India’s central bank has cut interest rates for the first time in nearly five years to counter slowing growth in Asia’s third largest economy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
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India: Salvador Dalí art comes to Delhi for the first time
Although the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí never visited India, his artworks are set to be displayed in the country for the first time. Starting Friday, an exhibition in the capital…
India: Carmaker Kia becomes latest global firm to face tax trouble
Indian tax authorities have sent a confidential notice to South Korean car maker Kia Motors accusing it of evading millions of dollars in taxes. The amount could be as high…
India: President Modi to visit US and meet Trump next week
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the US next week and meet President Donald Trump, the White House says. Other reports say Modi will attend a dinner hosted by…
Fiji: Rugby director fired for women’s team ‘gay problem’ remarks
The director of the Fiji Rugby Union has been fired just days into her new role, after she stirred controversy with remarks that the women’s national team had a “gay…
Bangladesh: Protesters set fire to ex-PM’s family home
Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former familyhome of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party. The unrest…
India: Authorities ‘engaging with US’ after shackled deportees spark anger
India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has told parliament the government is working with the US to ensure Indian citizens are not mistreated while being deported. One of the deportees told…
India: Media pile into lawsuit against OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT
India’s biggest news organisations are seeking to join a lawsuit against OpenAI, the US startup behind ChatGPT, for alleged unauthorised use of their content. The news organisations include some of…
India: Authorities look on nervously as Trump wields tariff threat
Last week India further slashed import duties on motorcycles, cutting tariffs on heavyweight bikes with engines above 1,600cc from 50% to 30% and smaller ones from 50% to 40%. A…
India: US military plane carrying deported Indians lands in Punjab
A US deportation flight carrying about 100 Indian nationals accused of entering the country illegally has landed in the state of Punjab. The military aircraft, which left Texas late on…