India’s efforts to curb gold purchases have failed to weaken consumer demand, with the country’s largest jewellery retailer reporting sharply higher profits and increased customer traffic in the latest quarter. Titan, part
India’s insolvency tribunal has granted Essel Group chair Subhash Chandra a major reprieve, allowing him to settle claims arising from personal guarantees on his group’s borrowings for just Rs65mn ($683,000), representing a
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Sri Lanka and India have further strengthened their longstanding maritime and defence partnership following the first overseas visit of Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando since assuming command of the
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Kangpokpi District has emerged as a major centre of violence in Manipur in 2026, with killings, village attacks, abductions and armed clashes increasingly reflecting a Naga-Kuki fault line. The escalation is significant
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On August 26, 2026, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police, in a joint operation with the Hailakandi Police, arrested Fazal Islam Barbhuiyan (21), an alleged operative of the Pakistan-based
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As BRICS prepares to meet in New Delhi, it would do well to understand not only what the United States is doing, but why. The reported American move to gain majority control
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“Strategic autonomy is a fairly, I think it’s not of much use from my view,” says C. Raja Mohan. “All countries, some more Indians think they’re the only ones who do strategic
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India’s space programme is entering a new phase, but a difficult question is emerging alongside its ambitions: can the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) be expected to concentrate on the country’s most
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For 22-year-old Vaishnavi Kadam, politics is not supposed to be a defining part of her identity. An MBBS student in Pune, she describes herself as “an apolitical person”. Yet on August 22,
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The 41st Meeting of the Board of Directors of the India–Sri Lanka Foundation (ISLF) was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2026, with the meeting co-chaired by the High Commissioner of
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Top Govt Minister Says: ‘We Decide When and How’ — Not Anyone Else, Even If India Funds the Projects
Sri Lanka will decide when and how to develop Jaffna International Airport and Kankesanthurai Port even if India provides financial assistance for the projects, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake has said in Jaffna,
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