This comes as the two countries try to close a trade deal and tide over tense ties after Trump's 50% tariffs on India.

But India’s purchases of Russian oil soared amid the war in Ukraine, registering at some 40 percent of its total crude imports for the last two years. New Delhi has justified this dramatic spike by citing low costs; the Trump administration has denounced it as war profiteering and slapped an additional 25 percent tariff penalty on India.

One of the tiny animals was dead, while the other was seen cradled in the arms of an officer, softly hooting before covering its face with its arm.

India face Australia in the ICC Women's World Cup semi-final - follow live scores, radio commentary, video highlights and updates.

Video footage on local media showed people rushing to help those who fainted in the crowd surge and were gasping for breath.

India is pitching Ahmedabad as the host city for the 2036 Olympic Games, but there are significant hurdles to India's longstanding ambitions, including persistent questions over mismanagement and governance issues within the country's Olympic Association,

On a dewy Thursday night, India pulled off one of the greatest chases in women's cricket to reach the ICC ODI World Cup final. At the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, they hunted down a record 338 in a pulsating edge-of-the-seat finish - winning by five wickets with five balls to spare.

India has a teeming population of able-bodied workers, tens of millions more than its employers can accommodate. Many other countries have the opposite problem: more jobs than workers.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves after a bilateral meeting with Malaysia's Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. | Dita Alangkara

Air India is seeking at least 100 billion rupees ($1.14 billion) in financial support from owners Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.