India

Iran releases 9 Indians from detained ship; 45 sailors await repatriation

There are around 45 Indian crew members in three vessels -- MT Riah, Stena Impero and Grace 1 -- that have been detained by the UK and Iran authorities.

Jul 26, 2019

Japan Open 2019 quarter-final, PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi: Preview, Prediction, Schedule, TV listings and Live Streaming

PV Sindhu will look forward to beating her Japanese counterpart and move one step closer to winning her first title of 2019.

Jul 26, 2019

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019: India pays tribute to martyrs, PM Modi shares photos of 1999 visit

India is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday, July 26.

Jul 26, 2019

UK, India can do great business and achieve real change: British envoy

Indian investments in the UK increases: 842 Indian companies operating in the UK, up from 800 in the previous year.

Jul 24, 2019

CoA will ignore reports of rifts within Team India if players don't bring it up themselves

Reports of two camps being formed in the Indian team started circulating after India's semi-final loss to New Zealand.

Jul 24, 2019

India to buy Russian rocket engines for its space mission: Russia Deputy PM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed bilateral collaborations in key sectors including trade, energy and space with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov in New Delhi.

Jul 23, 2019

US lawmaker apologises after Donald Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir issue

Congressman Brad Sherman apologised to India's US envoy for US President Donald Trump's "embarrassing" remarks.

Jul 23, 2019

Here's why export-led growth is required for a new India

The Economic Survey 2019 has rightly identified that no country had ever grown fast without buoyant exports.

Jul 18, 2019

What next for Kulbhushan Jadhav? Will Pakistan abide by ICJ verdict?

Pakistan's AG says that it is up to Pakistan's court of law to decide how to proceed with the UN court's order to review Jadhav's case.

Jul 18, 2019

BREAKING | India wins Kulbhushan Jadhav battle at ICJ, death sentence suspended

The International Court of Justice ruled in favour of India by 15 votes to 1.

Jul 17, 2019

No more 'rent a womb' as Govt brings Bill banning commercial surrogacy

Between 2010 and 2014, India had become the surrogacy capital of the world.

Jul 17, 2019

India seeks more than $1 billion investment with new oil block auction

India awarded 32 blocks in the latest two exploration licensing rounds called the open acreage licensing policy (OALP), which allows companies to carve out any area they want to drill.

Jul 16, 2019

Amitabh Bachchan makes fun of ICC for super over boundary rule after New Zealand's loss

This rule of ICC was criticised by cricket fans all over the world and Big B also joined in.

Jul 16, 2019

WATCH | Will return to India in 24 hours, says IMA scam accused Mansoor Khan

Khan said he has a "list" on how he can return the money to his investors.

Jul 16, 2019

ISRO hailed for detecting Chandrayaan-2 glitch on time

The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission is aimed to make India the fourth nation in the world to land and ride on the lunar surface.

Jul 15, 2019

Kartarpur Corridor: India-Pakistan meet to discuss second round of talks

India and Pakistan will be discussing details including infrastructure, pilgrims movement and safety on the development of the Kartarpur Corridor.

Jul 14, 2019

India's higher education student-teacher ratio lower than Brazil, China

Among the eight countries compared, India's student-ratio has turned out to be the lowest - against Sweden's 12:1, Britain's 16:1, Russia's 10:1 and Canada's 9:1.

Jul 14, 2019

India's retail inflation hits 8-month high in June

A Reuters poll had predicted a retail inflation rate of 3.20% for June.

Jul 13, 2019

Samsung to invest in 100 start-ups in big India push

The Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC) has already invested about $8.5 million in the four companies.

Jul 12, 2019

Is the UN report on Kashmir soft on Pakistan?

The report pointed out that the "quantity and quality of information available" on Jammu and Kashmir "contrasts significantly" to that in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Jul 11, 2019