NEW DELHI, Aug 25 – For years Indian television company NDTV (NDTV.NS) pursued an independent line critical of the government even as others embraced strident nationalism. Now a proposed takeover by tycoon Gautam Adani’s conglomerate has raised fears that one of the country’s last bastions of free media is under […]
Summary Companies India’s richest man, Adani, seeks to expand media business NDTV says Adani unit moved without its consent Adani takeover may not be friendly -legal expert Deal to buy NDTV could heat up competition among billionaires BENGALURU, Aug 23 – Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate on Tuesday […]
Summary Local parties angered by move they say will influence elections SRINAGAR, India, Aug 17 – India is expected to register as many as 2.5 million new voters in the contested Jammu and Kashmir region, a top official said late on Wednesday, in a move local political parties […]
NEW DELHI, Aug 17 – India’s home ministry said on Wednesday that Rohingya refugees in the capital New Delhi would be held at a detention centre and then deported, contradicting a minister’s earlier statement promising flats and security to members of the Muslim minority. Hardeep Singh Puri, federal […]
AHMEDABAD, India, Aug 16 – Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 have been freed on remission, officials said on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from the victim’s husband, lawyers and politicians. The men were convicted in early […]
SRINAGAR, Aug 16 – A bus carrying personnel from India’s high-altitude border police rolled off a mountainous road and fell into a gorge in Kashmir on Tuesday, killing at least six officers, police said. Kashmir police said on Twitter the injured were being flown to an army hospital […]
MUMBAI, Aug 14 – India’s best-known stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, dubbed the country’s Warren Buffett, died on Sunday, prompting an outpouring of tributes for a self-made billionaire whose fortunes rose with the country’s economy. Jhunjhunwala died at the age of 62, a week after the launch of his […]
NEW DELHI, Aug 13 – The United States has expressed concern to India that it was being used to export fuel made from Russian crude, through high-seas transfers to hide its origin, to New York in violation of U.S. sanctions, a top Indian central banker said on Saturday. […]
SRINAGAR, Aug 11 – Militants attacked an Indian army post in the disputed Kashmir region on Thursday, killing three soldiers, while two attackers died in the shootout that came amid heightened security ahead of India’s independence day celebrations. The attack in the Rajouri area of India’s only Muslim […]
MUMBAI, Aug 10 – The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines that will increase scrutiny and supervision over digital lending apps and lenders who engage with them, after several complaints of malpractice against such apps. Only regulated entities such as banks and shadow banks will […]
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