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…
China’s BYD to launch luxury electric sedan in India this year
By Praveen Paramasivam and Aditi Shah GREATER NOIDA, India (Reuters) – BYD will launch its third passenger electric vehicle in India by the fourth quarter of this year, the Warren Buffett-backed Chinese…
World Bank sees India growth slowing to 6.6% in FY24
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s economic growth will slow to 6.6% in the next fiscal year from an expected 6.9% in the current year, the World Bank said in its latest economic update.…
Analysis-Fall in India nominal GDP growth in FY24 to challenge fiscal math
By Ira Dugal MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s nominal GDP growth is likely to fall in 2023-24, hurting tax collections and putting pressure on the federal government to reduce the budget gap by…
Google alleges India antitrust body copied parts of EU order on Android abuse
By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Google has told a tribunal in India that the country’s antitrust investigators copied parts of a European ruling against the U.S. firm…
Air India jumbo order includes 190 Boeing MAX, 30 787s -sources
By Tim Hepher and Aditi Shah LONDON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Air India is close to a deal to order more than 200 Boeing jets including 190 narrowbody 737 MAX and 30 widebody…
India rupee settlement mechanism draws interest from more nations
By Nikunj Ohri and Shivangi Acharya (Reuters) – India’s rupee trade settlement mechanism, a means of using rupees instead of dollars and other big currencies for international transactions, is attracting interest from…
India inflation likely softened to nine-month low in November: Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak and Milounee Purohit BENGALURU (Reuters) – India consumer price inflation likely cooled to a nine-month low of 6.40% in November mainly due to a moderation in food prices, according…
India foodgrain subsidy bill to surge 30% to $33 billion this year – source
By Nikunj Ohri New Delhi (Reuters) – India’s spending on subsidised foodgrain to the poor may rise to 2.7 trillion rupees ($32.74 billion) this fiscal year, as the government continues to provide…
India shared a list of products with Moscow for access to Russian market – minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India gave a list of Indian products to Moscow for access to Russian markets, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Monday, as his country seeks to narrow a growing…
India economy likely to grow 6.5%-7% next fiscal year -govt adviser
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian economy is likely to grow 6.5% to 7% next fiscal year if the global environment does not worsen, a member of the prime…
India Nov factory activity hits 3-month high as inflation cools
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in three months in November, a private survey showed on Thursday, signalling resilient demand despite deteriorating global economic…
China wants US not to interfere in ties with India – Pentagon
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – China has warned the United States to not interfere in its relationship with India following deadly border skirmishes between the Asian giants in 2020,…
India annual GDP growth to slow in Sept quarter as COVID effect fades
By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Annual growth in the Indian economy likely slowed in the July-September quarter as COVID distortions faded, economists said ahead of GDP data due on Wednesday…
India, UAE central banks discuss rupee-dirham trade prospects -official
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The central banks of India and the United Arab Emirates are discussing a potential mechanism to trade in their respective local currencies, India’s ambassador to…
India forms panel to revamp only govt job guarantee scheme – source
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s federal rural development ministry has formed a panel to revamp its only job guarantee scheme in the hope of directing more work to the…
India says falling commodity prices to ease inflationary pressures
By Nikunj Ohri and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s inflation is likely to ease in the coming months, partly due to fall in commodity prices, India’s finance ministry said in…
India expects bilateral trade with Australia to exceed $45 billion in 5 years
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India expects total bilateral trade with Australia of around $45 billion to $50 billion over the next 5 years, a trade ministry official said on Tuesday. Annual goods…
Sovereign investors favour U.S., India as top 2022 investment markets – study
LONDON (Reuters) – India has emerged as the second most coveted investment market after the United States for sovereign wealth funds and public pensions funds in 2022, according to a study by…
Air India in talks with Airbus, Boeing to buy planes, says CEO
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Tata Group-owned Air India is in talks with Boeing and Airbus about ordering new aircraft and is meeting its immediate needs by leasing planes and repairing grounded aircraft,…
Meta’s India public policy chief, WhatsApp’s India boss quit
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose and Meta Platforms Inc’s public policy director in India Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned, a Meta spokesperson said on Tuesday. The departures follow the exit…
British officials likely to visit India next month for FTA talks – sources
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – British officials are likely to visit India in December with the aim of concluding talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries…
Pfizer’s India arm posts profit jump on lower costs, price hikes
BENGALURU – Pfizer Ltd, the Indian arm of U.S. pharma giant Pfizer Inc, reported a rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, boosted by price hikes and lower input costs. Profit before tax…
Yellen to travel to India, G20 summit as forum struggles with Ukraine war
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to India and the Group of 20 Summit in Indonesia next week to bolster U.S.-India economic ties and to…
Nepal’s Oli vows balanced ties with China, India if returned to power
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s main communist opposition party will balance the Himalayan nation’s ties with neighbours China and India for mutual benefit if it is returned to power in…
India cenbank’s monetary committee discusses report on inflation target miss
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee met on Thursday to discuss the bank’s report to the government for having failed to meet its inflation…
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