India

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' smashes Indian box office records

The superstar's new film recorded the highest-ever box office collections for a Hindi film for its opening and second day.

India seals pro-freedom group Hurriyat's office in disputed Kashmir

A court rules allegations of anti-India activities against one of Hurriyat's undertrial members warranted the action.

‘Hate’, ‘polarisation’ capture India’s ideology: Gandhi’s great-grandson

Tushar Gandhi states that the whole philosophy has now captured India and Indian hearts, the ideology of hate, the ideology of polarisation, and the ideology of divisions.

India wants 'no role for third parties' in Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan

New Delhi serves Islamabad notice to modify treaty and wants to meet to start resolving the long-running dispute within 90 days, Reuters reports, citing sources, as arbitration on two Indian projects gets under way at The Hague.

Two Indian fighter jets crash: police

The crash is the latest in a string of aviation accidents involving India's military air fleet.

India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi enters Kashmir to culminate long march

India-administered Kashmir is final but most important destination of five-month "Unite India Rally" that seeks to challenge what opposition Congress party says is a "hate-filled" version of country under Hindu right-wing government of PM Modi.

Fraud claims wipe $48B off India's Adani Group stocks

Shares of Gautam Adani's business empire sink nearly 20 percent as scathing report by Hindenburg Research ignites rout in conglomerate's listed firms, casting doubts on how investors will respond to company's record $2.45 billion secondary sale.

Hindenburg report on India's Adani Group 'highly credible': Bill Ackman

"I found Hindenburg report highly credible and extremely well researched," says billionaire hedge fund manager, adding Adani Group's response "speaks volumes. Caveat emptor."

Asia’s richest man was shorted by a US research firm. Chaos ensued

The Adani Group is led by Gautam Adani, the third richest man in the world (now the fourth). It has lost billions in market value in two days, all due to a report by Hindenburg Research, specialising in “forensic financial research”.

Bollywood star 'King Khan' returns to big screen amid Hindu far-right ire

Shah Rukh Khan's Hindi spy thriller "Pathaan" opens to packed movie theatres in India despite protests from far-right groups over scenes they deem obscene.

India's Gautam Adani accused of pulling 'largest con in corporate history'

Asia's richest man Gautam Adani's group vehemently denies allegations of "stock manipulation and accounting fraud" by Hindenburg Research that plunged the group's shares and swiftly eroded $10.73 billion from Adani's wealth.

Indian students defied orders, screened banned documentary on mobile phones

India's right-wing government invoked a 'state emergency' law to ban the BBC documentary that holds Narendra Modi responsible for the 2002 riots, in which more than 2000 people were killed.