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DHAKA/NEW DELHI - Bangladesh on April 8 sought to increase fuel purchases from India, as foreign minister Khalilur Rahman made the new government's first ministerial visit to New Delhi, a further sign that strained relations between the two countries may be easing. During his two-day trip, Mr Rahman held talks with India's External Affairs Minister, Mr S. Jaishankar, and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, including on energy cooperation. Mr Rahman thanked India for recent d ...Read More >
KOLKATA - India is considering releasing snakes and crocodiles along its frontier with Bangladesh, the Border Security Force said on April 8, as New Delhi seeks to stave off unauthorised crossings. Bangladesh is almost entirely encircled by India and the border stretches for more than 4,000km, large parts of which are unfenced across delta regions where Himalayan rivers wind toward the sea. Senior Border Security Force officer Manoj Barnwal told AFP that "the use of reptiles" was discussed in ...Read More >
Bengaluru - Intel said on April 7 it will join Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip complex project with SpaceX and Tesla to make processors powering the tech billionaire's robotics and data centre ambitions. Intel's shares jumped nearly 3 per cent after the announcement. The company also posted a photo of chief executive Tan Lip-Bu and Mr Musk shaking hands, saying it hosted the world's richest man at its campus the past weekend. The announcement comes months after Mr Musk laid out plans for Tesla to ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, India, April 7 - At least four people were killed, two of them by police fire, in India's northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday, officials said, after months of relative calm. Two children from the mostly Hindu Meitei community were killed after a bomb exploded in a house in the Meitei-dominated Bishnupur district, the officials and the chief minister's office said. Later on Tuesday, police opened fire to control a crowd that had stormed a camp belonging to security forces, killin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India has moved closer to producing its own nuclear fuel after a domestic-designed reactor began a controlled nuclear reaction, an important step before it can start generating power. Energy-hungry India, the world's most populous country and third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has ambitious plans to expand nuclear power capacity from its current eight to 100 gigawatts by 2047. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam attained "critic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Air India chief executive officer Campbell Wilson has resigned, Indian newspaper Mint reported, as the airline grapples with persistent losses and heightened regulatory scrutiny following a crash in 2025 that killed 260 people. The report of the leadership change comes as the airline contends with delivery delays and persistent losses. Regulators have also reprimanded the airline for safety lapses, including flying an aircraft eight times without an airworthiness certificate and run ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India's car dealers on April 6 warned of possible supply or dispatch disruptions in the near term as the Middle East conflict drove up raw material costs, even as the fiscal year's total sales hit a record high. The broader operating environment is clouded by the conflict, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in a statement. The war has pushed up oil and gas prices, raising fuel and logistics costs across the auto supply chain, while also driving up prices ...Read More >
FIROZABAD, India - The furnaces in Firozabad, famed as India's "Glass City" with a four-century tradition of glassmaking, are now burning low, putting thousands of day labourers out of work in what would normally be peak season. The industry has been crippled by the war in the Middle East because of its intense energy needs. Gas-fired heat chambers need to run constantly at above 1,000 deg C to keep the glass molten and prevent defects. India's heavy reliance on gas across the economy - busine ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India has abolished import tax on petrochemicals used for making plastics and pharmaceutical goods after the government invoked emergency powers and diverted local chemicals for production of cooking gas due to shortages caused by the Iran war. The import tax exemption on 40 products is valid till June 30, according to a government statement on April 2. "The government's decision to grant customs duty exemption on select petrochemical products appears aimed at easing cost pressures ...Read More >
Bengaluru - The Slack messages began arriving at 5.47am on a recent Monday. Three sales proposals had gone out the previous week and none of the team members had scheduled follow-ups. The reminders were crisp, professional and relentless - and they hadn't been sent by a human. They came from Junior, an AI employee from the start-up Kuse AI. Wu Xiankun, the company's founder, is creating the kind of workplace that feels both inevitable and unsettling. He's offering a new type of colleague who i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Indian fuel retailers raised jet fuel and commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices on April 1, following a sharp spike in global prices due to the Iran war. India, the world's second-largest LPG importer, is battling its worst gas crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield households from shortage of cooking gas. Domestic fuel retailers have hiked prices of aviation turbine fuel by 8.58 per cent to 104,927 rupees (S$1,430) per kilolitre ...Read More >
Bengaluru - Cloud computing company Oracle is laying off thousands of employees, CNBC reported on March 31, citing two people familiar with the matter. The company declined to comment on the job cuts, although several social media users shared details on platforms such as Reddit, X and anonymous workplace network Blind, triggering uncertainty and confusion among employees. The layoffs come amid Oracle's aggressive push to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure to better com ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - The Indian police have arrested a man for smuggling alcohol into the capital Delhi using camels, seizing two animals and a large consignment of liquor. The camels were used to carry the alcohol through "forest routes" from the neighbouring city of Faridabad in Haryana state across state lines into the sprawling megacity of Delhi - where taxes on alcohol are far higher. "Staff... busted an illicit liquor smuggling racket using camels for transportation," police said in a statement a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned on March 31 that violence only results in more conflict, urging peace as conflict rages in the Middle East and Ukraine. "History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace," he wrote in a letter on March 31. "An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court authorised on March 11 the withdrawal of life support from a man who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade, the first such ruling in the country's history. India recognised passive euthanasia in 2018, permitting the removal of life support under strict conditions to allow death to occur naturally. But this marks the first time that a court has approved its use for an individual. The parents of Mr Harish Rana had sought to discontinue medical suppor ...Read More >
DHAKA - India summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner to New Delhi to convey its strong concerns on Dec 17 over what it described as a deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh, particularly threats targeting the Indian Mission in Dhaka. The move came two days after Bangladesh summoned the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka to protest over what it termed "incendiary statements" made by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from Indian soil, warning that such remarks could undermine the countr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Authorities in India's capital Delhi rolled out strict measures on Dec 17 in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not compliant with latest emission control norms and regulating attendance in private and government offices. The air quality index (AQI) in the Delhi region, home to 30 million people, has been in the 'severe' category for the past few days, often crossing the 450-mark. In addition, shallow fog in parts of the city worsened visibility that impacted ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India's counterterrorism agency on Dec 15 charged militant groups based in Pakistan and six individuals in the terror attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people in April and ignited the most expansive fighting in decades between the South Asian rivals. The charges echoed recent public accusations by Indian officials that Pakistan sponsored the terrorists involved in the killings, a claim that Islamabad has denied. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India, Dec 16 - Indian police said on Tuesday that the dead gunman in Australia's Bondi beach shooting incident, Sajid Akram, was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad but had limited contact with his family in India. The attack on Sunday was Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, and is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. The death toll stands at 16, including one of the gunmen, identified by police as 50-year old S ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec 9 - At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence and Bharat Forge, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said. The meetings took place during the first visit of India's defence business leaders to Russia since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The visit by the defence business leaders had not previously been reported. The Indian government is seeking to reorie ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, India, Dec 15 - India's anti-terrorism agency on Monday charged militant Islamist groups based in Pakistan and six individuals over an April attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir that killed 26 men, and triggered intense fighting between the two countries. The fighting, the worst between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades, was sparked when militants opened fire on Hindu tourists in the Pahalgam region of Indian-administered Kashmir. New Delhi said the attack was backed by Pakistan ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Indian agricultural exporters are among the winners from U.S. President Donald Trump's exemption of dozens of food items from his reciprocal tariffs regime, which some analysts say could help to revive lost demand. Trump on Friday removed tariffs he had imposed on more than 200 food products, including beef, as consumer concerns mount over rising U.S. grocery prices. Unlike EU and Vietnamese suppliers facing 15-20% duties, Indian exporters of tea, coffee, spices and cashew nuts wer ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, India - Mr Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, a former carpet weaver in India's Jammu and Kashmir region, now sells tea on the shores of the scenic Dal Lake, abandoning his craft of 35 years after increased US tariffs left him unable to afford his children's school fees and medicine for his family of six. Thousands of Indian artisans and weavers have been battered by US President Donald Trump's move in August to double tariffs to 50 per cent on Indian goods. Mr Bhat, 49, hired a weaver to finish h ...Read More >
Bengaluru - Global companies have flagged more than US$35 billion (S$45 billion) in costs from US tariffs heading into third-quarter earnings, but many are lowering their initial forecasts as new trade deals reduce exposure to President Donald Trump's levies. Mr Trump's trade war has hiked US tariffs to their highest levels since the 1930s, and the president has regularly threatened more duties, but overall, the fog that paralysed many businesses is clearing, allowing executives to forecast cos ...Read More >
Mumbai - India's longest-running film celebrates 30 years in the same cinema on Oct 20, a Bollywood romance so beloved that fans know it simply by its acronym DDLJ. First released on Oct 20, 1995, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, or The Brave Hearted Will Take The Bride, has been running daily at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema since its debut. "I have seen it about 30 times... and I will continue watching it," said Mr Mohammad Shakir, 60, smiling as he bought another 40 rupee (S$0.60) ticket. The ...Read More >
LEH, India - In Leh, the largest city of Ladakh, a high-altitude border region bounded by Pakistan and China, the presence of the Indian military is unmissable - from shops selling military fatigues to army barracks and memorials to fallen soldiers. A statue of Colonel Chhewang Rinchen, a highly-decorated Ladakhi officer who helped repel incursions into India from Pakistan in the 1940s among other brave deeds, is just one among many memorials that are testament to the deep heritage of locals wo ...Read More >
CHHINDWARA/NEW DELHI - India has refused drugmakers' requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, four sources said, amid public anger over the recent deaths of at least 24 children who consumed locally-produced cough syrup . New Delhi had in late 2023 ordered pharmaceutical companies to ensure their plants meet World Health Organisation-recommended standards, which would require them to invest in protocols to prevent cr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Some Indian refiners are preparing to cut Russian oil imports, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said India had given an assurance it would stop its buying to help end the war in Ukraine. India and China are the biggest buyers of Russian sea-borne crude, taking advantage of discounted prices Russia was forced to offer after losing sales to Europe following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Indian refiners are preparing to shift away from ...Read More >
PATNA, India - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national alliance faces a tough regional election in the state of Bihar in November, due to youth unemployment and distrust over voter rolls, which could pose risks to his coalition that relies on regional partners. Bihar, in eastern India, is one of the country's poorest states and its third most populous, with over 130 million people. Its chief minister Nitish Kumar has previously sided with both Mr Modi and the opposition, but is currently ...Read More >
Jammu: Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has declared Pooja holidays for all government and recognised private schools across Jammu Division from October 19 to October 23, 2025. According to an order issued by the Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ) said It is hereby ordered that all the Government Educational institutions and also recognized Private School (s) upto Higher Secondary levels (Summer /Winter Zones) of Jammu Division shall observe Pooja Holidays w.e.f 19-10-2025 to 23 ...Read More >
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