Jubilant Indian cricketers return home after winning the Twenty20 World Cup
NEW DELHI (AP) — Jubilant India cricketers have received a rousing welcome home from fans after winning the Twenty20 World Cup final in Barbados.
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Modi’s Moscow Visit Showcases a Less Isolated Putin, Angering Ukraine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India strolled alongside President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia under the trees at the Russian leader’s suburban residence as the sun set. He rode a golf cart along the paths, sipped tea during an hourslong chat and petted a horse on a visit to Mr. Putin’s stables, breathing in the calm of an estate that once belonged to the Romanov dynasty.
India human rights body says Reuters story on Foxconn hiring raises discrimination concerns
NEW DELHI — India's human rights watchdog said on Monday (July 1) it had asked government officials to examine reported discrimination by Foxconn, after a Reuters investigation found the major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country.
Modi travels to Moscow for first time since Ukraine war
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in his first visit to Moscow since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022 and discuss the gamut of bilateral ties -- including defense, energy and trade -- as well as key regional and global issues.
New Delhi's domestic airport terminal likely to be shut for a few weeks, sources say
NEW DELHI — New Delhi's main domestic terminal is likely to remain shut for a few weeks with debris still scattered outside the airport following last week's roof collapse, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on July 1.
India's opposition Congress asks Modi to tax billionaires more
NEW DELHI — India's main opposition Congress party asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (July 12) to impose an additional tax on the country's billionaires to generate funds for stretched public services like education and health.
India asks utilities to order $33 billion in equipment this year to boost coal power output, Reuters reports citing sources
India has asked power companies to order equipment worth $33 billion this year to fast track capacity additions of coal-fired power in the years ahead, as the South Asian nation struggles to meet booming electricity demand, two government officials said.
India PM Modi tells Putin in Moscow 'peace is of utmost importance'
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday and told him that no solution to a conflict can be found on the battlefield, saying "peace is of utmost importance."