Zurich Insurance Group will buy a 51% stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance for £405.1 million, valuing the company at around £800 million

Nepal was hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday, days after 157 people were killed and dozens injured when a strong quake struck the Himalayan country. The tremors were felt in neighbouring India also.

Goods and services tax (GST) receipts increased 13.4% to £ 17.20 billion, the second-highest amount ever, due to a recovery in import mop-up

The Maldives president-elect, Mohamed Muizzu, has sent invitations to a number of nations, including India, for his oath-taking on November 17, according to diplomatic sources. Though those close to Muizzu have refuted any Beijing slant in his...

Sanjay Verma, the Indian high commissioner in Ottawa, reiterated that Canada hasn't disclosed anything in the Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case that India may help it with. He also accused Canada of conducting a "tainted"...

The publication of S Somanath's unpublished memoirs, "Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal" (Lions that drank the moonlight), has been postponed by the chairman of Isro after certain passages in the book sparked controversy. According to reports, the book...

A day after asserting that he will remain Karnataka CM a full five years and junking reports of a midterm leadership change, Siddaramaiah did a U-turn and said he would “abide by the decision of high command on my tenure”. In the course of the...

After Punjab and Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments have also approached the Supreme Court alleging that the governors are not taking a decision on bills forwarded to them after passage by the assemblies, thereby “defeating” the rights...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would manage the government from prison if he is caught in the excise policy case, according to Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, and cabinet ministers and personnel will go to jail in order to attend meetings.

Income Tax officials have conducted raids on 40 premises of DMK member of parliament K T Jagathrakshakan on the charge of tax evasion by educational institutions run by him