Joe Biden Using U.S. Tax Dollars to Train Transgendered Community Leaders in India
The Biden administration wants to train at least 200 activists to advocate for transgender rights in India as part of a program ostensibly designed to advance America’s “national interests,” according to a…
US says Arunachal Pradesh is part of India, amid Indo-China tensions
By Kanishka Singh and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and “strongly opposes” any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims in the northeastern…
India finds rogue officials involved in US murder plot, Bloomberg reports
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian investigation has found that rogue officials, not authorised by the government, were involved in a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in the United…
New Jersey Strengthens Economic and Cultural Ties with India Through New Commission
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has enacted Executive Order No. 354, establishing the New Jersey-India Commission, a significant stride towards bolstering economic and cultural relationships between New Jersey and India. This…
Exclusive-Sony, Zee clashed over Russia assets, cricket deal before India deal collapse-emails
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sony and Zee disagreed over more than 20 compliance issues, including the Indian firm’s failure to dispose of some Russian assets and…
Lufthansa pulling flight capacity from other countries to meet booming India demand
By Aditi Shah HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – Lufthansa is pulling flight capacity from other countries to meet booming travel demand in India, which is now the German airline’s fastest-growing major market, Chief…
Tata Motors urges India to keep hybrid tax as Toyota seeks cut -sources
By Aditi Shah and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s top electric car maker Tata Motors is urging the government not to cut taxes on hybrid cars as they are more…
India inflation moving towards 4% target, says RBI chief
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Inflation in India is moderating and steadily approaching the central bank’s 4% target while growth prospects remain robust, Reserve Bank of India chief Shaktikanta Das said on the…
Myanmar rebel group claims control of town bordering India, Bangladesh
(Adds acronym of rebel group that took control of Laukkai town in paragraph 6) (Reuters) -An ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said it has taken control of…
India protests UK diplomat’s visit to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India said on Saturday it had lodged a protest over a senior British diplomat’s visit to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, saying the trip this week had infringed on India’s “sovereignty and territorial…
India Dec inflation likely picked up to 5.87% on rising food costs – Reuters poll
By Milounee Purohit BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s retail inflation likely edged up in December on higher food prices but stayed within the Reserve Bank of India’s target range for a fourth consecutive…
India likely to report higher GDP growth estimates for 2023/24
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is likely to project higher economic growth estimates of around 7% for the 2023/24 fiscal year ending in March, compared with earlier government forecasts…
India likely to surpass FY24 target for state-run firms’ dividends by at least $1.4 billion – source
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government will likely exceed its fiscal year target for dividends from state-run companies by at least 120 billion rupees ($1.4 billion), partly offsetting an expected shortfall…
India probes suspected human trafficking after 276 nationals return home
By Sumit Khanna and Rupam Jain AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – India has launched an investigation into how 303 Indians ended up on a chartered flight that was grounded in France last week…
Pentagon Says Drone That Hit Tanker Near India Was Launched From Iran
Pentagon Says Drone That Hit Tanker Near India Was Launched From Iran Harold Hutchison on December 23, 2023 The Department of Defense(DOD) on Saturday said a drone that struck a tanker off…
Israel Blames Iran For Drone Strike On Tanker Near India
Israel Blames Iran For Drone Strike On Tanker Near India Harold Hutchison on December 23, 2023 Israel said Iran was responsible for a drone attack on a Liberian-flagged tanker off the coast…
US religious freedom watchdog ‘implores’ Biden administration to designate India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. religious freedom watchdog on Friday again called on the Biden administration to designate India as a “country of particular concern” under the U.S. Religious Freedom Act, citing…
Factbox-Reliance and Disney’s streaming and TV assets in India
By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) – A merger of Walt Disney’s India business and Reliance’s media unit Viacom18 would create an entertainment powerhouse in the world’s most populous nation but is likely…
India police file terrorism charges against four over parliament security breach
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and…
India requests FBI to share intel on Sikh separatists – source
By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has requested the United States to share intelligence on Sikh separatists living there amid investigations into an accusation that an Indian official was linked…
India cenbank aiming at multiple targets with simultaneous purchase, sale of dollars – bankers
By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian central bank’s simultaneous purchase and sale of U.S. dollars in recent weeks has puzzled bankers, who speculate there may be multiple objectives behind the…
Marketmind: Reading inflation tea leaves from India, Japan
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Inflation data from India and Japan dominate the Asian calendar on Tuesday, with investors expecting contradictory signals –…
Apple aims to build more than 50 million iPhones annually in India – WSJ
(Reuters) – Apple and its suppliers aim to build more than 50 million iPhones in India each year, within the next two-to-three years, with additional tens of millions of units planned thereafter,…
FBI chief to visit India next week after US raised foiled murder plot
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – FBI Director Christopher Wray will visit India next week, officials said, days after Washington accused an Indian government official of directing an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh…
India inflation likely rebounded in November on higher food prices – Reuters poll
By Milounee Purohit BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s retail inflation likely picked up in November due to higher food prices after declining for three months, bringing it closer to the upper end of…
Venezuela’s PDVSA authorizes first two oil cargoes to India after sanctions relief
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has assigned loading windows this month to two vessels bound for India under crude spot deals with Italy’s ENI and U.S.-based Chevron…
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