NEW DELHI: The recent restructuring in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime will not only make life-saving drugs and healthcare more affordable and accessible but also lead to growth in the country’s pharma market, according to a report.

NEW DELHI: In the wake of violent protests that have gripped Nepal over the past two days, central agencies have issued a major security alert along the India-Nepal border, cautioning that miscreants could exploit the unrest to trigger violence in adjoining Indian states.

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar does not include Rohit Sharma in the list of India's all-time batting greats, citing that the opener is an excellent batter in limited-overs cricket, but the red-ball format has more weightage when we talk about 'All Time Indian Batting Great'.

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring the escalating situation in Nepal following large-scale protests led by the country's Gen Z population.

NEW DELHI: NDA candidate C.P. Radhakrishnan expressed confidence in winning the Vice-Presidential elections on Tuesday, claiming it will be a victory for "Indian nationalism".

NEW DELHI: With cases of hypertension or high blood pressure rising significantly in India, particularly among young adults, lowering the BP threshold to less than 120/80 mm Hg by the American Heart Association (AHA) may help raise awareness and push for earlier interventions in the country, said health experts on Monday.

NEW DELHI: In a terror finance case linked to Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM), the ED provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 6.34 lakh of a Raipur man who handled Rs 42 lakh for the banned outfits, an official said on Saturday.

MUMBAI: The Indian equities ended marginally higher this week as initial optimism around GST rationalisation trickled down and global trade tensions resurfaced.

MUMBAI: The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Friday, buoyed by transformative rate reductions announced by the GST Council across sectors as buying was seen in the auto, IT and PSU bank shares in the early trade.

MUMBAI: The domestic equity indices ended the session slightly up on Thursday amid volatility. The Sensex surged over 900 points in opening trade, driven by optimism over GST reforms. However, it lost most of the gains due to profit booking and selling in IT stocks.

NEW DELHI: Led by the likes of Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and World Champions Nikhat Zareen, twenty Indian boxers will go head-to-head against some of the globe’s top pugilists in as many categories at the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025, Liverpool, scheduled to take place from September 4 to 14 at the M&S Bank Arena.

MUMBAI: Actor Ahan Shetty will be seen in an Indian horror feature film based on real tragedy penned by Patrick Graham, who is making his return to Hindi-language horror.

JAIPUR: The Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA) has submitted a memorandum to Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking GST exemption for foreign tourists.

OTTAWA: A Nagar Kirtan was organised by Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha in Canada's Montreal to celebrate the 421st Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Granth Sahib, which was attended by several Indian origin people residing there.

MUMBAI: The domestic benchmark indices ended the session in green on Monday, registering a sharp rally amid heavy buying in IT and automobile stocks.

NEW DELHI: For the first time since 2001, excluding the Covid-19 years, the number of Indians visiting the United States has fallen as 2.1 lakh Indians travelled there in June 2025, which is an 8 per cent drop compared to 2.3 lakh in the same month last year, according to the US Commerce Department’s National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO).

MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia (CA) on Saturday announced that fan zones dedicated to Indian fans during the white-ball series between Australia and India have been sold out 50 days in advance, highlighting the soaring demand and excitement for the high-profile matches.

MUMBAI: The Indian equities closed sharply lower this week, as initial optimism in markets faded due to ongoing selling pressure from FII outflows amid US tariff concerns.

BENGALURU: The Indian women's team left for Hangzhou, China on Saturday, as the squad gears up for the upcoming Women's Asia Cup 2025. The 20-member team is being led by captain Salima Tete, who is looking to win the tournament to secure India's spot for the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026 next year.

TOKYO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Indian community in Japan for their commitment to preserving the cultural roots while making meaningful contributions to Japanese society.

TOKYO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a heartfelt and emotional welcome from the Indian diaspora upon his arrival in Tokyo on Friday for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. The visit sparked pride, excitement, and deep emotion among Indians living in Japan, many of whom described meeting the PM as a dream come true.

GIDDERBAHA: Prof. (Dr.) R.K. Uppal, Principal of Guru Gobind Singh College of Management and Technology, Gidderbaha, Punjab has been awarded the prestigious “Indian Legacy Award” for his outstanding contribution to education and research.

PHAGWARA: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP and Founder-Chancellor of Lovely Professional University (LPU), Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal has put into motion a complete ban on sale of all American soft drink brands like Coka Cola and Pepsi across the LPU campus. Launching Swadeshi 2.0, Dr. Mittal has also appealed all Indians to join hands in boycotting American products and join the Swadeshi 2.0 movement in response to Trump Tariffs

BUENOS: In a move aimed at enhancing inbound tourism and strengthening bilateral ties, the Argentine government has announced eased entry requirements for Indian citizens holding valid US visas.

SEATTLE: The new Chancery premises of the Consulate General of India in Seattle, was officially inaugurated by Ambassador of India to the United States, Vinay Kwatra in the presence of Governor of Washington State Bob Ferguson, US Senator Maria Cantwell and Mayor of Seattle Bruce Harrell.

MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices settled in the positive territory on Monday amid expectations around a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve next month.

NEW DELHI: Nearly 45 crore Indians are losing close to Rs 20,000 crore every year to real-money online games, according to government estimates.

ATLANTA: Akshay Bhatia rode a five-hole stretch with four birdies in the middle of the round as he added 3-under 67 to his first 66 to get to 7-under at the Tour Championship.

MUMBAI: The Indian benchmark indices began the Friday morning session in the red zone, following a week-long rally, amid mixed global cues.

MOSCOW: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he took up the issue of Indian nationals recruited into the Russian armed forces during his discussion with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Ramji Srinivasan, the former strength and conditioning coach of the Indian team, has lauded the move of bringing in the Bronco Test as part of assessing the fitness levels of senior men’s side players.

MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices settled the session with slight gain on Thursday, continuing the rally for the fourth consecutive day. The session remained range-bound amid mixed reaction-value buying and profit booking at the same time.

NEW DELHI: Reaching the International Space Station (ISS) was a mission of the 140 crore Indians, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla -- the first from the country to reach the orbiting lab -- said on Thursday.

MUMBAI: The Indian benchmark indices ended the session with a decent rally on Tuesday for the second consecutive day, buoyed by the GST rationalisation move.

NEW DELHI: Olympian recurve archers Deepika Kumari and Dhiraj Bommadevara, world record-holding pair of compound archers Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam, along with veteran Abhishek Verma, are among the top Indian archers for the inaugural edition of the Archery Premier League.

NEW DELHI: General Manoj Pande on Saturday took over as the new Indian Army chief following the retirement of General Manoj Mukund Naravane after 42 years in service.

NEW DELHI: India's most awarded restaurant, Indian Accent will open its door to Mumbaikars. EHV has signed an agreement with Reliance Industries Limited to open the restaurant by the end of the year. It will be housed in a lovely space overlooking the fountains at Dhirubhai Ambani Square at Jio World Centre in the Bandra Kurla Complex.

NEW DELHI: Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said that there was an increase in seizure of arms and ammunition from Afghanistan in Kashmir.

KASAULI: The Indian army runners grabbed the top-three positions in both men’s 21km and 10km races in the third edition of the Tuffman Kasauli Hills Half Marathon powered by Glenview Villas Kasauli held on Sunday. Over 1000 runners from across the country participated in the hill run.

LONDON: As the buzz around flying taxis grows, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, Ricky Sandhu, has made his dream come true by demonstrating the first-ever airport for air taxis and delivery drones in the UK.

NEW DELHI: The $31 billion fintech market in India is set for a disruption with the emergence of neobanks and to scale and secure a foothold, these digital-only banks should acquire primary bank accounts, a new report said on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: Credit rating agency ICRA said on Wednesday that it expects the Indian general insurance sector to log about 10-12 per cent premium growth in FY23.

NEW DELHI: Nearly 100 per cent of business leaders in India believe human bias and emotions are hurting corporate sustainability efforts, and bots will soon succeed where humans have failed on sustainability, a new report showed on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response of the Centre on a plea seeking to implement an Indian Holistic Integrated Medicinal Approach rather than the colonial segregated way of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy in order to secure the right to health.

NEW DELHI: The recommendation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to assign 5G spectrum to private enterprises is not a threat to the Indian telecom operators, a new report showed on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: The Indian justice delivery system should be Indianised for the benefit of the country's population, said Chief Justice of India N.V.Ramana on Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS: The Khan Do Kwan Police Control Tactics (KPCT) and the Indiana Sheriff's Association (ISA) jointly conducted one-day training at ISA office in Avon on Friday. Grandmaster Javed Khan imparted training to 27 members from eight Sheriff's offices from around Indiana. He provided important tips and skills which will help the officials in discharging their duties more efficiently.

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat has called for a "collective effort" from the five-time champions to get their first win of IPL 2022 ahead of their match against defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: As cab-hailing platforms grow in sheer size and number in India, local residents are in for more trouble as of late, the drivers have become more aggressive and demanding, forcing people to cancel their rides when drivers do not want to ferry them or find the travel fare less.

BENGALURU: South Korean video game company KRAFTON on Tuesday announced that it will release three webtoons based on Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) on April 21.

CHENNAI: Indian private sector has to drive the carbon transition efforts as the country's significant economic development needs will constrain the government's ability to extend sufficient financial support, said Moody's Investors Service.

NEW YORK: Shanti Sethi, a trail-blazing woman Navy veteran has been appointed defence advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Politico.

NEW DELHI: Indian Army's Vice Chief Lt Gen Manoj C. Pande was on Monday appointed as the next Chief of the Army Staff - the first engineer to hold the top post.

AMRITSAR: Madam Upasana, the wife of South Indian actor Ram Charan, paid obeisance at Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib here today.

CHENNAI: Global credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings on Monday said the Indian renewable energy sector will be highly leveraged owing to the growthopportunities.

NEW DELHI: Nearly 89 per cent of Indians who surveyed believe that the government-led initiatives can play a critical role in enhancing nations' cyber defences, a new report showed on Monday.

MUMBAI: Bollywood star Anil Kapoor recently shared his views on the success that south Indian cinema has been witnessing of late with film like 'Pushpa: The Rise', 'RRR' and the most recent 'K.G.F: Chapter 2'.

NEW DELHI: Nearly 89 per cent of Indians who surveyed believe that the government-led initiatives can play a critical role in enhancing nations' cyber defences, a new report showed on Monday.

PUNE: Four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings player Ambati Rayudu's 46-run efforts against the Gujarat Titans might have gone in vain at the MCA Stadium here on Sunday night, but the right-hand batter managed to cross the magical figure of 4,000 IPL runs in the thrilling match.

NEW DELHI: Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the opening of Hyatt Centric Janakpuri New Delhi, the first Hyatt Centric property in the national capital. The hotel has 224 newly renovated rooms with a playful juxtaposition of colours, textures, and handpicked bric-a-brac to reflect the vibrancy of the city.

NEW DELHI: The pandemic has accelerated the pace of digital transformation at such a level that more and more Indian micro, small and mediumenterprises (MSMEs) are seeking to move to the Cloud, and the country has to find newer ways to help them do it faster, Kulmeet Bawa, President and Managing Director, SAP Indian Subcontinent, said here on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Indian citizens, without transit or regular Schengen visas, are unable to fly to the UK through European Union airlines like Lufthansa, KLM and Air France as they are stopped at the origin airports in India itself.

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said that the team is not struggling to find the right playing XI.

NEW DELHI: The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme is likely to push mobile phone manufacturing at a healthy growth trajectory of 15-20 per cent CAGR to reach a value of Rs 5-5.5 lakh crore by FY2026, rating agency ICRA said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has asked technical institutions across the country to consider admitting students who have to leave their studies in the middle due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

PUNE: Former India cricketer W.V Raman believes five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians can fire themselves up to do well against Royal Challengers Bangalore after a slow start to their IPL 2022 season. The Rohit Sharma-led side has lost its first three matches of the current season and now seeks to bring the campaign on track when it faces Bangalore at MCA Stadium later on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Thanks to the successful negotiations between an Indian agency and the Canadian government, Indian banana and baby corn can now be exported there, officials said on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Thanks to the successful negotiations between an Indian agency and the Canadian government, Indian banana and baby corn can now be exported there, officials said on Saturday.

TORONTO: A 21-year-old Indian student was shot dead at the entrance of a subway station in Toronto.

CHENNAI: The shooting of the Indian portions of director C S Amudhan's much-awaited action entertainer 'Ratham', featuring actor Vijay Antony in the lead, has been wrapped up.

A couple of draft Bills seeking a complete ban on cryptocurrencies in India failed for different reasons. Now, Central authorities are considering a committee that would propose a regulation of crypto assets and blockchain technology. Digital industry experts welcome the move, pointing to growing global relevance and business opportunities for desi tech startups.

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug manufactured by the Virginia-based Sarfez Pharmaceuticals, which is owned by Indian-American Salim Shah, a media report said.

KATHMANDU: Indian and Chinese nationals are among the 15 people reported missing after a flash flood in the Nepal's Melamchi River wreaked havoc at the Melamchi Bazaar and other low lying areas along the Indrawati river basin in Sindhupalchowk district, a media report said.

NEW DELHI: Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a report that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms.

KATHMANDU: Indian and Chinese nationals are among the 15 people reported missing after a flash flood in the Nepal's Melamchi River wreaked havoc at the Melamchi Bazaar and other low lying areas along the Indrawati river basin in Sindhupalchowk district, a media report said.

BRISTOL: Debutant Sophia Dunkley said it was a "crazy day" for her on Day 2 of the one-off women's Test against India, as after scoring an unbeaten 74 to guide England to 396/9 declared, the pressure to break India's opening stand was too high.

NEW DELHI: Amidst border standoff with China, the Indian Army holds a commanders' conference led by General Manoj Mukund Naravane from Thursday to review the operational situation at the border with China and Pakistan. Indian Army Commanders' Conference is an apex level biannual event, which formulates important policy decisions through collegiate deliberations.

BRISTOL: Indian women's cricket team will break its almost seven-year long Test match drought when it faces England in a one-off game here from Wednesday.

TORONTO: Despite a ban on direct international flights from India by Canada to check the spread of the new Delta variant of Coronavirus, Indian passengers and students are still landing in Toronto and other airports.

NEW DELHI: Believed to be Indian nationals, Gullo Jan, Naqaya, Hasina and Ajmeera are among 17 "mentally unsound persons" who are still lodged in Pakistani jails as they have not been able to give any other particulars about themselves except their names.

CHANDIGARH: Four Indian wrestlers, including two women, are taking part in the Poland Open Ranking Wrestling Series to be conducted in Warsaw from June 8 to 13.

SAN FRANCISCO: Indian-American artist Sunroop Kaur has joined California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign aimed at providing information about how to curb the spread of Covid-19, the media reported.

NEW DELHI: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choklsi, who went missing on May 23 from Antigua and Barbuda and was captured in Dominica few days later, has said that he was abducted by Indian agents and was given shock with a Taser gun whenever he resisted, according to a media report.

It was perhaps inevitable that the world’s largest cricket event would be canceled among an unprecedented public health crisis in India. The debate has now turned to whether it should have proceeded at all.

NEW YORK: A technology company has admitted to committing fraud to bring Indians on the coveted H1-B visas to the US, according to a federal prosecutor.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has written to the OTT and digital media platforms to furnish all their details and compliance status as per the new IT rules within 15 days.

NEW YORK: An Indian-origin man, who saved at least one person in a California mass shooting, was among the nine people killed by a railway worker who killed himself in San Jose, according to officials.

DUBAI: Indian frontline workers, who have contributed to the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and are currently stranded due to the ongoing flight ban, have urged authorities for their return to the Gulf nation, a media report said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: With the deadline to comply with the new IT rules meant for big social media platforms in India ending on Tuesday, Facebook said that the company aims to comply with the provisions of the new intermediary guidelines and is working towards it.

ISLAMABAD: Officials of the High Commission of India in Islamabad along with their family members have been placed under quarantine after one of them tested positive for Covid-19 following their arrival in Pakistan, according to officials.

NEW DELHI: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on Saturday slammed former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Kamal Nath for calling a Covid variant as the Indian variant.

WASHINGTON: In the November 2020 US presidential elections, Indian-Americans reported the highest rate of voting at 71 per cent among adult citizens, according to the publisher of demographic data and policy research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

NEW DELHI: The Indian hospitality industry witnessed a decline of 38.7 per cent in Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) during the first quarter of 2021 as compared to 2020, said a report on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corporation on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 8,781.30 crore for the January-March quarter.
During the same period of FY20, the company had reported a net loss of Rs 5,185.32 crore.

LONDON: Almost 3,000 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India have been reported in Britain, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.
In a statement on Wednesday at the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament, Hancock said 2,967 cases of the variant have now been recorded, 28 per cent up from more than 2,300 on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.

SHIMLA: India's COVID -19 Crisis and the extraordinary surge in the second wave has become a matter of national concern. In the spirit of Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic in a synergistic manner, the Indian Army on special request of the Chief Minister of Shimla (HP) have created and handed over a 60 bed furnished COVID facility in Sanjouli, Shimla.

NEW DELHI: Indian boys' and girls' teams for next month's ITF World Junior Tennis Competition Asia/Oceania final qualifying round have been selected, but there is some uncertainty around the competition due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic.

UNITED NATIIONS: While mourning the death of an Indian nurse in Israel, India's Permanent Representative T. S. Tirumurti on Sunday condemned the rocket attacks from Gaza that killed her.

NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has commissioned Wi-Fi at 6,000th railway station in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, the Ministry of Railways said on Sunday."With the commissioning of Wi-Fi at Hazaribagh Town falling under Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand in Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway as on May 15, Indian Railways commissioned Wi-Fi at 6,000 Railway stations," said the Ministry.

MANILA: The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday its first two cases of the new Covid-19 variant first detected in India.

NEW YORK: An Indian origin man has been charged with assaulting and killing his own mom on the eve of Mother's Day, according to a New York prosecutor.

MUMBAI:Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) continued to pull out investments from the Indian equities during the first week of May.During the trading sessions of May 3-7, FPIs pulled out net investments worth Rs 5,936 crore from equities.

Prominent Sikh farmer leader Rajinder Singh Badheri and fan of Captain Amarinder Singh's since 1984 Operation Blue Star and has been a staunch supporter of Captain. 

COLOMBO: The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) on Thursday announced its decision to suspend all Indian travellers from entering the country with immediate effect in an effort to curb the spread of the Indian Covid-19 variant.