India
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Narendra ModiArea: 3.287 million square kilometres
Population: 1.252 billion
Capital: New Delhi
Head of state: President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
State system: A parliamentary republic
Interesting facts:
- India has over 150.000 post offices, which makes its postal system the largest in the world.
- India is the birthplace of yoga, chess, and Ayurveda, the oldest medical school in the world.
- With its million-strong workforce, Indian Railways is the biggest employer in the country.
India News
Roads blocked, offices shut as Indians protests against fuel price
Bhubaneswar/Guwahati - Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts of India on Monday, and in some places, protesters blocked trains and...
read moreFlooding in India’s Kerala leaves 350 dead, 800 000 displaced
Some 800 000 people have been displaced and over 350 have died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state, as authorities rushed to bring drinking water to the most affected areas, officials said Sunday. At least two trains carrying about 1.5...
read moreIndian police probing graft case arrest son of former finance minister Chidambaram
Indian federal police arrested the son of former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday, but the agency which has been investigating suspected criminal misconduct related to approvals of investment deals did not reveal the charges.Karti Chidambaram was detained...
read moreSaudi oil minister hopes OPEC, allies can ease output curbs in 2019
Saudi Arabia hopes OPEC and its allies will be able to relax production curbs next year and create a permanent framework to stabilize oil markets after the current supply cut deal ends this year, its oil minister said on Saturday. The Organization of the Petroleum...
read moreIndian GDP growth in October-December likely 6.9 percent year-on-year, best in 2017
India’s economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the October-December quarter as consumers, businesses and the government stepped up spending, a Reuters poll predicted. This suggests that disruptions from a shock ban on high-value currency notes in November 2016...
read moreExclusive: U.S. tells India to cut tariffs as trade friction heats up
U.S. businesses and diplomats are pressing India to cut tariffs, industry and government sources say, after New Delhi’s move to increase customs duties on dozens of products to help its flagship Make-in-India drive aggravated differences over trade. Ford, which has...
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