MUZAFFARABAD: Sardar Masood Khan, the president Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has said that after grudgingly accepting the independence of Pakistan, India adopted a secular doctrine, an insincere attempt to hide prevalent Hindu nationalism under the guise of secularism. He made these remarks while addressing two separate web-conferences organised by the Institute of Policy Studies on … Read more
NEW DELHI: Oil India Ltd, a state-run exploration company, is set to significantly expand its refinery operations in Assam, aiming to increase capacity to 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the fiscal year ending March 2027, according to Chairman Ranjit Rath. The expansion is part of the company’s broader strategy to enhance refining capabilities and … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet has approved a scheme to spend 109 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) on incentives for the adoption of electric vehicles in its efforts to curb pollution and move towards cleaner fuels. The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement, or PM E-DRIVE, scheme will give subsidies worth 36.79 billion rupees on … Read more
India removed a floor price for basmati rice exports on Friday, according to a government order, to help farmers struggling with debt and higher costs boost overseas sales of the premium grade just weeks ahead of the arrival of the new-season crop. Last year New Delhi set a floor price, or minimum export price (MEP), … Read more
MUZAFFARABAD: While welcoming US Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden’s statements over the restoration of rights of Kashmiris, Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has said that Biden’s remarks are a proof that the world community has refused to buy the Indian narrative on Occupied Kashmir. Biden has asked New … Read more
Pakistan hockey team players pictured during a Champions Trophy 2024 match. — IFH website/File Pakistan have won two of their total four matches. India top points table with four wins in tournament. Green Shirts already booked their place in semi-final. Pakistan will take on arch-rivals India in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 match at Moqi … Read more
NEW DELHI: India and China agreed to redouble efforts to ensure complete disengagement on the contested Himalayan frontier, New Delhi said on Thursday after India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Russia. “Both sides agreed to work with urgency and redouble their efforts to realize complete disengagement in the … Read more
India’s Bajaj Housing Finance attracted bids worth about $38.60 billion, or nearly 64 times the shares on offer, making it the most sought-after major public listing this year in a red-hot IPO market. The interest in the company’s public offer — the most this year among mainboard IPOs worth more than $500 million — was … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian leader of opposition 9n lower House of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi denounced an “ideological war” in the South Asian country, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party. Rahul Gandhi while talking to US media person at National Press Club in Washington, said that there were “two completely different visions” … Read more
India will impose tariffs of between 12% and 30% on some steel products imported from China and Vietnam in a bid to safeguard and boost local industry, an Indian finance ministry order showed. Welded stainless steel pipes and tubes exported by China, the world’s largest producer of steel, and Vietnam, will be taxed for the … Read more