Dileep, who had denied the charges against him, was arrested in 2017 and held in custody for three months before being released on bail. He was among a dozen people who were named as accused in the case. Police had invoked charges of gang rape, criminal conspiracy, abduction and sexual assault among others.

The Taj Story” is the latest in a slew of pseudo-historical films to emerge from Bollywood that critics say seek to erase India’s Muslim past and create a history dominated by the Hindu majority.

India's IndiGo slumped 4% on Monday, extending its decline from last week, after getting a show cause notice from the country's aviation watchdog. The stock is set for a seventh straight session of losses after it cancelled thousands of flights last week,

The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, arguing it was funding the war in Ukraine.

The United States itself still buys nuclear fuel from us for its own nuclear power plants. That is also fuel,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his first visit to India in four years.

India’s Kerala Film Market has unveiled its selections for the Project Market 2025, along with the inaugural Curator’s Pick from its newly launched Video Library segment, set to take place Dec. 13-16 in Thiruvananthapuram.

India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit, focusing on diversifying economic ties.

The central bank's intervention has become more unpredictable, discouraging speculative trades but also risking a deeper slump in the rupee.