Shares in Vodafone's Indian unit plunged almost 40 per cent on Friday (17) after officials rejected its appeal against paying $4 billion in back fees, raising questions about the British giant's future in the country. Vodafone's chief executive had in November already cast doubt about its continued presence in India…
The Centre is likely to issue the expression of interest (EoI) and the share purchase agreement (SPA) for debt-ridden Air India's privatisation within the next three to four days, a senior government official said on Friday. The official said that "a group of ministers (GoM), headed by Union home minister (Amit…
INDIA will invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan along with other leaders for the annual meeting of council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization later this year, officials said. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said all eight member countries, four observers and dialogue partners of the…
A DAY after the world's richest person Jeff Bezos announced fresh $1 billion investment in India, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (15) said his firm Amazon was not doing a favour to the country by the investments and questioned how the online retailing major could incur…
KICKING UP a debate, an influential Catholic Church in India’s Kerala has said "Love Jihad is a reality" and alleged that scores of women from Christian community from the southern state were being lured into the trap of Islamic State (IS) and used in terror activities. The synod of Syro-Malabar…
EXPELLED BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar moved the Delhi High Court Wednesday challenging his conviction and imprisonment till the last breath for raping a minor girl in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, in 2017. His petition is under objection and it will be listed for hearing once all the defects are cured.…
A DELHI court Wednesday granted bail to Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad who has been accused of inciting people during an anti-CAA protest at Jama Masjid here on December 20. The court also restrained Azad from visiting Delhi for four weeks and directed him not hold any dharna till the…
THE Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to entertain the plea of one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case against the death warrant and gave him liberty to challenge it in sessions court. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said…
AT LEAST 57 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday (14). In neighbouring India, at least 10 people were killed after several avalanches hit the northern-part of Kashmir. Two Pakistani officials said many villagers…
Forty people have been arrested so far in connection with the communal clashes at Bhainsa town in Nirmal district, where the situation was peaceful and under control, police said on Tuesday. Clashes broke out in the town over a petty issue about some people riding motorcycles without silencers late on…