India hopes to replace diesel with green energy in its farms by 2024 NEW DELHI: India is hoping to cut diesel use by farms to zero and migrate the agriculture sector to renewable energy... Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am
World Quad says condemns North Korea's missile launches, opposes 'coercive' economic policies WASHINGTON: Quad countries -- an informal grouping of Australia, Japan, India and the United States -- on Friday... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:22pm
World Situation in Myanmar is ‘deeply troubling’: Blinken MELBOURNE: The junta in Myanmar has doubled down on repression and violence, and US President Joe Biden will focus ... Published 11 Feb, 2022 01:59pm
Business & Finance Indian food delivery firm Zomato tumbles on tepid order value growth BENGALURU: Shares of Zomato Ltd tumbled up to 8.4% on Friday after the Indian food delivery firm posted tepid... Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:48am
World Quad ministers convene to address Indo-Pacific 'coercion', climate, COVID MELBOURNE: Climate change, COVID and China's "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific top the agenda as foreign ministers of... Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:05am
Opinion School hijab row highlights India’s religious divide Facing a choice between her schooling and her religious beliefs, A.H. Almas says she had no choice at all. The... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am
World Schools ordered shut in India as Hijab ban protests intensify UDIPI: Authorities in southern India ordered schools to shut on Tuesday as protests intensified over a ban on Hijab... Published 08 Feb, 2022 07:39pm
World India's Modi defends handling of pandemic amid opposition protests NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic over... Published 08 Feb, 2022 04:12pm
World 49 convicted in India over deadly 2008 bomb attacks AHMEDABAD: India convicted 49 people Tuesday over a 2008 attack in the western city of Ahmedabad that left dozens... Published 08 Feb, 2022 02:24pm
World Protests over classroom hijab ban grow in India UDUPI, (India): A ban on Islamic headscarves at schools has prompted an outcry among Muslims in southern India, with... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Editorials India: bad record of media freedoms EDITORIAL: The right-wing ultra-Hindu nationalist government ruling the ‘world’s largest democracy’ has no... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Sports Women's IPL to start 'soon', says BCCI secretary NEW DELHI: A full-fledged women's Indian Premier League (IPL) could begin as early as next year, with the Indian... Published 07 Feb, 2022 11:52am
Sports India beat West Indies by 6 wickets in landmark 1,000th ODI AHMEDABAD: Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar set up India's comfortable six-wicket victory over the... Updated 06 Feb, 2022 08:34pm
Sports Rohit plots steady course for India-Windies series NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday ruled out drastic team changes in the wake of Virat Kohli's... Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:28pm
Pakistan Pakistan committed to Kashmiris' legitimate struggle for self-determination: PM Says it is international community's responsibility to ensure an impartial plebiscite in Kashmir Updated 05 Feb, 2022 12:16pm
Opinion Kashmir: a sea of traumatized humanity From a tourist’s lens, being born in Kashmir is a blessing to be cherished. To a Kashmiri, however, it equates to ... Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am
Pakistan Indian army chief's claim on LoC ceasefire negotiation 'misleading': DG ISPR Says no side should misconstrue it as their strength or other’s weakness Published 04 Feb, 2022 01:19pm
Pakistan US values relationship with Pakistan across a number of fronts: State Dept Spokesperson Price says Pakistan is a strategic partner in response to a question Updated 04 Feb, 2022 04:21pm
Pakistan Terrorists’ handlers in Afghanistan, India: ISPR ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on Thursday, said that intelligence agencies had intercepted... Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am
World Sri Lanka gets urgent $500m Indian loan to pay for oil COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was handed temporary relief from energy shortages and rolling blackouts on Wednesday with a $500... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
Markets India may buy potash from Belarus MUMBAI: India plans to buy 1 million tonnes of potash from Belarus in the first such bilateral deal between the two... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
World Sri Lanka arrests 21 Indians after clash with navy COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy Tuesday said it had arrested 21 Indian fishermen after a confrontation with two trawlers... Published 01 Feb, 2022 06:36pm
Technology India to tax cryptocurrencies at 30%, puts digital assets in highest tax band Industry estimates suggest there are 15 million to 20 million crypto investors in India, with total crypto holdings of around $5.37 billion Updated 01 Feb, 2022 05:36pm
Markets India shows early signs of high coal, LNG, crude prices hurting demand: Russell LAUNCESTON: One of the key questions for the outlook for energy commodities is how quickly the current high prices... Published 01 Feb, 2022 01:20pm
World India sees GDP growth slowing to 8-8.5pc in 2022/23 as risks rise NEW DELHI: India has forecast its economy will grow 8% to 8.5% for the fiscal year starting in April, down from 9.2%... Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am
Markets Indian trade body raises sugar production estimate MUMBAI: India is likely to produce 31.45 million tonnes of sugar in 2021/22 marketing year, nearly 3.1% more than ... Published 31 Jan, 2022 03:31pm
Business & Finance India sees GDP growth slowing to 8-8.5% in 2022/23 as risks rise NEW DELHI: India has forecast its economy will grow 8% to 8.5% for the fiscal year starting in April, down from 9.2%... Published 31 Jan, 2022 03:27pm
World Birds of a feather: India's raptor-rescuing brothers NEW DELHI: Nursed back from near death, a skittish vulture flaps its wings and returns to the grey skies above... Published 31 Jan, 2022 01:47pm
World Ahead of key polls, India's ruling party revives Hindu-Muslim dispute MATHURA: In the streets around a revered religious site in the Indian city of Mathura where a temple and mosque ... Published 31 Jan, 2022 12:08pm
Pakistan Pakistan condemns extra-judicial killings in IIOJ&K ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemns extra-judicial killing of five Kashmiris in Illegally Occupied Jammu and... Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am