India

The mission was part of a commercial arrangement between a government-run firm and a UK-based OneWeb satellite firm. India’s space agency says its rocket has successfully put 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over employment letters to 75,000 people at a virtual event on Saturday as he looks to tackle India’s soaring unemployment less than two years ahead of a national poll and key state elections due in the…

Indian shoppers are back in force online and in stores, splurging this festive season after the coronavirus pandemic dampened celebrations and consumption in previous years. Online marketplaces Amazon.com and Walmart-owned Flipkart saw…

Former railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected Congress president, becoming the first leader outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the post in over two decades, as the party seeks to revive its political fortunes. As…

All commercial vehicles in Kolkata must be powered by non-fossil energy from 2030, as the city moves to reduce carbon emissions after endorsing the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty in September. Home to more than 4.5 million…

India called this year’s Global Hunger Report, which ranked India at 107 among 121 nations, an “erroneous measure” that “suffers from serious methodological issues”, according to a statement. Three out of four indicators in the report used…

India test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from a submarine, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. The missile, which was test fired in the Bay of Bengal by India's only known operational nuclear…

India's Supreme Court has failed to deliver a verdict on whether Muslim students can wear the hijab in schools and colleges, with two judges expressing opposing views. One judge upheld a Karnataka high court order from March…

Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala has arrested three people for allegedly murdering two women in a suspected case of human sacrifice. The remains of the women, who have allegedly murdered months apart, were found…

India's close military and trade ties with Russia won't undermine the effectiveness of the Quad security partnership, Australia's top diplomat said, despite high tensions between Moscow and western nations over Russia's war in Ukraine.…