Senior diplomat heads Indian team to Kabul on first visit since Taliban takeover

For the first time since the Taliban's capture of power in Kabul, India has sent a team led by a senior diplomat to Afghanistan to oversee the delivery of its humanitarian aid and meet with senior......

Sri Lanka: 'Political stability must be restored'

'For the common man, the economic conditions are not going to get better.' IMAGE: Sri Lankans queue to buy cooking gas in Colombo. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Dr Dushni Weerakoon is an......

UK agrees to support India's defence manufacturing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday agreed on a new and expanded India-United Kingdom defence partnership, which will include support for new......

Gotabaya retains Mahinda, drops 3 Rajapaksas in new cabinet

Beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed a new 17-member Cabinet that excluded his close relatives except Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, as he called for a "system......

Sensex reclaims 60,000-mark as bulls tighten grip

The BSE Sensex maintained its winning run for the fourth session on the trot on Wednesday to reclaim the 60,000-level after a gap of over four months as investors remained upbeat amid softening......

Sensex climbs over 379 points; Nifty above 17,800

Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by over 379 points on Tuesday as gains in oil & gas, banking and auto shares helped the barometer continue winning run for the third straight session. Photograph:......

India at 75: 18 biggest moments for Indian markets from 1947 to 1993

From the enactment of the capital control Act to the recognition of the BSE as a stock exchange and the infamous Harshad Mehta scam, here are the 18 biggest events for stock markets from 1947 to......

Sensex rallies 515 pts to reclaim 59,000-mark; IT, finance stocks shine

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 515 points on Thursday to reclaim the 59,000-level, propelled by heavy buying in IT, banking and financial stocks amid sustained foreign fund inflows. Photograph:......