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A milder 2025 summer and heavy rainfalls in the monsoon season later dragged down the growth in India's electricity consumption in the fiscal year ended March 2026 to the lowest level in six years.

April 17 (Reuters) - India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking their weakest ‌quarterly performance in six years as cost pressures, price hikes and soft ...

The country’s creaking electricity grid is lagging behind its push for renewable sources — just as its growing economy hungers for oil stranded by war. A floating solar farm in Visakhapatnam, ...

Nepal’s new Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal shakes hands with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar at a meeting in Port Louis, Mauritius, Apr. 10, 2026. Credit: X/Dr. S. Jaishankar Balendra Shah became ...

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump and Senator Lindsey Graham on January 4 highlighted what they described as the impact of US tariff pressure on India’s energy trade with Russia, arguing that ...

U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor met India's energy minister to discuss expanding India's "access to reliable American energy." The U.S. has said it will not be renewing previous waivers on Russian ...

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities are working to determine the immigration status of an 86-year-old French woman now being held in a Louisiana immigration detention center after the death of her husband. The ...

NEW ORLEANS — The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained ...

April 13 (Reuters) - India's retail inflation (INCPIY=ECI), opens new tab quickened to 3.40% year-over-year in March from 3.21% in February, government data showed on Monday. A Reuters poll had ...

NEW ORLEANS — French Quarter Fest 2026 is just four days away, and organizers say the decades-old celebration continues to grow while staying rooted in its mission to celebrate one of the city's ...