Called “Tokyo Futari Story”, the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari”, in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori”, or alone. While a site offering counsel and general information for...

Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has invoked the case of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal getting bail to campaign ahead of India’s general elections, as he complained before the SC about the mistreatment meted to him in jail.

Beijing is willing to work with Islamabad to build an upgraded version of an economic corridor linking the two countries, China’s leader Xi Jinping told visiting Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif pledged to ensure the safety of Chinese workers...

Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly will now be able to speak in at least four indigenous languages, including Punjabi, in the House apart from English and Urdu after an amendment was made.

A provincial minister in Pakistan has proposed the idea of opening a Kartarpur-like religious corridor in the Sindh province areas, bordering India, to allow Hindus and Jains to visit their historical religious sites in this country.

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking directions to the Centre and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to submit a detailed report into the stock market crash on the day of election results on June 4, when investors...

India’s biggest telecom companies, led by rival billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal, are primed to launch satellite internet services as they challenge Elon Musk’s attempts to establish Starlink in the country.

Novelis, a part of Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Hindalco Industries, has decided to postpone its $945-million IPO in the US due to market conditions. It will continue to evaluate the timing of the IPO, the aluminium producer based in Atlanta said.Novelis...

The Saudia Group is keen to pitch its upcoming mega maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility to Indian carriers, and has already approached Tata group carrier Air India for the same, a senior executive with the Saudi Arabian aviation...

In its second meeting for FY25 and the first after the general elections, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the benchmark repo rate will remain unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the eighth consecutive time. The decision was taken by...