Reliance has been cutting its stake in Asian Paints amid softening demand and intensifying competition from new players such as billionaire Kumar Birla’s Birla Opus.

Indian equities are set to open lower on Friday, tracking declines in Asian markets, after Israel launched military strikes on Iran, escalating tensions in the oil-rich Middle East.

India said Friday it had agreed with neighbouring China to "expedite" the process to resume direct flights between them in a sign of further improvement in ties, although no timeline was given. "The two sides agreed to expedite steps involved in resuming direct air services,

Amid rising tensions in West Asia in the wake of the Israeli attack on Iran, gold prices have crossed the Rs 1 lakh-mark in India on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).

India's Reliance Industries said on Thursday that it sold a stake worth 77.04 billion rupees ($900.8 million) in Asian Paints .

New Delhi: India has ranked 131 out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025, slipping two places from its position last year. With a parity score of just 64.1 per cent, India is among the lowest-ranked countries in South Asia, according to the report released on Thursday. India ranked 129 last year.

The Tata Group, which bought the airline three years ago, has been trying to improve operations at a time of great change in India’s aviation market.

According to Barclays, Singapore, Taiwan and China and Korea hold the most liquid net international assets in Asia, while India and Indonesia hold the least. India's international investment position implies that the rupee "may lag the rest of Asia," said Brad Bechtel, head of global FX at Jefferies.

China has spent decades expanding its influence in South Asia through the Belt & Road Initiative, pouring billions into countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. But now, India is fighting back stepping up its own lending to compete with China’s economic power.

On June 12, as news emerged that an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, a video ( archived) circulated online claiming to authentically show the final moments before the crash from inside the cabin.