Asia India Indian e-scooter manufacturer Ola Electric, backed by SoftBank, is considering bidding for the extraction rights to lithium blocks auctioned by the Indian government, in a move that could boost its EV battery production plans
Asia India The city of Kolkata looks set to decommission its iconic trams, in operation since 1873 and India's oldest tram, after a lack of investment, inadequate maintenance and a sharp decline in passenger numbers led to a decline in their status in recent decades
Asia India Criminalising marital rape would be 'excessively harsh', the government has told the Supreme Court, thus opposing petitions to the court of India to change a British colonial-era law
Asia India In Kashmir, India's northern region, elections for the state parliament took place: they are the first since 2019, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the region's 'special status' and thus a large part of its autonomy
Asia India The nation's ambition is to grow its electronics sector to a staggering $500 billion by the end of the decade, PM Modi said at a chip conference on the outskirts of New Delhi