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BENGALURU, May 14 (Reuters) – India’s Muthoot Finance on Thursday reported a ‌doubling in fourth-quarter profit, driven by ‌strong growth in its gold-loan portfolio. • The ​country’s largest gold loan financier posted a 105% jump in net profit to 30.86 billion rupees ($322.26 million) for the ‌quarter ended ⁠March 31 • Its standalone gold loan…

India has further tightened rules for importing gold into the country, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi steps up efforts to defend the rupee amid the Middle East war. Source link

Paragliding in Kamshet, India is under threat from the development of powerlines near the base of Tower Hill, a key flying site in the region. Local pilots are planning a peaceful protest at the site on Sunday 17 May and Fly Nirvana’s Sanjay Rao is asking friends and supporters in the community to sign the…

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U.S. authorities are ​moving to ‌resolve the fraud charges ​against ​Indian billionaire Gautam ⁠Adani, Bloomberg ​news reported ​on Thursday. Source link

Storms are common in northern India from March to June, before the annual monsoon rains arrive. Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 Duststorms, heavy rain and lightning have killed at least 96 people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and damaged homes and other structures, officials said. According to them, more than…

NEW DELHI: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for the Brics foreign ministers’ meeting aboard an aircraft carrying a pointed message from Tehran: Minab168. The inscription on the plane is a reference to the 168 schoolchildren Iran says were killed in a US strike on a school in Minab on…

Shutterstock.com/Pixel-Shot Content from the Royal Society of Chemistry journals portfolio is now available to 6,500 Indian institutions that are part of the One Nation One Subscription scheme, empowering around 18 million researchers, students and educators in India. The Government of India’s One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme aims to provide country-wide access to international high-impact…