Investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire a minority stake in BookMyShow, the Indian ticketing and live entertainment company. The deal gives KKR a position in the business whose live division, BookMyShow Live, has staged concerts in India by Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Guns N’ Roses and Post Malone. KKR will make the investment…
Art Raga Quick Read There is a raga that may only be sung at dawn, and another that belongs to the hour before rain. There is one Hindustani musicians handle with care, because it is said to carry grief the way a glass carries water. Thousands of ragas exist with everyone built from the same…
This illustration photograph taken on July 2, 2026 shows the new upcoming Usernamer feature on US instant messaging software WhatsApp, displayed on a smartphone with the backdrop of Indias national flag in New Delhi. India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world’s most populous country, citing concerns…
Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement. “The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat”, a city in Assam state, the air…
China and India are strengthening their bilateral relationship on the heels of the recent talks between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that China and India will recommence direct flights before the end of October this year. According to spokesperson Guo Jiakun, the development demonstrates President…
Apple Inc.’s annual sales in India hit a record of nearly $9 billion in the last fiscal year, signaling growing consumer demand for its flagship devices as the company ramps up its retail footprint in the world’s most populous country. Revenue rose about 13% in the 12 months through March from $8 billion a year…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to significantly increase tariffs on Indian goods, accusing New Delhi of profiting from large-scale Russian oil imports amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The warning has sparked swift condemnation from India, which called the move unjustified and pledged to protect its national interests. In a post shared on…
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Wednesday, driven by strong copper and gold sales volumes, lower costs, and favorable pricing. The company also marked a major operational milestone with the start-up of its new copper smelter in Indonesia. The company posted adjusted earnings of 54 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate of…
Investigators in India have recovered the black box flight recorder from the wreckage of Air India Flight 171, which crashed into a densely populated residential area in Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12, claiming the lives of at least 265 people. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was en route to London’s Gatwick Airport when it went down…
E-clinic startup CureBay in India has bagged $21 million in a Series B funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investment. Elevar Equity and British International Investment also joined the fundraising event. Since launching in 2021, the company now has a chain of over 150 rural e-clinics across the states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, employing over…
