Shares of IDFC First Bank fell nearly 7% on Monday to their lowest in 21 months after the private lender reported its third-quarter profit more than halved, hurt by higher bad loan provisions in the microfinance business.

Another significant element of India's population challenge is gender inequality, with Muttreja referring to this as "the feminization of aging." "Many older women, especially widows in rural areas, live without assets, income, or access to basic health care," she said.

It was 16 years ago, in the unforgiving Sundarbans - a vast, harsh delta of 100 islands in India's West Bengal state. Her son Ajit, just beginning to walk, was full of life: frisky, restless, and curious about the world.

Fear and uncertainty are rippling through India, which sends more undocumented migrants to the United States than any other country outside Latin America.

India's finance ministry has invited applications for the new chief of the country's markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, a newspaper advertisement showed on Monday.

The 76th Republic Day 'At Home' reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan highlighted the vibrant and diverse cultural heritage of Southern India.

By Nandan Mandayam (Reuters) -Indian airline IndiGo on Friday said it expects strong air travel demand in the fourth quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, but forecast a drop in yields on higher capacity.

With eyes on the resumption direct flights between India and China, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Monday

Apple is in discussions with Bharat Forge, a Pune-based manufacturer, to include it in its supply chain, marking a strategic push to boost local production and reduce reliance on China

ICICI Bank, India's second-largest private lender by assets, reported higher quarterly profit on Saturday, helped by healthy loan growth and net interest income, although its lending margins shrank. The bank's standalone net profit rose 14.

NEW DELHI: With India and Indonesia working to finalize a proposed deal on the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, a top Indonesian delegation on Sunday was briefed on the capabilities of the conventional precision-strike weapon that has become one of the ...