People stand in a queue to refill fuel at a gas station in Guwahati, India, on March 26, 2026. David Talukdar | Anadolu | Getty Images The Indian government’s tax revenues have taken a “huge hit” after New Delhi slashed central excise duties on fuel for domestic consumption, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh…

The Indian singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice defined Bollywood cinema and whose career spanned almost eight decades, has died in Mumbai at the age of 92. Bhosle, who recorded more than 12,000 songs, became her country’s pre-eminent exponent of playback singing – recording tracks that were then lip-synched on film by actors. She also boldly…

Four years ago this day an announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi – of nationwide lockdown – shook entire India, which was starting to feel the pressure of a fast-spreading infection through a virus that the world had no idea how to treat: the novel coronavirus, also named Covid-19, short for coronavirus disease 2019. PM…