More Indians losing hope of improved quality of life under Modi, survey shows

More Indians are becoming less hopeful about their quality of life as stagnant wages and higher living costs cloud future prospects, a survey showed, in disappointing news for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of this week’s annual budget. More than 37% of respondents in a pre-budget survey said they expect the overall quality of life […]

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India’s Adani Power posts smaller Q3 core profit as demand drops; to raise 50 bln rupees

India’s Adani Power (ADAN.NS), opens new tab posted a smaller quarterly core profit on Wednesday due to a sharp drop in power demand and the thermal power producer also said it would raise 50 billion rupees ($578 million) by selling shares to institutional investors. The company, part of billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Group, said besides […]

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India to ditch privatisation plans, pour billions in state-run firms, sources say

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pouring billions into ailing state-run firms after slowing ambitious divestment plans that were intended to reduce the role of the state in business, according to government sources and a document reviewed by Reuters. Less than a month into 2025, New Delhi has plans to invest about $1.5 billion in […]

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Amit Shah pledges to evict ‘illegal’ Bangladeshi immigrants from Delhi if BJP wins polls

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of “illegal’ immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his party’s Hindu constituency. Interior minister Amit Shah said every unlawful migrant from neighbouring Bangladesh would be expelled from New Delhi “within two years” if his party […]

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What India said about Delhi-Washington relations in the changing situation

On the first day of taking office, Donald Trump has signed several executive orders to bring significant changes in immigration policy. This is making the path to obtaining US citizenship more difficult. At the same time, the Trump administration has also threatened to impose additional tariffs. New Delhi believes that neither this illegal immigration nor […]

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India and Maldives: Navigating strengthened ties amid geopolitical shifts

With two high-profile visits in two weeks, the new year seems to augur well for bilateral relations between India and the Maldives. Considering that this time, last year, bilateral ties were at their worst, rendering the visits by Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel and Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon even more significant. Minister Khaleel, in an […]

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India oscillates between hope and disappointment over Trump’s return

Since the announcement of the results of the US presidential election on November 6, the country that has been the most jubilant in the rest of the world is undoubtedly India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also did not delay in greeting the future US president enthusiastically and promising a new partnership. Exactly two and […]

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India-Bangladesh relations do not depend on others: Jaiswal

Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India wants to maintain relations with Bangladesh in the interest of the people of both countries and that this relationship is ‘independent’, which does not depend on Dhaka’s relations with other countries. He said this at the weekly media briefing of the Ministry of External Affairs in […]

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Adani Group Says Sri Lanka Wind Power Projects Not Cancelled, Denies Reports

The Adani Group’s wind power projects in Sri Lanka have not been cancelled, a company spokesperson said today, after some reports said the projects have been scrapped. Reports that Adani Group’s 484 megawatt (MW) wind power projects in Sri Lanka’s northern Mannar and Pooneryn districts have been cancelled are false and misleading, the spokesperson. “We […]

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Jaishankar’s mouth is closed about what was discussed with the US on the Bangladesh issue

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said that the Bangladesh issue was discussed in his first bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Apart from Bangladesh, Jaishankar said that the bilateral meeting also discussed US visa policy and various regional issues. The Indian Foreign Minister went to Washington on January 20 to attend Donald […]

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