days ago

How is arctic cold wave, which has US reeling under snow storms, affecting India?

Northern India was especially affected by what the weather department identifies as western disturbances (WD), which send cold winds southwards.

21 days ago

India will become world's fastest growing economy in 2019-20: IMF

India's growth could rise from an estimated 7.3% in the current financial year to 7.5% in 2019-20 amid a global slowdown.

29 days ago

Venture capital backed exits jumps to all-time high of $165 billion

North America and Greater China including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau contributed for $219 billion, or 79.9%, of funding on the global scale

Jan 11, 2019

New year brings fresh hopes for bulls in Asian currencies

With the trade talk outcome still uncertain, failure could quickly reignite pressure on the yuan with some still expecting it to breach the key 7-per-dollar mark on dimming growth outlook.

Jan 10, 2019

Suspicious packages sent to foreign consulates, embassies in Australia

"The packages are being examined by attending emergency services," the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a short statement without providing further details.

Jan 9, 2019

Indian rupee seen facing more punishment, but no new record low: Reuters poll

The rupee's path this year will largely be determined by the results of national elections in May, oil price moves and the Reserve Bank of India's policy.

Jan 9, 2019