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Rahul Gandhi, dressed in a black T-shirt as a mark of protest, accused the government of taking India “back to a time when rulers could dismiss anyone at will.” He warned that the bills could be misused to target political rivals and oust elected leaders unfairly.

A call between the leaders of Russia and India affirmed the countries’ close ties despite Washington’s demands for New Delhi to wean itself off Russian oil. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked his “friend,

India adopted the GST in 2017, sweeping in more than a dozen domestic state taxes in a bid to unify the economy on the principle of "one nation, one tax, one market". It was hailed as the biggest tax reform since independence from Britain in 1947.

The Union government is set to introduce a bill that could ban online games played with money, citing concerns over psychological and financial harm. With penalties including jail time and hefty fines,

In the long podcast with former Australia cricketer Michael Clarke, Lalit Modi spoke about being the black sheep of his family and coming up amid “strict upbringing".

Narendra Modi's administration revealed plans over the weekend for the largest tax overhaul since 2017, with consumer, auto and insurance companies likely to emerge as the biggest winners.

The highlights this week: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces down multiple challenges at once as the United States threatens high tariffs, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is tried in absentia for charges related to last year’s protest crackdown, and the Taliban mark four years back in power in Kabul.

PM Modi will visit Bihar and Kolkata on August 22, when he will inaugurate various projects spanning from roads and highways to public sanitation, healthcare, and train services.

The Indian prime minister has said his country "is ready" to react to President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent levy on goods entering the U.S.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced tax cuts, pledged policy reform and urged the citizens to design and produce high quality goods at home, in a sweeping Independence Day speech that blasted rising “economic selfishness” in the world.

The Bill seeks to remove any PM, chief ministers or ministers who face charges of corruption or other serious offences and are detained for 30 consecutive days