Boeing 787 fuel switch to undergo US inspection
Aviation authorities will send a fuel control switch from a Boeing 787 to the United States for further inspection, the government said, even though initial checks found no fault.
Trump portrait hits traffic with ‘Happy Birthday America!’ rickshaws
IN New Delhi's chaotic traffic, where the backs of auto-rickshaws sometimes double as mobile billboards, some commuters are now being greeted by an unlikely face: US President Donald Trump.
Modi allies push for bigger families
Even though the United Nations projects the nation's population will keep rising for about four decades, peaking at around 1.7 billion, some policymakers and Hindu groups say the shift away from smaller families should begin now.
Modi closes key deal with Dutch tech giant
Dutch tech giant ASML signed a deal with Tata Electronics to help build and scale up a semiconductor plant, overseen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his tour of the Netherlands.
‘I thought I would not survive’
Powerful storms that swept across the northern Uttar Pradesh state this week killed at least 111 people, government officials said, raising an earlier death toll as more districts reported casualties.
Adani agrees to US$18mil penalty
Billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani (pic) has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement in a US civil court case linked to corruption without admitting guilt, his company said.
Modi on trade, energy tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-nation tour yesterday, heading to the United Arab Emirates before Europe, overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war.
More than 100 dead as storm tears through most populous state
A VIOLENT storm bringing rain and hail scythed across the country's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, killing more than 100 people, rescue officials saids, as the chief minister ordered relief funds to be distributed within 24 hours.
Iran and oil dominate BRICS
BRICS foreign ministers, including from Iran and Russia, met in New Delhi, where India warned of "considerable flux" with conflict driving economic uncertainty and energy insecurity.
Modi cuts size of motorcade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "significantly" cut the size of his motorcade to save fuel, a government source said, days after he urged citizens to tighten their belts amid a surge in energy prices triggered by the Iran conflict.
