A record 2,340 Indian Muslim women aged above 45 years will embark on the Hajj later this year without a male guardian even as the federal government is busy clearing the decks to ensure their safety...
New consumer protection laws worry India’s doctors, e-tailersAs the general elections draw nearer, the Indian government is all set to enforce stringent, long-overdue laws for empowering every consumer but the desperate move has sent shivers down the spine of...
As polls near, Indian govt cuts tax on movie tickets but fans are not amusedWith the recent poll debacle in five states and now crucial general elections just four months away, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-controlled Indian government has doled out tax...
This globe-trotting executive has world’s largest collection of shot glassesGlobe-trotters are dime a dozen but India’s Amit Doshi is a jet-setter in a class, or rather, ‘glass’ apart. The 58-year-old senior company executive based in Ahmedabad city in Prime...
India may slash import duty on gold as smugglers make hayThe Indian government is seriously contemplating slashing import duty on gold, setting up a gold council and bringing out an integrated gold policy even as the country is witnessing an alarming rise...
India’s only kite museum in Ahmedabad passes with flying colorsAhmedabad, the largest city in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, boasts 30-odd museums but the Kite Museum in the 607-year-old world heritage city is in a class of its...
Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown leaves Indian techies in limboWith Donald Trump swearing up and down that rules for employment-based visas would be tightened by January next to protect the interests of local Americans, Indians dreaming to make a fast buck in the...
Modi’s party on name-changing spree as India’s general elections draw closerWith the general elections in India less than six months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is almost out on the hustings with its sure-fire...