Indian central bank keeps rates steady
MUMBAI, June 3, 2014 (AFP) – India’s hawkish central bank kept key interest rates unchanged Tuesday at its first meeting to set monetary policy …
South Asia
Celebrations as India gets new state of Telangana
HYDERABAD, June 2, 2014 (AFP) – Celebrations erupted in southern India to mark the creation of the new state of Telangana on Monday at the culmination of …
Pakistan India relations take surprising warmer turn with Modi
NEW DELHI, May 26, 2014 (AFP) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expected to hold landmark talks with his Pakistani counterpart and …
UN rights office condemns Maldives death penalty revival
GENEVA, April 29, 2014 (AFP) – The UN human rights office on Tuesday voiced concern over moves to revive the death penalty in the Maldives, including for …
India PM-elect Modi to keep defence, slashes full-rank cabinet to 23: reports
NEW DELHI, May 26, 2014 (AFP) – India’s premier-elect Narendra Modi plans to slash 26 government positions and name himself as defence minister …
Football: Afghan players injured in Maldives bus crash
COLOMBO, May 24, 2014 (AFP) – Five players and two officials of the Afghan national team were injured in a road accident in the Maldives Saturday after …
Teenager test case in Maldives death penalty revival
MALÉ, May 22, 2014 (AFP) – A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing in the Maldives, becoming the first minor to be …
India’s Congress rejects Gandhis’ resignation offers
NEW DELHI, May 19, 2014 (AFP) – India’s Sonia and Rahul Gandhi offered to resign Monday after leading the once-dominant Congress party to its …
India’s Modi quick on Twitter diplomacy, no mention of US
NEW DELHI, May 19, 2014 (AFP) – India’s prime minister-elect Narendra Modi has taken to Twitter to thank fellow leaders in Japan, Russia, Sri …
PM-elect Modi holds talks on India’s new right-wing govt
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2014 (AFP) – Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi summoned senior figures from his Hindu nationalist party on Sunday for talks on …
India’s Modi prays by Ganges on symbolic victory lap
VARANASI , May 17, 2014 (AFP) – Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi offered prayers by the river Ganges Saturday in a religious ceremony beamed …
India PM-elect Modi to make triumphant Delhi entrance
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) – India’s prime minister-elect Narendra Modi was to make a triumphant entrance to New Delhi Saturday after leading …
BJP declares ‘new era’ for India as Congress concedes defeat
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) – India’s triumphant Hindu nationalists declared “the start of a new era” in the world’s biggest …
India’s Modi eyes top team as BJP sweeps to victory
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) – The Bharatiya Janata Party’s landslide election victory will usher in a new government expected to steer India …
Modi pledges to ‘fulfil dreams of 1.2 billion’ Indians
VADODARA, May 16, 2014 (AFP) – Narendra Modi promised to work to “fulfil the dreams of 1.2 billion people” as he addressed cheering …
India’s Modi: abrasive Hindu nationalist set to be PM
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) – To admirers he is a Thatcherite reformer set to jolt India from the economic doldrums, while his opponents liken him to …
Indian stocks surge to record high on Modi poised for victory
MUMBAI, May 16, 2014 (AFP) – India’s stock market jumped more than six percent to a record high of 25,000 points on Friday as business-friendly …
Modi seeks crowning victory in India election climax
VARANASI, May 12, 2014 (AFP) – Voters headed to the polls Monday in the climax of India’s marathon election, with frontrunner Narendra Modi seeking …
France’s Carrefour to quit India: reports
NEW DELHI, May 3, 2014 (AFP) – Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer, is working on a plan to exit India, media reports said Saturday, …
One dead in bomb blasts at Indian train station: official
CHENNAI, May 1, 2014 (AFP) – Twin bombs planted on a train killed at least one person and wounded nine others in the main southern Indian city of Chennai …