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Clashes between fans and police are seen on the field during Lionel Messi's GOAT concert in Kolkata

Messi India visit turns chaotic as fans vandalise stadium

Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off chaotically this morning as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.

World • 6 hrs

Ozempic launches in India at $24 a week

Novo Nordisk has today launched Ozempic in India, pricing the 0.25 mg dose at $24.35 per week and targeting a booming diabetes and obesity market expected to power industry growth this decade.

Business • 12 Dec

A shopkeeper holds two brown Kolhapuri chappals (handcrafted Indian sandal) in his hands

Prada to launch €800 'Made in India' sandals

Prada will make a limited-edition collection of sandals in India inspired by the country's traditional footwear, selling each pair at around €800, Prada senior executive Lorenzo Bertelli told Reuters, turning a backlash over cultural appropriation into a collaboration with Indian artisans.

Business • 12 Dec

Lush returns to India as luxury beauty booms

UK cosmetics brand Lush has returned to India around two decades after its exit, aiming to tap the country's booming luxury beauty market, a senior executive told Reuters.

Business • 24 Nov

Indian security forces patrol near the Nowgam police station after an accidental explosion in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 15, 2025. Four people die and 27 others are injured in an accidental explosion at the Nowgam police station on the outsk

Nine people dead in blast in Indian-administered Kashmir

At least nine people have been killed and 27 injured when a pile of confiscated explosives blew up at a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, the region's police chief said, days after a car blast in New Delhi killed eight people.

World • 15 Nov

Image of an Indian vegetable seller selling produce inside a subway with people walking by

India's inflation tanks to record low in October

India's retail inflation slumped to a record low of 0.25% in October, driven by a sharp fall in food prices and tax cuts on consumer goods and paving the way for a rate cut by the central bank in December.

Business • 12 Nov

Police officers close to the site of an explosion near the Red Fort in New Delhi, India

India vows justice following deadly car explosion

India's defence minister has vowed that those responsible for a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at least eight people will face justice.

Asia • 11 Nov

Security personnel cordon off the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in New Delhi

At least eight killed in New Delhi explosion

At least eight people were killed in an explosion near the landmark Red Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital New Delhi, police have said.

Asia • 10 Nov

Viswashkumar Ramesh is pictured during a television interview

'Miracle I'm alive,' says Air India crash sole survivor

The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 241 people has said it is a "miracle" he is still alive, but the death of his brother "took all my happiness".

World • 03 Nov

Oil steady amid possible Indian halt of Russia imports

Oil prices were stable today as traders prepared for a potential halt to India's Russian oil imports, which could reshape flows and boost demand for supplies from elsewhere.

Business • 16 Oct

Google to spend $15 billion on AI data centre in India

Google said today it would invest $15 billion over five years to set up an artificial intelligence data centre in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, its biggest ever investment in the world's most populous nation.

Business • 14 Oct

Revolut to launch India payments platform

Digital finance firm Revolut said today it will launch its payment platform in India, its first foray into one of the world's largest digital payments markets, as part of a planned global expansion.

Business • 08 Oct

India and China to resume direct flights after five years

India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening today.

Business • 03 Oct

Parked Volkswagen cars outside a showroom in India

VW to overhaul India business amid market pressures

Volkswagen Group is restructuring its business in India, a key growth market for the carmaker where it wants to invest more but is grappling with policy changes and growing competition, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.

Business • 29 Sep

A general view of air conditioning units installed on the outside of a facade of a building in India

India slashes consumption tax to spur domestic demand

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced tax cuts on hundreds of consumer items ranging from soaps to small cars to spur domestic demand in the face of economic headwinds from punishing US tariffs.

Business • 04 Sep

China's Xi slams 'bullying' behaviour in world order

China's President Xi Jinping has criticised "bullying behaviour" in the world order as he gathered Eurasian leaders for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.

World • 01 Sep

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose during a welcoming ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tia

Putin, Modi in Tianjin for summit hosted by China

China's President Xi Jinping has gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.

World • 01 Sep

A photograph of Donald Trump with an American flag in the background

US doubles India tariff to 50% over Russian oil purchases

US tariffs of 50% have taken effect on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish India for buying Russian oil.

World • 27 Aug

Partially submerged houses in the flood-affected Kasur area of Pakistan

India warns Pakistan of flooding amid torrential rain

India has shared a warning on possible cross-border flooding with neighbour Pakistan as the enemies deal with deadly floods and relentless monsoon rains.

Asia • 25 Aug

Red dice and Indian currency notes on a laptop keyboard

India bans vast online gambling industry

India's parliament has passed a sweeping law banning online gambling, after government figures showed 450 million people lost a combined $2.3 billion annually on apps.

Business • 22 Aug

A silent protest by members of the Indian community in Ireland has been held at the Department of Justice.

President condemns attacks on Indian community in Ireland

Recent attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland are "despicable" and "diminish all of us", President Michael D Higgins has said.

Ireland • 12 Aug

An aerial photo shows cargo containers stacked aboard a ship at the Jakarta International Container Terminal in Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta

Trump's higher tariffs hit major US trading partners

US trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India were still scrambling to get a better deal as President Donald Trump's higher tariff rates on imports from dozens of countries kicked in, raising the average US import duty to its highest in a century.

US • 07 Aug

Indian Embassy issues safety advisory citing attacks

The Indian Embassy in Ireland has warned its citizens to take reasonable precautions for their personal security following what it said was an increase in physical attacks reported against Indian citizens recently.

Ireland • 01 Aug

TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND - JULY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting his Trump T

US-India talks ongoing amid Trump threat of 25% tariff

US President Donald Trump has said the United States is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the country starting on Friday.

US • 30 Jul

A rickshaw passes the first Tesla sales room in Mumbai, India

Tesla opens first showroom in India

Tesla has today launched its Model Y at about $70,000 in India, the highest price among major markets, as the US automaker grappling with slowing sales bets on prospects in a country CEO Elon Musk has long criticised for its high import tariffs.

Business • 15 Jul