The detention of Pema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian citizen living in the UK, at Shanghai airport has fuelled a diplomatic row between Delhi and Beijing.

Mr Modi first tried to rewrite India’s labour codes five years ago, only to relent in the face of opposition. Since then, manufacturing subsidies have largely failed to boost industry. Observers blamed a shortage of good jobs for Mr Modi’s failure to retain his majority in last year’s election.

China allows visa-free transit for Indian nationals for up to 24 hours. By comparison, U.S. citizens are given 10 days. Thongdok’s treatement caused an uproar in India and threatened to refreeze relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors which have thawed in recent months after a deadly border dispute.

But speaking at the Tesla Centre launch in Gurugram, India head Sharad Agarwal said buyers can recoup up to two million rupees ($22,400; £16,900) over four years on fuel and maintenance - a third of the price of its Model Y sold here.

India will face the United States in Mumbai, aiming to become the first team to successfully defend their T20 World Cup title.

India will withstand trade-related uncertainties and maintain growth through the rest of 2025/26 (April-March), with the help of strong demand, steady public spending and easing inflation, the government said in its monthly economic report.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand says Canada and India will move quickly to get a trade deal after two years of strained relations.

Hundreds of people are in custody in the Himalayan region after investigators launched sweeping raids, detaining suspects and questioning thousands.

The thought of playing a test series in India once struck fear into the hearts of touring sides, but with their fortress now breached twice in the last 12 months local cricket fans know the team's aura of invincibility on home soil has been shattered.

Two 19th Century chairs that belonged to the last Sikh ruler of India have been sold for thousands of pounds after going under the hammer. Maharajah Duleep Singh's Bombay blackwood chairs, from his former home at Elveden Hall, on the Suffolk-Norfolk border, went up for auction yesterday.