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Air India, IndiGo and Akasa Air suspend Riyadh flights amid renewed Houthi threats
Air India, IndiGo and Akasa Air suspend Riyadh services after Houthi threats. See how the security disruption affects India-Saudi travel.
Why did the Reserve Bank of India raise interest rates for the first time in nearly four years?
RBI raises India’s repo rate to 5.5% and shifts to calibrated tightening as oil, inflation and rupee pressures reshape the policy outlook.
RBI forward-dollar liabilities hit record $200bn after $143.5bn inflow surge
RBI net forward dollar liabilities reached a record $200 billion in August after policy measures attracted $143.5 billion of foreign-currency inflows.
Russia and Germany hold first foreign-minister talks since 2022 as Black Sea food exports take focus
Germany and Russia have held their first foreign-minister talks since before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, focusing on Black Sea grain exports and possible de-escalation.
India-Nepal floods kill 70 as rivers breach danger levels and hydropower infrastructure is hit
Floods and landslides have killed at least 70 people across India and Nepal as rivers rise above danger levels and Nepal warns 49 districts of further flash floods.
Election Commission review puts ECINET and voter-roll controls under new scrutiny
The Election Commission of India has appointed a committee with an independent technology expert to review whether voter-roll software complies with election laws.
India raises concerns with Rubio as Trump’s Russia sanctions law threatens 100% tariffs
S. Jaishankar has raised India’s concerns with Marco Rubio over a new US sanctions law that could impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy.
India’s Russian oil imports fall 16.5% as UAE and Iraq gain share amid US pressure
India’s Russian crude imports fell 16.5% in August to about 2.1 million barrels per day as UAE, Iraqi and other Middle Eastern supplies increased.
Ukraine offers reciprocal Black Sea and energy truce as Zelenskyy puts decision on Russia
Ukraine says it is prepared for reciprocal Black Sea and energy ceasefires, including suspending strikes on Russian export infrastructure if Moscow does the same.
Indian rupee near 96 per dollar as RBI liquidity drain fuels October rate-hike speculation
The Indian rupee is trading close to ₹96 per dollar as oil prices, Federal Reserve tightening and RBI liquidity withdrawals increase pressure on bonds.