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India: Instant divorce declared illegal by Supreme Court

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,August23(APD)--TheSupremeCourtofIndiaonTuesdaybannedanIslamicpracticeof‘tripletalaq’whichleadstoinstantdivorceamongthefollower

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Trump's Afghanistan strategy makes new demands on India

LayingouthisnewAfghanistanwarstrategy,U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpreissuedolddemandsonneighboringPakistantoeliminatemilitantsanctuaries.Lessexpected:anentirelynewwa

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McDonald's to shut 169 outlets in India

McDonald'ssaidMondayitisshutting169restaurantsinIndiaafteralegalrowwithalocalfranchiseoperator.Thefastfoodchain'sIndiansubsidiarysaiditwasterminatingitsagreemen

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Opinion: Will Kathmandu swing to Beijing and stay away from New Delhi?

ChineseVicePremierWangYangvisitedNepalrecently,markingoneofthemostimportantChina-Nepalhigh-levelinteractionsinrecentyears.AsthetripcameseveraldaysafterIndianExt

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China complains to India over border clash that injured Chinese soldiers

ChinahaslodgedacomplaintwithIndiaafteritsservicepersonnelobstructedChinesesoldiers'borderpatrol,resultinginChinesetroops'injury,theForeignMinistrysaidonMonday."

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Indian opposition calls for investigation into Adani

India’smainoppositionpartyhascalledforafresh,supremecourt-monitoredprobeintoallegationsmininggianttheAdaniGroupfraudulentlysiphonednearly$235mintooverseastaxhav

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At least 23 dead, dozens hurt as train derails in India

Atleast23peoplewerekilledanddozensinjuredafteranexpresstrainderailedinnorthIndiaSaturday,officialssaid,asrescuersclamberedacrossmangledcarriagestopullpassengers

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India threatens Philip Morris over alleged violation of anti-smoking law

TheIndiangovernmenthasthreatenedPhilipMorrisInternationalIncwith"punitiveaction"overthetobaccogiant'sallegedviolationofthecountry'santi-smokinglaws,accordingtoa

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Tharanga's Sri Lanka seek redemption against India

SriLankaarelookingtonewcaptainUpulTharangaforredemptionintheone-dayinternationalseriesstartingSundayagainstIndiaafterenduringahumiliatingTestwhitewashonhomesoil

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Mitch Starc to miss tour of India, hopes to be fit for Ashes

FastbowlerMitchellStarcwillmissAustralia'slimited-oversandTwenty20toursofIndiastartingnextmonthashecontinueshisrecoveryfromafootinjury.AustraliawillarriveinIndi

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India's coach wants India to be the best fielding side at 2019 World Cup

India'scoachRaviShastrihasprioritisedfitness,andwantshissidetobethe"bestfieldingXI"atthe2019WorldCup.Shastri'scommentsechoedthoseofIndia'schairmanofselectorsMSK

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India says it has an abiding interest in the security of Sri Lanka 

ByAPDWriterEaswaranRutnamCOLOMBO,August16(APD)---IndiaonTuesdaysaidithasanabidinginterestinthesecurityofSriLankaandremainscommittedtoSriLanka’sunity,sovereignty

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Corrupt can't hide: India's Modi defends war on graft

PrimeMinisterNarendraModimarked70yearsofIndianindependenceTuesdaywithanimpassioneddefenceofhiswaroncorruption,declaringacontroversialmovetoflushouttaxcheatsahug

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India calls for equality as it celebrates its 71st Independence Day

​NEW DELHI, August 15 (APD) -- Talking about making a new India in his independence day speech, President Ram Nath Kovind stressed that the country should be compassionate towards the disadvantaged and end discrimination on the basis of gender or religion.

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Indian film industry hails chief censor's exit

India'sfilmindustryonMondaywelcomedthedepartureofthecountry'schieffilmcensor,whohadstokedcontroversybyaxingJamesBond'skissingscenesandbrieflyblockingthereleaseo

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Opinion: Boycotting Chinese goods would harm India

TheongoingstandoffbetweenChineseandIndiantroopsinChina'sDonglangareaseemstohavespilledoverintobilateralexchanges.Accordingtoreports,ShobhaKarandlaje,Karnatakapr

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Boycotting Chinese goods would hurt Indian economy: Expert

Chinaisthebiggesttradingpartnerformorethan130countries.Withitsfasteconomicgrowth,Chinahasgainedastrongfootholdinglobaltrade.The"MadeinChina"labelisestablishingi