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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Nikhil Inamdar |Archana Shukla
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Relatives and neighbours of 14-year-old Akash Patni, one of the crash victims, mourn as they wait for his body Days after the devastating Air India-171 crash killed at least 270 people, investigators from across the world are putting their heads together to find out what exactly went wrong. So far, there is no indication of where the fault lies, and it could take months before we have an answer.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Nikhil Inamdar |Archana Shukla
1 day agoCNN — The National Transportation Safety Board issued a rare, urgent safety bulletin warning of potential problems with the jet engines on Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The recommendation was inspired by two incidents on Southwest Airlines flights that hit birds. The NTSB found issues with CFM …
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Nikhil Inamdar |Archana Shukla
Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $1bn (£756m) bailout to Pakistan – a move that drew sharp disapproval from India as military hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours flared, before a US-led ceasefire was unexpectedly declared. Despite India's protests, the IMF board approved the second instalment of a $7bn loan, saying Islamabad had demonstrated strong programme implementation leading to a continuing economic recovery in Pakistan.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Nikhil Inamdar |Archana Shukla
Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $1bn (£756m) bailout to Pakistan – a move that drew sharp disapproval from India as military hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours flared, before a US-led ceasefire was unexpectedly declared. Despite India's protests, the IMF board approved the second instalment of a $7bn loan, saying Islamabad had demonstrated strong programme implementation leading to a continuing economic recovery in Pakistan.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Nikhil Inamdar |Archana Shukla
But addressing Delhi's other concerns – that the IMF was "rewarding continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism" thereby sending a "dangerous message to the global community" – is far more complex, and perhaps explains why India wasn't able to exert pressure to stall the bailout. India's decision to try to prevent the next tranche of the bailout to Islamabad was more about optics then, rather than a desire for any tangible outcome, say experts.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Nikhil Inamdar |Archana Shukla
Why India could not stop IMF bailout to PakistanNikhil Inamdar, BBC News, London & Archana Shukla, BBC News, MumbaiBBCIndian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $1bn (£756m) bailout to Pakistan – a move that drew sharp disapproval from India as military hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours flared, before a US-led ceasefire was unexpectedly declared.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Katya Adler |Stephen McDonell |Chris Mason |Nikhil Inamdar
Media caption, Watch: Three things to know about Trump's tariffs announcementNew trade tariffs unveiled by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday are expected to have a major global impact, and have been condemned by the European Union and other key US allies. But Trump's latest import taxes may get a different response in China, whose leader could see them as a gift. Here, BBC reporters in five major economies look at the nuances of how the announcements are being received where they are.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Archana Shukla |Nikhil Inamdar
‘It should be on our terms and not..’, New twist in Russia-Ukraine ceasefire as…. Ukraine signaled its readiness to accept a US proposal for an "immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire" following talks with a US delegation in Jeddah, …
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Soutik Biswas |Nikhil Inamdar
Boom to gloom: India middle-class jitters amid trillion-dollar market routSoutik Biswas and Nikhil InamdarBBCRajesh Kumar pulled out the bulk of his bank savings and and shifted to the stock marketTwo years ago, on his bank adviser's suggestion, Rajesh Kumar pulled out his savings - fixed deposits included - and shifted to mutual funds, stocks and bonds. With India's stock market booming, Mr Kumar, a Bihar-based engineer, joined millions investing in publicly traded companies.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Soutik Biswas |Nikhil Inamdar
NowBangladesh interim leader says he's 'dazzled' by task aheadBangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year. "I had no idea I'd be leading the government," Muhammad Yunus told the BBC. "I had never run a government machine before and had to get the …9 hours agoTechie with 9-years work experience in US struggles to find a job in India.
