'World is grateful': India keeps oil prices cheaper by buying from Russia, Indian oil minister says
India keeps global crude prices affordable by buying oil from Russia, India's energy minister said.
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India’s ruling BJP eyes new law for common civil code but is it fanning Hindu-Muslim divide?
India’s ruling party appears set to introduce a contentious law in Uttarakhand state for a common civil code including for marriage, igniting concerns over religious and communal tensions centred on a Hindu-Muslim divide.
Taiwan's Acer and Asustek double down on 'Make in India'
TAIPEI -- Two of the world's biggest PC makers plan to step up manufacturing in India this year as the country weighs tightening import restrictions to boost the local tech industry.
Is India targeting Muslims, with population growth committee as ‘camouflage’?
India is set to establish a high-powered committee to address its rapid population growth and demographic changes, its interim budget showed, sparking concerns that officials are targeting Muslims.
DBS boss Piyush Gupta takes US$3 million pay cut over Singapore digital banking disruptions
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.’s fourth-quarter profit came in short of analyst expectations amid signs of pressure on margins. And while 2023 results hit a record, Chief Executive Officer Piyush Gupta’s compensation got hit due to last year’s digital banking disruptions.
Asia-Pacific’s mineral exporters face bumpy ride amid China’s ‘sputtering demand’, property woes
“The real estate industry will probably take some time to recover. Consumer confidence is relatively low and the demand for housing will not re-bounce soon. Thus, the import demand for mineral commodities related to construction is likely to be reduced,” said Rose Xiaowei Luo, a professor of entrepreneurship and family enterprise at graduate business school INSEAD in France.
Maldives still needs India’s partnership, despite shifting ‘dynamics’ in Delhi-Malé ties, troop withdrawal
Malé is not expected to completely reject security help from New Delhi, which is in turn keen to remain a traditional developmental partner with the island nation, even as both sides hammer out details of an Indian troop withdrawal from Maldivian territory.