India is forecast to overtake the UK to become the world’s fifth largest economy this year, IHS Markit said. In a report on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party’s victory in the national elections, it said the economic outlook “looks positive” for the second term of...

US President Donald Trump opened another potential front in his trade war, terminating India’s designation as a developing nation and thereby eliminating an exception that allowed the country to export nearly 2,000 products to the US duty-free. “I have determined that India has not...

With an eye on the upcoming assembly elections, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced free rides for women commuters in Delhi Metro trains and DTC buses to encourage them to use public transport. Earlier also Delhi government was planning to do this and also cover...

India is likely to see average monsoon rains this year, the state-run weather office said, which should support agricultural production and economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy, where half of the farmland lacks irrigation. Monsoon rainfall is expected to be 96% of the long-term...

In its first decision of its second tenure, the Narendra Modi government has enhanced the amount to be paid as part of ‘Prime Ministers Scholarship Scheme’ under the National Defence Fund. The rates of scholarship have been increased from Rs. 2,000 per month to Rs. 2,500 per month...