On Tour With Stefano Ricci In India As New Collection Drops

Models on location in Jaipur, Panna Meena Ka Kund during the Stefano Ricci Explorer Project. © Steve McCurry for Stefano Ricci In 1991, a friend of Stefano Ricci told the fashion mogul, “It is time to think about China.” The pair set off on a trip to gauge …

India-Pakistan conflict smoulders on

On Tuesday 6 May India launched at least nine missiles into Pakistani territory. This was intended as a response to the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir on 22 April in which 26 people, all but one of them Indian tourists, were killed. In naming its military …

India and Pakistan: river and border disputes

India records $81.04 bn FDI inflow in FY25

Foreign Direct Investment inflows have seen a steady rise, from $36.05 billion in FY 2013-14 to$81.04 billion (provisional) in FY 2024-25, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday. The has been a 14 per cent increase in FY 2024-25 from $71.28 …

BAT to sell 2.3% stake in India's ITC via block deal

British American Tobacco said on Tuesday it intends to sell about 2.3% of its stake in Indian consumer goods company ITC in a block trade deal. BAT will remain ITC's biggest investor post disposal, with a 23.1% stake in the Indian conglomerate. The …

India-UK FTA revs up trade: Duty cuts on premium cars, yoga visas, & open bids on the table

New Delhi: India's duty cuts on British automobile imports are largely in the premium segment and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is not part of the bilateral free trade agreement, a UK official said. Under the India-UK FTA, tariffs for a …

India carried out precision strikes in Pakistan, no wrong attack: Sitharaman

India carried out precise strikes in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor and there was no wrong attack, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. During an interaction with staff of Pine Labs, a fintech company, in Noida, the minister said India …

India gears up to reboot ICU standards, fix doctor drain, and cash in on global med travel

India will soon come up with a structured framework for critical care to address the infrastructure and human resource gap in the sector, officials said. The idea, which is at a preliminary stage of discussion, could include defining resource allocation …

India’s auto market stays hot for global carmakers despite sluggish EV transition: Moody’s

India’s booming automotive sector continues to lure global and domestic carmakers, even as the country trails in electric vehicle (EV) adoption due to inadequate infrastructure, according to a new report from Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday. The report cites …

AM/NS India to get Rs 28,000 crore sop from Andhra Pradesh for new steel plant

Mumbai: AM/NS India is set to get incentives worth up to Rs 28,000 crore from the government of Andhra Pradesh for the first phase of the integrated steel plant the company plans to set up in the state, sources aware of the development said. AM/NS, …