India’s Modi to inaugurate Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple
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Sona tops Nikkei's list of competitive Indian auto suppliers
MUMBAI -- Automotive supplier Sona Comstar leads all other Indian rivals in terms of competitive advantage, according to the latest ranking by the Nikkei group.
Protesting farmers clash with security forces 200km from New Delhi
NEW DELHI — Protesting farmers who were attempting to reach the capital New Delhi clashed with security forces for a second day on Wednesday (Feb 14), with drones being used to drop tear gas shells, television visuals showed.
Valentine's Day chocolate prices highest in years amid cocoa shortage
A bouquet of roses, dinner for two and a box of chocolates make up the essentials for a textbook Valentine's Day date. But lovers may experience sticker shock this year due to higher cocoa and sugar prices.
India’s Modi arrives in the UAE on his seventh trip to a nation that is home to millions of Indians
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates on his seventh trip to the nation, preparing to be feted by tens of thousands of his countrymen ahead of elections back home in the coming months.
Riot police fire tear gas on farmers protesting in India
Police in India have fired tear gas at protesting farmers on the Haryana-Punjab state border. The farmers have organised a march to the capital New Delhi to demand greater government support and guaranteed prices for their produce.
India farmers march: What are their demands? Why is gov’t blocking roads?
Farmers are demanding a legal minimum price for their crops as they march to New Delhi and ask government to fulfill its promises.
India locks down capital as farmers mass over crop prices
Police in New Delhi and surrounding states have set up metal barriers, concrete barricades and barbed wire to block city access roads and halt thousands of farmers marching to demand guaranteed crop prices and loan waivers, three years after anti-reform demonstrations that choked the Indian capital for months.