Siddharth Bindroo, 40, was on his way to a restaurant in Kashmir's main city Srinagar when he received a call. "Papa is dead," said the caller - leaving Mr Bindroo, a noted endocrinologist in the region, shocked. Some men allegedly entered their family-run medicine store on

India's market capitalisation has surged 37 per cent this year to $3.46 trillion, according to an index compiled by Bloomberg India's equity market is on the cusp of overtaking that of the UK in value to join the world's top-five club, at least by one measure. The likely feat comes as record-

The Indian army says five of its personnel have been shot dead by suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. They were killed after fighting erupted during a search operation on Monday close to the Line of Control, which separates Indian- and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

Electricity consumption has jumped almost 17% in the last two months alone when compared to the same period in 2019 An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based

Tesla has demanded reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) in India. Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he has asked US-based Tesla several times to manufacture its iconic electric vehicles in India, while assuring that all support will be provided by the govern

Delhi, India (CNN)As India's brutal second coronavirus wave ravaged the country this spring, Ankit Srivastava went from hospital to hospital, trying to find help for his ailing mother. But hospitals in the Indian city of Varanasi had run out of space, oxygen, medicine, tests -- everything. "

The son of an Indian federal minister who was summoned by police for questioning has failed to turn up. Ashish Mishra was called in six days after he was accused in an attack that left eight people dead. A car linked to his father, junior home minister Ajay Mishra, ploughed

India's loss making national carrier Air India has been sold to the Tata group, the country's largest conglomerate. The government has sold the airline to the company, which was the highest bidder at nearly $2.4bn (£1.7bn). The Tata group originally founded the airline in 1

The first 7-Eleven store is set to open on October 9 in Andheri East, Mumbai, the company said. Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL), on October 7, said it would launch the US-based 7-Eleven convenience stores in India. The first 7-Eleven store is set to open on October 9 in Andheri East, Mumba

Classifiers refer to Facebook’s hate-speech detection algorithms. According to Facebook, it added hate speech classifiers in Hindi starting early 2020 and introduced Bengali later that year. Classifiers for violence and incitement in Hindi and Bengali first came online in early 2021. Desp

Oslo (Norway), Oct 6: Anshu Malik on Wednesday created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the World Championship final when she outclassed junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk but Sarita Mor lost her semifinal and will fight for a bronze here. The 19-year-old Anshu,

Lucknow(PTI): The Uttar Pradesh government has given permission to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and three others to visit Lakhimpur, a top official said here. Earlier in the day, the state government had denied permission to Rahul Gandhi for the visit, and an official spok

Air India said the aircraft had been deregistered and sold off. An Air India plane stuck underneath a foot overbridge has become the talking point on social media. Footage that has gone massively viral online shows the aircraft wedged under a bridge near the Delhi airport. The scrapped airpla

Security has been tightened in a northern Indian town after eight people, including four protesting farmers, died on Sunday. Violence broke out in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh state during a protest against agricultural reforms. Photos and videos on social medi

Expressing hope that the pending issues between India and China along the Line of Actual Control would be resolved soon, Army chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane said the increase in the deployment by Chinese troops across the border was a matter of concern. He said India had made matching deployments i

Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya Maharaj asked the Centre to terminate the nationality of Muslims and Christians. Terminate nationality of Muslims and Christians: Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya Maharaj Hindutva 'applicable' to 1.3 billion people: Mohan Bhagwat Hindutva tak

Senior Congress leader pointed out the need for permanent president and to discuss party affairs in the present scenario and has reiterated his demand for organisational elections in the party. NEW DELHI — Former Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has written to Congress

All scheduled international flights to and from India were banned from March 2020 following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Indian civil aviation regulator on Tuesday extended the ban on international passenger flights until October 31, 2021. However, the ban is not applicable to cargo flights and