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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday accused the ruling JMM-led coalition of converting the Jharkhand capital Ranchi into Pakistani city Karachi as, he claimed, Hindus are facing atrocities in Jharkhand. Yadav also alleged that the JMM and Congress were responsible for the decline of the Hindu population in Jharkhand due to infiltration from Bangladesh.

Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. Other countries, states, cities and businesses picked up some of the slack.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies celebrated Donald Trump’s win, assuming the former president’s return to the White House will bring it with the kind of support for Netanyahu’s policies that characterized Trump’s first term in office. But this time around, things are different.

Sony Playstation 5 Pro, the company's latest gaming console, will not be released in India because of compatibility issues with the 6GHz spectrum band, the company said.

Sheikh Hasina referred to herself as the «Prime Minister of Bangladesh» in her congratulatory message to the US President-elect Donald Trump. Lauding the «extraordinary leadership qualities», Sheikh Hasina expressed hope that the “bilateral ties between the friendly countries of Bangladesh and the United States of America” would further be strengthened.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. AHMEDABAD, India—Gautam Adani, the billionaire founder of one of India’s biggest business conglomerates, lies at the intersection of the country’s clean energy challenge to China. Adani Group, which built its energy empire on coal, is setting up an entire solar supply chain starting with indigenous manufacturing of ingots, wafers, cells and panels, and soon polysilicon.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nearly every Friday morning for the last three years, I’ve exercised side-by-side with Perry Chapman. At 70, Perry is over 15 years older than me, but she puts me to shame.

Ayushman Bharat scheme. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued the notice to the Centre and others on the petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.

Amazon workers in Alabama will have the opportunity decide whether to unionize for the third time in three years

BEIJING – China is widely expected to unveil more stimulus on Friday after its parliament ends a five-day meeting.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. That Ratan Tata’s long-awaited biography, austerely titled Ratan Tata: A Life and penned by retired bureaucrat Thomas Mathew, appeared within days of his death, could have been fortuitous. The death sent people across the world scurrying to find out more about, arguably, one of the most recognised Indians.

China’s per capita income is now more than double India’s, when their currencies are adjusted for their true purchasing power. What’s behind the divergence?

Diwali night this year, the country's digital payment highway-Unified Payment Interface (UPI)-recorded a massive 644 million transactions exceeding its daily average by over a fifth on October31.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. If you are the CEO of a global multinational corporation or the chief investment officer of a large global pension fund or a sovereign wealth fund or an insurance company, or an asset manager with a high allocation to emerging markets, India should be the least of your concerns for now. Donald Trump has won and all the scenarios that your staff planned around his potential win will now start playing out in real time.

Joe Biden said on Thursday there would be a peaceful transition of power after Republican Donald Trump won the White House and urged Americans to «bring down» the temperature.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Homegrown automaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has raised its forecast for tractor sales for the industry, anticipating strong growth fuelled by rising rural demand as government spending in the rural and agricultural regions goes up. The company now expects tractor industry sales to grow by 13-14% in the second half of the year, adjusting its full-year projection to 6-6.8%, up from an earlier estimate of 5%, a top company official said during its second quarter earnings press conference on Thursday.

Donald Trump's next presidency will bring: Some foresee an all-out war between Tehran and Washington, particularly as other conflicts rage in the region. Others hold out hope that America's 47th president might engage in unexpected diplomacy as he did with North Korea. But nearly all believe something will change in the US-Iran relationship.

Aadhar Housing Finance (AHFL), the country's largest affordable housing loan company, has gained 47% over its IPO price notwithstanding the range bound movement in the first month after listing in the middle of May. Given the lender's sustained growth momentum in the first half of the current fiscal year and the government's continued thrust on affordable housing, the stock is likely to stay on investors' radar. It has risen by 8% over the past month despite choppiness in the broader market. AHFL, which is owned by BCP Topco, an affiliate of the Blackstone group, had raised Rs 1,000 crore through a fresh issue of shares in May at price of Rs 315 per share to augment its capital base. The promoter stake now stands at 75.9% from 98.7% before the IPO.

Reliance Power said on Thursday that it will legally challenge a three-year ban by the country's top renewable energy agency from participating in its clean energy project tenders.