Bollywood's favourite romance still going strong after 30 years
World 11:50 19/10/2025India's longest-running film celebrates 30 years in the same cinema on Monday, a Bollywood romance so beloved that fans know it simply by its acronym "DDLJ".
India to force drugmakers to upgrade plants after fatal cough syrup crisis
World 11:25 17/10/2025CHHINDWARA/NEW DELHI, India - India has refused drugmakers' requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, four sources said, amid public anger over the recent deaths of at least 24 children who consumed locally-produced cough syrup.
Meet the AI chatbots replacing India's call-center workers
World 15:16 15/10/2025BENGALURU - At a startup office in this Indian city, developers are fine-tuning artificial-intelligence chatbots that talk and message like humans.
Indian police arrest owner of cough syrup company linked to deaths of 17 children
World 15:02 09/10/2025CHHINDHWARA, India -- Indian police have arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the cough syrup company linked to the deaths of at least 17 children in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer from the region told Reuters on Thursday.
Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides killing 18 in India's Darjeeling
World 15:40 06/10/2025Floods and landslides unleashed by unrelenting rain in India's eastern hill region of Darjeeling killed at least 18 people, after washing away homes, roads and bridges, authorities said, while the death toll in neighbouring Nepal rose to 50.
30 Indian firms explore Da Nang as luxury wedding destination
Travel 17:39 04/10/2025A delegation of 30 leading Indian wedding service companies is currently touring Da Nang City, inspecting resorts and major event venues, as the coastal central city of Vietnam rapidly emerges as a premier destination for luxury weddings among billionaires.
JR East's E10 Shinkansen may be delivered to India in 2029
World 17:15 01/10/2025MUMBAI -- Next-generation E10 series Shinkansen bullet trains of East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, are expected to be delivered to India in 2029 for a planned high-speed rail link in the South Asian nation, an urban development official of the western Indian city of Mumbai said Tuesday.
At least 39 dead, 51 injured in stampede at Indian actor-politician Vijay's rally, minister says
World 15:44 28/09/2025CHENNAI/BENGALURU - At least 39 people were killed and over 50 injured on Saturday in a stampede at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu said.
India's school of maharajas now educating new elite
World 14:51 21/09/2025Stepping through the gates of India's Mayo College is like journeying back 150 years. Yet, the school that was once reserved for princes now educates a new elite.
5 Japanese language education supporters dispatched to India
World 16:39 16/09/2025NEW DELHI -- A party was held in New Delhi on Monday for five people dispatched from Japan under the Nihongo Partners program for supporting local Japanese language education.
Soaring bullion prices threaten to dull India's festive gold sparkle
World 17:46 15/09/2025NEW DELHI - Gold demand in India this festive season is expected to be weaker than last year, as record-high prices are likely to curb jewellery purchases, outweighing modest gains in investment demand.
India pledges $680mn in economic support for Mauritius
World 11:37 12/09/2025NEW DELHI -- India agreed on Thursday to provide about $680 million in economic assistance to Mauritius for healthcare, infrastructure and maritime security projects, as New Delhi pushes for greater influence in the Indian Ocean nation in competition with China.
