Bounce, a Bangalore-based startup that operates over 20,000 electric and gasoline dockless bikes and scooters in nearly three dozen cities in India, said today it has raised $105 million in new funding round as it explores sustainable ways to expand… Read More ›
A total of 644 fighters belonging to eight different armed groups lay down arms as part of a government peace initiative. More than 600 fighters belonging to eight different rebel groups surrendered to Indian authorities in a troubled northeastern state… Read More ›
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Walmart Inc, the world’s largest retailer, has fired 56 of its executives in India as it restructures in the country. The move underscores the challenges Walmart has faced in expanding its wholesale business in India. The… Read More ›
NEW DELHI — As the temperature in India’s capital plunged on a recent evening, Rehana Khatun bundled her 29-day-old daughter in a fuzzy quilt and went out for her new nightly activity: participating in a sit-in against the government. … Read More ›
A 24-hour strike has disrupted much of India as workers took to the streets in several major cities to protest against the country’s worsening economic slowdown. At least 10 trade unions called on employees to stage protests on Wednesday against what they… Read More ›
On Wednesday afternoon, the couple announced they’re stepping down from some of their royal duties, and that they intend to come back to North America for at least part of the year. “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members… Read More ›
Internet shutdowns are more than merely an inconvenience—they’re major economic black holes. In 2019, India lost over $1.3 billion (Rs9,300 crore) as a result of major internet shutdowns in regions like Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Tripura,… Read More ›
Banking and other businesses across India suffered Wednesday as millions of workers went on strike protesting the Hindu nationalist government’s economic policies, especially the planned sale of several state-owned companies including Air India. Protesters marched on the streets of New… Read More ›
A mob attack on a New Delhi campus gives fresh impetus to nationwide protests against a controversial citizenship law. Students across India are demonstrating against an attack at New Delhi’s prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday when masked men… Read More ›
The plane, which was carrying at least 170 people, went down near Tehran, killing everyone on board. Iranian state media cited technical problems. Debris from the crash on the outskirts of Tehran on Wednesday.Credit…Rohhollah Vadati/ISNA, via Agence France-Presse — Getty… Read More ›