Rajesh Kumar Singh

Security officials make way for an ambulance as Hindu devotees gather for a holy dip by the banks of the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on Mauni Amavasya’ or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesay, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)

Several people are feared dead in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India

January 28, 2025 at 10:04 p.m.

A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in...

India’s Modi government takes steps to control inflation

August 25, 2021 at 5:46 a.m.

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's new government on Tuesday imposed export restrictions on certain farm commodities and ordered a crackdown on hoarding to...

India’s new finance minister an effective foil for Modi

August 25, 2021 at 5:19 a.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hardened by a term in prison as a student leader and polished over a career as a successful and urbane courtroom lawyer, Arun Jaitley, India's new...

Jaitley favorite to become India’s finance minister

August 25, 2021 at 5:17 a.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Arun Jaitley is the only obvious candidate for finance minister on a list of cabinet members prepared by India's Narendra Modi, who will be sworn in...

Five challenges for Modi’s new Indian government

August 25, 2021 at 5:01 a.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A landslide election victory for Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has created euphoria in India's financial markets, driving shares to life-time highs and the rupee...

India’s new government set to inherit wobbly economy

August 25, 2021 at 4:53 a.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is on the cusp of political change that is widely expected to infuse a new life into an economy that is struggling to break away...

Higher food costs in India probably pushed inflation up in March

August 25, 2021 at 3:59 a.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Inflation in India is expected to have edged up on higher food costs in March, snapping a three-month easing trend that will give the central bank...

India’s Congress targets ‘inclusive’ growth in election pitch

November 4, 2021 at 1:32 a.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Congress party, facing a likely general election defeat, defended its economic track record over a decade in power and sought to woo voters with...

India’s Congress targets ‘inclusive’ growth in election pitch

December 23, 2018 at 11:08 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Congress party, facing a likely general election defeat, defended its economic track record over a decade in power and sought to woo voters with...

India’s BJP to welcome foreign defense investment, keep out big retailers

December 23, 2018 at 11:10 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main opposition party would welcome more foreign direct investment in defense, if elected, but would delay opening up the country's market of more than 1.2...

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