Launched in 2005 by a Congress party government, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) gave every rural household a legal right to demand up to 100 days of paid manual work each year at a statutory minimum wage.

Global pharma giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are scrambling to cement their lead in India's booming obesity drug market before cheaper generic versions hit shelves in March next year. Novo's strategy emphasizes price cuts and accelerated launches,

Bangladesh moves to ease tensions with India by approving the import of 50,000 tonnes of rice, signalling that economic needs are taking priority over political differences.

One week after first being tabled, new unified legislation on nuclear energy has received presidential assent having been passed by both houses of the Indian parliament.  ;

India's Reliance Industries Ltd continues to receive oil cargoes supplied by Rosneft after obtaining a one-month concession from Washington, which had imposed sanctions on the Russian producer, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Despite tensions, Bangladesh imports rice from India for cost savings, highlighting economic priorities over political rhetoric.

India claims that Pakistan sponsored the terrorists responsible for killing 26 people in the disputed region, an accusation Pakistan denies.

Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Enterprises and private equity firm Warburg Pincus will purchase a 49% stake in appliances maker Haier India from China's Haier Group, the companies said on Wednesday.

Blinkit allows customers to order groceries, fresh produce and daily essentials, which they expect to be delivered in around 10 minutes. To achieve this speedy turnaround, the platform relies on a network of “dark stores” – retail spaces that act as dedicated hubs for fulfilling online orders, rather than in-person shopping.

There’s been a new arrival in Washington’s corridors of power in recent months.

Aiden Markram helped South Africa avoid another unwanted batting record but it wasn’t enough to stop India winning a lopsided third Twenty20 match by seven wickets.

India's rice inventories in government warehouses climbed nearly 12% from a year earlier to a record high for early December after state-run agencies stepped up procurement of the new-season paddy crop,