India

India’s ‘Mounjaro brides’: Weight-loss injections become part of pre-wedding preparation

Dr Swati Pradhan speaks with a patient about the Mounjaro injection for weight loss procedures at a clinic in Mumbai, India.

South Korea, France agree to deepen defence cooperation amid Middle East conflict

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shaking hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a joint press conference in Seoul on April 3.

India graveyard raid uncovers hidden cooking gas canisters amid shortage

India has been promoting the use of alternatives such as kerosene, coal and biogas to ease the pressure on LPG supplies.

Gulf war batters India’s glass heartland, testing New Delhi’s manufacturing drive

The furnaces in Firozabad, famed as India’s “Glass City”, in Uttar Pradesh, are burning low, putting thousands of day labourers out of work in what would normally be peak season.

From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan’s remarkable makeover

FILE PHOTO: Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty?of Egypt, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Ishaq Dar of Pakistan and Hakan Fidan of Turkey meet to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. Muammer Tan/Turkish Foreign MinistryHandout via REUTERS /File Photo

India ends import tax on petrochemicals to help local industry

India is the world’s No. 2 importer of LPG, meeting about 60 per cent of its needs with overseas purchases.

India begins counting over 1 billion people in digital census

The population count – the country’s first in 15 years – will deploy about 3.3 million officials to collect information on more than a billion people.

India raises jet fuel, commercial LPG prices as Middle East crisis drives global surge

India, the world's second-largest LPG importer, is battling its worst gas crisis in decades.

Seized weapons on display after India declares end to Maoist insurgency

Indian police display large caches of arms and ammunition seized from Maoist rebels on March 31, 2026.

India diesel exports to S-E Asia hit 7-year high in March due to Iran war, data shows

About 1 million tonnes of diesel have been shipped on this trade route, according to data from analytics firm Kpler and three trade sources, with around half of the volumes bound for Singapore.

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