SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Indian shares and the rupee are poised for strong gains on Tuesday after a trade deal cut U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18 percent from 50 percent in exchange for India halting purchases of Russian oil and reducing trade barriers. Here are some comments from investors and analysts: RADHIKA … Read more
Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake bit its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves. “I went to the hospital four days after I was bitten when the pain became unbearable. But the delay cost me my leg,” he says in a short film released … Read more
A dispute that started over heating a dish in a microwave oven ended with two Indian students winning a $200,000 settlement from a US university. Aditya Prakash and his fiancee, Urmi Bhattacheryya, told the BBC they had filed a civil rights lawsuit against the University of Colorado, Boulder, after facing a series of “microaggressions and … Read more
By Jaspreet Kalra and Nikunj Ohri MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) – India’s central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to facilitate cross-border trade and tourist payments, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar as geopolitical tensions rise. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended … Read more
After a lifetime spent reciting the Taj Mahal’s eternal love story, veteran tour guide Vishu Das says his faith is shattered. “The story I’ve been telling all these years – what if it turns out to be a lie?” he asks, distraught, as he looks at the monument from a nearby rooftop. His desperation leads … Read more