Bharti Airtel has delivered "solid" all round performance in the September quarter with revenue surpassing estimates, while its India mobile metrics logged improvement in key areas like growth in total subscribers without ARPU dilution, and 4G additions, according to analysts. ICICI Securities said Bharti Airtel's second quarter numbers underlined "superior…
The NIA on Wednesday searched 10 locations in the Valley and one in Bangalore in connection with a case related to NGOs and trusts diverting funds meant for charitable activities to “secessionist and separatist activities” in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Several incriminating documents and electronic devices were seized, the…
HIS hands caked with paint and dust, Aakash looks right at home working at an auto repair shop -- except that he is a minor, one of millions forced into the Indian labour market. More than 10 million Indian children between five and fourteen toil in farms and factories, or…
Teenage batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal sold street food and lived in tents to pursue his cricket dream, and now he is playing with top stars in the Indian Premier League. The 18-year-old left-hand batsman scored 400 runs in six one-day matches for India at this year's Under-19 World Cup, but it was his…
TWO-THIRDS of the active ingredients needed to make generic drugs are manufactured in Asia, a study showed on Wednesday (7), the latest evidence to underscore Europe's reliance on foreign imports for its medicines. Europe was rattled at the start of the coronavirus outbreak when India, one of the biggest producers of…
A SCHOOL in the West Midlands has apologised and removed a school workbook from its website following protests over a reference to terrorism and "vexatious" misinformation within a section on Hinduism. Angry parents and Hindu groups had taken to social media and highlighted segments of the text, which made references…
By Adam Shaw, Local Democracy Reporting Service BRENT COUNCIL’s cabinet will assess an application put forward by the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, also known as Neasden Temple, to rename part of Meadow Garth to Pramukh Swami Road. Pramukh Swami Maharaj was president of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) movement,…
NEW DEHLHI on Monday (5) unveiled a slew of plans aimed at reducing the Indian capital's annual toxic smog, as authorities warned the severe pollution could worsen the coronavirus epidemic. Air in the metropolis -- home to 20 million people -- becomes a noxious cocktail of dust and smoke each…
BOLLYWOOD megastar Akshay Kumar has said a drug problem exists within India's film industry, following a growing narcotics probe surrounding the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. India has been gripped by the saga around the death of Rajput, who was found dead in June in his Mumbai apartment, with police saying…
THE Indian government on Monday (5) told the country's Supreme Court that "secret" proceedings were going on in the UK to extradite fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya. The government, however, said it did not have further details, as it was not a party to the proceedings. Advocate Rajat Nair, appearing for…