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…
Germany to invite India, Indonesia, Senegal, S Africa to G7 summit
BERLIN – Senegal, South Africa, India and Indonesia will be invited as guest countries to attend the G7 summit hosted by Germany in June , a German government spokesperson said on Monday.…
India seizes $725 million of Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI -India said on Saturday it had seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of China’s Xiaomi Corp after a probe found the smartphone maker had made…
Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India -trade
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI – Indonesia’s wider palm oil export ban has trapped at least 290,000 tonnes of the edible oil meant to be headed to India at ports and oil mills…
Tata’s Air India proposes to buy AirAsia India
BENGALURU – Tata Group-owned Air India has proposed to buy the entire equity share capital of low cost carrier AirAsia India, in which Tata has a majority stake, to merge into a…
India says Tesla should not import cars from China for domestic sale
NEW DELHI – U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is welcome to set up shop in India, make cars there for sale and export them, but must not import cars from China,…
EU chief to seek closer military, trade and tech ties on India visit
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s chief executive will seek to increase sales of European military equipment to India and relaunch talks on a free trade deal when she meets India’s prime minister…
India wants to be friends with West but needs Russian help to defend borders, says Finance Minister -Bloomberg
MUMBAI – India wants to be strong friends with the “liberal world” but it needs Russia’s assistance to defend its borders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Bloomberg in an interview in Washington.…
Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka, India revive talks to link electric grids
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – India and Sri Lanka have resumed talks on linking their electricity grids, officials told Reuters on Tuesday, a step that could aid New Delhi’s…
UK’s Johnson to leave home woes behind in visit to India
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to put his domestic problems behind him when he visits India this week on a trip to strengthen links between the two countries…
U.S. monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials,…
India should not accelerate energy purchases from Russia -U.S. administration official
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Biden discussed issues regarding Ukraine, including India’s energy purchases from Russia, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual meeting on Monday but did not make a “concrete…
Apple starts manufacturing iPhone 13 in India
NEW DELHI – Apple Inc has started making the iPhone 13 in India, the company said on Monday, as the U.S tech giant tries to reduce reliance on its Chinese supply chain.…
Reserve Bank of India to wait at least until August to raise repo rate – Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat and Tushar Goenka BENGALURU – The Reserve Bank of India will delay its first interest rate rise by at least four months to August at the earliest, according to…
Nepal’s prime minister visits India, meets Modi to deepen ties
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU -Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and inaugurated the Himalayan nation’s only railway link with its southern neighbour on Saturday in a…
Car sales in India rise but automakers warn of supply chain disruptions
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI – Carmakers in India reported a sharp rise in annual sales for the fiscal year 2022 on Friday, but warned of future risks from global supply chain…
Australia and India to sign trade deal on Saturday – Australia
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY – Australia will sign a trade agreement with India on Saturday that will eliminate tariffs on 85% of Australian goods entering India, helping farmers and miners to diversify…
India central bank focussed on growth, seen lagging on inflation fight
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI – Inflation is picking up in India, but the country’s central bank is likely to maintain its loose policy even as its global peers raise rates, potentially forcing…
White House wants India ambassador nominee to receive expeditious vote in the Senate
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, should receive a full and expeditious vote in the U.S. Senate, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said on Wednesday.…
U.S. sends senior national security official to India to discuss Ukraine
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s deputy national security adviser for economics, Daleep Singh, will travel to New Delhi and meet government officials to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine and…
India stands by trade with Russia as Lavrov set to visit
By Aftab Ahmed and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to fly to India this week, sources said, finding time to visit to one of…
Japan PM Kishida announces $42 billion investment in India
MUMBAI – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday announced a 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) investment in India over the next five years during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Sri Lanka signs $1 billion credit line with India
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa signed a $1 billion credit line with India on Thursday to help ease crippling shortages of essential items, including fuel, food and medicine, officials…
Exclusive: India boosts fertiliser imports from Canada, Israel as Russian supply disrupted
By Nidhi Verma and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI – India is boosting fertiliser imports from nations including Canada and Israel to ensure sufficient supplies for the coming summer sowing season after the…
India Could Accept Huge Russian Oil Offer After US Announces Import Ban
India Could Accept Huge Russian Oil Offer After US Announces Import Ban Sebastian Hughes on March 14, 2022 India may accept an offer from Russia to buy its crude oil and other…
India indicates readiness to release more oil reserves
By Nidhi Verma and Sethuraman N R New Delhi -India will take “appropriate” steps to calm the rise in oil prices, triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the junior oil minister said…
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