An earthquake in Nepal on Tuesday killed at least 41 people and injured more than 1,000, a little over two weeks after thousands died in an even more powerful temblor. The 7.3 magnitude quake at 12:35 p.m. Indian time was …
The cost to rebuild Nepal after its most devastating earthquake in eight decades will exceed $10 billion and take years, Finance Minister Ram S. Mahat said. The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude temblor on April 25 has already exceeded …
Indian companies with insurance ventures, including Max India Ltd. and Reliance Capital Ltd., are poised to benefit from higher foreign-shareholding limits that may draw more than $3 billion from overseas investors. The passage of a bill raising the amount foreign …
India’s parliament voted to increase the foreign investment limit in the insurance industry, the first major legislative victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he seeks to overhaul Asia’s third-biggest economy. The bill, stuck in parliament since 2008, will allow …
It’s a $182 billion question for India with no easy answer. That’s the estimated amount the country plans to spend on nuclear power plants to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to provide around-the-clock electricity, and end the nation’s blackout …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to pressure Indian lawmakers into approving two key economic policy changes a day after a parliament session ended without a vote on the bills. Modi will use an executive order known as an ordinance to …
