India can achieve sustainable growth of up to 8%, RBI chief says

India can achieve sustainable growth of up to 8%, RBI chief says

Laborers work at a coastal road project construction site in Mumbai on January 12, 2022. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images India can achieve sustainable economic growth of up to 8% over the medium term, according to the country’s central bank governor. His comments come shortly after data showed India’s gross domestic product slowed … Read more

What you need to know as India issues an alert

What you need to know as India issues an alert

Fruit bats seen hanging on tree branches in daylight. Bats are believed to be one of the carriers of Nipah virus, a zoonotic disease that spreads from animals to humans. Eyepix Group | Future Publishing | Getty Images Health authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are on high alert following the latest flare-up of the … Read more

Pro-China party wins landslide victory

Pro-China party wins landslide victory

Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu casts his ballot during the country’s parliamentary election, in Male on April 21, 2024. The Maldives votes in a parliamentary election likely to test Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot’s traditional benefactor. Mohamed Afrah | Afp | Getty Images Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s ruling pro-China … Read more