Analysis: In India, muddled leadership leaves economy adrift
NEW DELHI:?“Dear God,” wrote economist Rajeev Malik as he called on the Almighty to help India’s “rudderless” government in a biting critique that underscored a growing frustration More...
Yuvraj eyes comeback after cancer treatment
NEW DELHI:?India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh hopes to return to cricket in “three to four months” after recovering from a cancerous tumour, media reports said on Thursday. Yuvraj, asked More...
India considers wheat exports to Iran: Govt source
NEW DELHI:?India is considering wheat exports to Iran, a government source said on Friday, as New Delhi hopes to boost exports to the sanctions-hit nation to help settle part of its oil imports bill through More...
‘Free-falling’ Indian rupee hits new lows
MUMBAI:?The Indian rupee plumbed new depths on Friday, sinking to a record low against the dollar for the third successive day amid turmoil on global markets. The Indian unit fell to 54.82 against the dollar More...
India may lease out 50 locomotives to Pakistan
NEW DEHLI:? Following the energy’s sector lead by lending a hand across the border, Indian Railways is considering the proposal to provide 50 diesel locomotives on hire to Pakistan. Indian Railways is likely More...
After Pakistan issues LeT alert, India beefs up security at border posts
AMRITSAR:?India on Thursday beefed up security at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at the India-Pakistan border following a threat issued by Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Taliban More...
India’s shunned transgenders struggle to survive
NEW DEHLI:?Seema, a husband and father of two, gets ready for another night of work on the streets of the Indian capital, placing two halves of a yellow sponge ball into empty bra cups. The 33-year-old then More...
Is it curtains for Afghanistan’s fading silver screen?
KABUL:?Clouds of hashish and cigarette smoke float across a screen showing a dancing Pakistani woman, who evokes yowls of excitement from the hundreds of Afghan men passing their time in one of the capital’s More...
Indian rupee slumps to record low
Author:? REUTERS Wed, 2012-05-16 21:00 MUMBAI: The Indian rupee slumped to a record low against the dollar yesterday as the global risk aversion added pressure on a currency already under fire from the country’s More...
Worries for India rise as rupee hits record low
MUMBAI:?India’s rupee hit a record low against the dollar on Wednesday and stocks fell nearly two percent, as uncertainty over the Eurozone debt crisis and weak domestic indicators hit Asia’s third-largest More...