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Trade tensions no bar as India, South Asia set to retain spring in growth, says ADB

The bank said India's economy was on track to meet fiscal year 2018 projected growth of 7.3% and accelerate to 7.6% in 2019. 

Asia’s investment daredevils are losing their nerve, and Donald Trump is to blame

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s latest Asian credit survey shows investors are the most morose in the poll’s history.

The rupee is slipping, and India may wage a (trade) war to check its fall

Import tariffs and the diaspora are among the weapons India is likely to use to help the rupee, economists say.

Over 60% of the plastic in our oceans came from eight Asian nations

The vast majority of Asia's newly minted consumer classes lack access to garbage collection, modern landfills and incineration.

Load up on large caps for smooth-sailing through 2019 poll chaos, investors told

The markets are likely to become jittery if national and regional opposition parties form 'opportunistic alliances' against the NDA.

The only Indian restaurant in world top 100 is Delhi’s Indian Accent

Another Indian who made a mark on the list was Kolkata-born chef Gaggan Anand whose Bangkok restaurant 'Gaggan' ranked at number 5 and topped Asia. Osteria...

India seeks to jump-start debt demand again as borrowings loom

With more than 2 months into the fiscal, the lack of appetite from state banks and foreigners is starting to weigh.

India plans to ignore Trump’s Iran sanctions but will comply with UN sanctions

Indian refiners had slashed purchases of Iranian crude to about half their previous levels when the UN, EU and US imposed a broad array of economic sanctions against Tehran.

The world’s best and worst bank returns can be found in India

Despite India's state-run banks being in a rundown condition, the country's rich private banks are keeping investors' belief alive in the Indian economy.

What it will take to finally defeat Tuberculosis

A shortage of global funding for medical research — which is only a third of what’s required — explains why decades have passed with no new TB treatments or vaccines.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.