India PM announces US$270b economic package
May 13, 2020 | 08:00
NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled on Tuesday (May 12) a stimulus package worth 10 per cent of the country's GDP to boost labourers and small businesses as the economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic and a weeks-long lockdown.
Down to business for Trump in India
February 25, 2020 | 09:04
US President Donald Trump moves from sightseeing and speech-making to tough trade talks in India on Tuesday (Feb 25), as First Lady Melania visits a Delhi school to witness a "happiness class".
Maskless Merkel braves severe Delhi smog
November 02, 2019 | 08:00
German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a toxic welcome to India on Friday (Nov 1) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed her in air so polluted that authorities declared a public health emergency.
Putin, Modi vow closer ties at Far East economic forum
September 05, 2019 | 09:07
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would boost ties with Moscow as he met President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin's showcase economic forum in the Russian Far East on Wednesday (Sep 4).
16 Indian commandos killed in fresh election violence
May 02, 2019 | 08:45
A suspected bomb attack by Maoist rebels killed 16 Indian elite commandos on Wednesday (May 1), police said, the latest incident of election-time violence in a decades-long insurgency.
One million bank workers strike across India
May 31, 2018 | 08:39
Around one million bank employees went on strike across India on Wednesday (May 30), a union representative said, demanding better pay and a government crackdown on companies who wilfully default on loan payments.
India flyover collapse kills 18 in Varanasi, more feared trapped under debris
May 16, 2018 | 14:37
At least 18 people died Tuesday (May 15) after a flyover collapsed in northern India, crushing vehicles and passengers under tonnes of concrete, a rescue official said.
Sale of debt-laden Air India fails to take off
May 06, 2018 | 16:45
The Indian government's attempt to sell debt-laden national carrier Air India is in danger of hitting the skids as a key deadline looms with no bidder in sight.
Millions of Indian students to resit exam after test leaked
March 30, 2018 | 11:35
India on Thursday (Mar 29) vowed to strengthen its online security after high school exam papers were leaked ahead of crucial tests, forcing millions of students to resit their finals.
Macron pledges 700 million euros for new solar projects
March 12, 2018 | 13:03
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday (Mar 11) pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for solar projects in developing countries, as world leaders met in India to promote greater investment in renewable energy.
Macron-Modi love on show as France courts India
March 11, 2018 | 12:24
French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday said he wanted his country to be India's best partner in Europe as he started a three-day trip to the country aimed at ratcheting up security and energy ties.
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