BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s tally of coronavirus infections surged to nearly 3.7 million on Tuesday, as millions of masked students sat for college admission exams after the government refused to defer them. India, the world’s third most affected country by
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GIC and co-investors buy Reliance's Indian telecom towers for US$3.4 billion
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, said on Tuesday (Sept 1) that its affiliates and a group of investors, including Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, bought an Indian telecom tower company from a unit of Reliance Industries for US$3.4
Indian army says thwarts Chinese attempt to occupy hill on disputed border
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian forces foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to occupy a hill on the Asian giants’ disputed border in the western Himalayas, officials in New Delhi said on Monday, following the latest flare-up between the two
India says foils new Chinese attempt to alter status quo at disputed border
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said on Monday it had foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to change the status quo on their disputed and ill-defined border in a fresh flare-up between the two nuclear-armed countries. “On the Night of
Indian government keen to speed up stake sale in four banks, sources say
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has asked officials to speed up the process of trimming government stakes in at least four primarily state-owned banks within the current fiscal year, according to two officials familiar with
India gets new jets amid border tension with China
India’s air force has received five new Rafale fighter jets amid ongoing border tensions with China. The aircraft are part of India’s deal with France in 2016 to buy 36 warplanes. Delhi is hoping to modernise its dwindling Soviet-era air
Scavengers in India risk health to sift coronavirus debris
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mansoor Khan and his wife Latifa Bibi have been collecting scraps of plastic and other items at an enormous landfill site on the outskirts of New Delhi for nearly 20 years. Their $5 daily earnings each
Man arrested in India's Kerala over death of pregnant elephant
Kerala minister says one man held for the death of the elephant which reportedly ate fruit filled with firecrackers. A man has been arrested in India’s Kerala state for his alleged involvement in the death of a pregnant elephant and
Lightning kills 33 as monsoon storms batter India
The death toll from the heavy storms is likely to increase, officials warn. At least 33 people have been killed by lightning as heavy monsoon storms swept India’s northeastern states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Twenty-eight people were killed across
China issues FEROCIOUS warning to India – ‘Don’t mess with us!’
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Mr Modi has vowed the deaths of 20 Indian troops “will not be in vain” while China