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May 14, 2022 5:47 PM

The government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce is positioned to rival Amazon and Flipkart in India.

May 14, 2022 5:32 PM

In April alone, gasoline prices spiked by nearly 40% and prices of household items surged too with a tax hike.

May 14, 2022 4:32 PM

The money will be used to pay for "compliance activities" at the bank.

Mangoes are an integral part of Indian history, culture, mythology and religion. But extreme temperatures and unseasonal rains have badly dented harvests.

May 14, 2022 4:30 PM

His has been branded an 'endless love story' by those who have come to know of the case.

May 14, 2022 4:13 PM

The three carried out a record-breaking $887 million art heist.

May 14, 2022 4:08 PM

Ouster of three Oxbridge MPs at the Democratic Action Party's party polls may mark a turn to populist politics. 

May 14, 2022 3:58 PM

The front-of-package labelling system is intended to deter consumption of unhealthy processed food.

May 14, 2022 3:58 PM

NEW DELHI - Health experts and consumer rights advocates in India are up in arms about a proposed star-based, front-of-package labelling (FOPL) system intended to deter consumption of unhealthy processed food.

May 14, 2022 3:56 PM

The government lifted the curfew from 6am (8.30am Singapore time) on Saturday until 6pm.

The number of passport applications has spiked to more than 7,000 a day, peaking at 14,000 – that compares with about 2,000 a day before the pandemic.

May 14, 2022 2:50 PM

Trafficked people from Malaysia, Taiwan and China are being held in prison-like conditions, the victim said.

North Korea's leader blames the outbreak on bureaucratic and medical incompetence.

Joint statement includes deal to ensure freedom of navigation in the South China Sea – often a source of US-China confrontation.

The world was counting on India, the second-largest wheat producer to alleviate supply constraints sparked by the war in Ukraine.

May 14, 2022 12:28 PM

The city hopes to come out of its six-week-old lockdown later this month.

May 14, 2022 12:01 PM

He has been accused by the opposition of making a desperate political manoeuvre.

Opinion polls suggest Anthony Albanese’s Labor party is ahead of incumbent PM Scott Morrison’s ruling conservative coalition, but surveys have not been a good predictor of election outcomes.

Kim Jong-un ripped into senior ruling party and government officials over what he described as a serious lapse in national efforts to fend off Covid-19.

May 14, 2022 11:02 AM

MUMBAI (REUTERS) - India has prohibited wheat exports with immediate effect, the government said in a notification late on Friday (May 13), as the world's second-biggest wheat producer tries to calm local prices.