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Iran Knows How to Rebuild Its Nuclear Infrastructure, Says U.N. Nuclear Agency Chief
The chief of the U.N.’s nuclear agency said Iran had the know-how to rebuild its nuclear infrastructure hit by U.S. and Israeli strikes. “When you look at the reconstruction of the infrastructure, it’s not impossible,” said Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. “This is work that Iran knows how to do.
Tesla Stock Rises
Shares of Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker Tesla were up around 4% as markets opened on Friday, clawing back some of the ground lost a day before.
DJT Stock Rises as Truth Social Parent Trump Media Regains Ground
Shares in Trump Media were around 3% higher Friday morning after falling the day before following President Trump’s spat with billionaire Elon Musk.
印度称拦截了巴基斯坦发射的导弹和无人机
印度表示，周四拦截了巴基斯坦瞄准印度境内军事设施发射的多枚导弹和无人机。这两个拥核国家之间的对抗加剧。 印度表示，周四拦截了巴基斯坦瞄准印度境内军事设施发射的多枚导弹和无人机。此举加剧了这两个拥核国家之间的对抗，自上月武装分子在印控克什米尔杀害多名游客以来，两国之间的对抗一直在持续发酵。 印度国防部在社交媒体平台X上表示，没有人员伤亡或损失的报告。巴基斯坦新闻部长Attaullah Tarar在X上表示，巴基斯坦并未袭击该地区的任何地点。 Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 立即订阅 热门文章 热门视频
India, Pakistan Accuse Each Other of Drone Attacks on Military Targets
Continuing confrontation between the two nuclear powers has raised tensions to their highest point in years ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—India and Pakistan accused each other of drone attacks on military targets Thursday, turning up the heat in the confrontation between the two nuclear-armed states that has been simmering since a militant assault on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir just over two weeks ago.
Revisiting One of the Oldest Orphanages, Asylums, and Indigenous Residential Boarding Schools: The Thomas Indian School at Seneca Nation
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Police Arrest More Than 200 at UCLA, Break Up Protesters’ Encampment
Updated May 2, 2024 9:16 pm ET Listen to article (1 minute) LOS ANGELES—Police forcibly removed a pro-Palestinian encampment and arrested more than 200 people at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday, in one of the most violent episodes since college demonstrations began last month. At roughly 2:40 a.m. local time Thursday, police faced off against demonstrators behind plywood barriers and using makeshift shields and umbrellas. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
‘Should We Fill the Potholes Ourselves?’ Two Friends Take On Rough Roads
MUMBAI—A used-car salesman and a fishmonger have made it their mission to fill the city’s potholes on their own. On a typical expedition, one of them would wave away oncoming traffic while the other tossed bricks and other debris into the hole, smashing the detritus until the opening was filled. They would then retreat to the side of the road to see how their handiwork stood up under the weight of the city’s dense traffic.
India’s Richest Man Battles Amazon, Walmart to Work With Mom-and-Pop Shops
MUMBAI—India’s ubiquitous mom-and-pop stores are being weaponized in e-commerce wars, as Walmart Inc. WMT 0.53% and Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 0.68% square off against India’s richest man in the country’s nascent online retail market. The millions of tiny stores and stands across the country have proven tough to beat for e-commerce giants and supermarket chains looking to capture a slice of the spending of India’s middle class.
India Merges State Banks to Battle Bad Debt
MUMBAI—India said Friday it was merging several state-run banks as it seeks to shore up the banking system amid concerns about a growing bad debt problem. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the move, which merges 10 banks into four, was aimed at reducing costs and streamlining operations. After the merger, India will have 12 state-run banks instead of 18. The process started a few years ago; in 2017, India had 27 state-run banks. ...
Amazon Deal Opens Door to Bigger Footprint in India
MUMBAI—Amazon.com Inc. has signed an agreement that would give it the option to take a significant stake in one of India’s largest retailers. The deal would indirectly give Amazon a stake of around 3.5% in Future Retail Ltd., which runs more than 2,000 stores in 400 cities in Asia’s third-largest economy. The agreement—subject to regulatory approval—also includes an option to buy part or all of the 47% stake owned by the retailer’s founding family, which includes Chief Executive Kishore Biyani.
Amazon Deal Opens Door to Bigger Footprint in India
An employee packs goods at a checkout counter of a hypermarket operated by Future Retail in Mumbai. Photo: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg News By Aug. 23, 2019 3:08 am ET MUMBAI— Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.98% has signed an agreement that would give it the option to take a significant stake in one of India’s largest retailers. The deal would indirectly give Amazon a stake of around 3.5% in Future Retail Ltd. 540064 -5.67% , which runs more than 2,000 stores in 400 cities in Asia’s third-largest economy.
India’s Central Bank Cuts Rates as Economy Struggles
MUMBAI—India’s central bank cut its key lending rate to a nine-year low Wednesday as policy makers sought to reignite growth in Asia’s third-largest economy. With economic expansion at a five-year low, increasing consumer demand and private investment have become the central bank’s highest priority, Reserve Bank of India Gov. Shaktikanta Das said. The bank reduced its benchmark rate 0.35 percentage point to 5.40%, the lowest since July 2010 and the fourth reduction this year.
India's Coffee King Struggled to Flourish Off an Elusive Middle Class
NEW DELHI—The apparent suicide of one of India’s biggest retail entrepreneurs has illustrated the struggle many companies experience trying to ride India’s fast-expanding but financially strapped middle class to business success. The body of V.G. Siddhartha, 59 years old, founder of India’s biggest chain of coffee shops, Café Coffee Day, was found on Wednesday floating in a river in southern India. Local authorities are investigating.
India’s Coffee King Struggled to Flourish Off an Elusive Middle Class
NEW DELHI—The apparent suicide of one of India’s biggest retail entrepreneurs has illustrated the struggle many companies experience trying to ride India’s fast-expanding but financially strapped middle class to business success. The body of V.G. Siddhartha, 59 years old, founder of India’s biggest chain of coffee shops, Café Coffee Day , 539436 -9.96% was found on Wednesday floating in a river in southern India. Local authorities are investigating.
The Millionaire Behind India's Own Starbucks Goes Missing
The millionaire behind India’s answer to Starbucks has disappeared, triggering a search, suspicions of suicide and a 20% plunge in the shares of his company, Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd. V.G. Siddhartha is chairman and managing director of the Bangalore-based company behind India’s biggest coffee chain, Café Coffee Day, which has more than 1,700 outlets compared with the 150 stores Starbucks has in India.
The Millionaire Behind India’s Own Starbucks Goes Missing
The millionaire behind India’s answer to Starbucks has disappeared, triggering a search, suspicions of suicide and a 20% plunge in the shares of his company, Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd. 539436 -19.99% V.G. Siddhartha is chairman and managing director of the Bangalore-based company behind India’s biggest coffee chain, Café Coffee Day, which has more than 1,700 outlets compared with the 150 stores Starbucks has in India.
In TV Show, India’s Narendra Modi Takes a Walk on the Wild Side
MUMBAI—India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was re-elected in a landslide victory this spring, has been getting survival tips from one of the world’s most famous survivalists, Bear Grylls. Mr. Modi is set to appear alongside the British adventurer in India’s wilderness on an episode of the Discovery Channel’s “Man vs. Wild,” a trailer shows.
India Launches Mission to Land a Rover on Moon's South Pole
MUMBAI—India’s latest lunar mission blasted off Monday as the country seeks to land a rover on the south pole of the moon and keep up in an increasingly competitive space race. Indians across the country cheered as the Chandrayaan 2 mission roared from its launchpad at 2:43 p.m. Indian time, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover that will look for ice and carry out other experiments on the moon’s south pole.
India Launches Mission to Land a Rover on Moon’s South Pole
MUMBAI—India’s latest lunar mission blasted off Monday as the country seeks to land a rover on the south pole of the moon and keep up in an increasingly competitive space race. Indians across the country cheered as the Chandrayaan 2 mission roared from its launchpad at 2:43 p.m. Indian time, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover that will look for ice and carry out other experiments on the moon’s south pole.
Oyo Hotel Founder Buys $2 Billion in Shares Back From VC Investors
Ritesh Agarwal, founder of hotel aggregator Oyo at his company's headquarters in Gurgaon, India. Photo: Karan Deep Singh for The Wall Street Journal By July 19, 2019 9:19 am ET MUMBAI—The 25-year-old founder of Oyo Hotel & Homes, an India hotel brand, has led a $2 billion share buyback in the company, which has transformed the country’s budget-hotel industry and gone global.
India's Second Moon Shot Delayed by Snag
MUMBAI—India postponed the launch of its second lunar mission Monday, putting on hold its hopes to make a soft landing on the moon’s southern polar region. The country’s space agency was due to send its launcher carrying the unmanned Chandrayaan 2 mission, including an orbiter, lander and rover, toward the moon at 2.51 a.m. local time. But the takeoff from Sriharikota, an island off the country’s southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, was delayed just before the launch.
India’s Second Moon Shot Delayed by Snag
MUMBAI—India postponed the launch of its second lunar mission Monday, putting on hold its hopes to make a soft landing on the moon’s southern polar region. The country’s space agency was due to send its launcher carrying the unmanned Chandrayaan 2 mission, including an orbiter, lander and rover, toward the moon at 2.51 a.m. local time. But the takeoff from Sriharikota, an island off the country’s southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, was delayed just before the launch.
With Defaults and Failures at India's Shadow Banks, 'Confidence Is Shaking'
MUMBAI—A pair of defaults and failures by nonbank lenders in India has cut down on consumer and business credit, weighing on the country’s economic growth and prompting calls for tighter regulation. The lenders have grown rapidly in the past decade, handing out car loans, construction loans and much else. But the failure of one lender last fall, and a default by another on some of its payments last month, has spun out into the economy.
With Defaults and Failures at India’s Shadow Banks, ‘Confidence Is Shaking’
MUMBAI—A pair of defaults and failures by nonbank lenders in India has cut down on consumer and business credit, weighing on the country’s economic growth and prompting calls for tighter regulation. The lenders have grown rapidly in the past decade, handing out car loans, construction loans and much else. But the failure of one lender last fall, and a default by another on some of its payments last month, has spun out into the economy.
Deadly Monsoon Rains Submerge India’s Financial Capital
MUMBAI—India’s financial capital was shut down Tuesday with businesses forced to close after the heaviest rains in a decade flooded the city, stopping trains, diverting flights and killing at least 27 people in the region. Tuesday was declared a public holiday in Mumbai, where thigh-deep flooding in major intersections overwhelmed the city’s overstretched and outdated drainage system. The...
From US to China, how OYO is taking a homegrown business model worldwide
Business Standard Still, some analysts wonder how well Oyo's model will travel to Western countries https://mybs.in/2X6smtG Founded just six years ago by a 19-year-old entrepreneur from one of India’s poorest states, Oyo Hotels and Homes has grown so fast that it already ranks among the largest hotel chains in the world. In fact, going by the number of properties it claims in its network, Oyo is by far the biggest, twice the size of No. 2 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. But oh, those properties.
Oyo Has Remade India’s Hotel Business. Now It Is Going Global
SURAT, India—Founded just six years ago by a 19-year-old entrepreneur from one of India’s poorest states, Oyo Hotels and Homes has grown so fast that it already ranks among the largest hotel chains in the world. In fact, going by the number of properties it claims in its network, Oyo is by far the biggest, twice the size of No. 2 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts . But oh, those properties.
Ex-Modi Economist Finds India Growth Reports Too Rosy
MUMBAI—India’s economy has grown far less quickly than official government figures show over much of the past decade, according to an academic paper by a former top economic adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Attackers Sentenced in Case That Sparked Outrage in India
MUMBAI—An Indian court convicted three men of raping and murdering an 8-year-old Muslim girl in a Hindu temple and sentenced them to life in prison in a case that shocked the country and prompted protests over how it was handled last year. The child was kidnapped in January 2018 and held at a Hindu temple in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, where she was drugged, gang raped and murdered, police said in a charge sheet. The...
India Cuts Key Lending Rate as Economic Growth Slows
MUMBAI—India’s central bank cut its key lending rate as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his second term in office trying to boost a slowing economy. Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party won national elections last month, securing him a larger majority and a second five-year term. India’s growth slowed to 5.8% last quarter on lower consumer and company spending, losing its title as the world’s fastest-growing large economy to China.
India’s Central Bank Cuts Key Lending Rate
MUMBAI—India’s central bank on Thursday lowered its key lending rate for the third time this year as the country’s economic expansion continued to slow. The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee cut the rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75%. India’s growth slowed to 5.8% last quarter on lower consumer and company spending....
India’s Narendra Modi Takes an Early Lead in Elections
NEW DELHI—Early vote counting in India suggests Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nationalist leader who has dominated the political debate in the world’s largest democracy for the last five years, will return to power. The election—the largest in the history of democracy with more than 500 million people voting—was fought as a referendum on Mr. Modi and his policies aimed at promoting development as well as national pride, particularly for the Hindu majority.
Indian Election Exit Polls Suggest Prime Minister Narendra Modi Could Stay in Power
NEW DELHI—Indian exit polls suggest Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nationalist leader who has dominated Indian politics since he swept into power in 2014, could get another five years leading the world’s largest democracy. Mr. Modi is immensely popular but critics have argued that his party has hurt the economy and marginalized minorities.
In India’s Election, Parties See Women’s Vote as Critical
Indian political parties are vying for support from women, who are voting in record numbers in national elections and increasingly making decisions about whom they will back independent of family patriarchs. Both of India’s two main political parties have offered a bevy of promises to win their support, including dueling pledges to guarantee that 33% of the seats in the lower house of Parliament and state assemblies go to women.
McDonald’s Buys Out Rogue Licensee in India
MUMBAI—McDonald’s Corp. has bought out a partner in India, bringing an end to an ugly battle that saw the local licensee using the burger behemoth’s trademarked branding and menu for more than a year after it was told to stop. McDonald’s said its Indian arm now controls Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. after it reached an agreement with Vikram Bakshi, its joint-venture partner for restaurants in the north and east of the country. Mr. Bakshi didn’t respond to a request for comment. ...
U.N. Sanctions Pakistani Who India Accuses of Terrorism
MUMBAI—The leader of a Pakistani-based Islamist group that India blames for at least two terrorist attacks was placed by the United Nations Security Council on a list of global terrorists subject to sanctions. India says Masood Azhar, founder of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group, orchestrated an attack that killed dozens in the disputed Kashmir region in February and a 2016 assault on an air base that killed seven Indian security personnel. ...
Modi’s World: See What India’s Economy Has Done in Five Years
MUMBAI—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power five years ago pledging more growth, jobs and security and less corruption and red tape. The condition of the economy, Asia’s third-largest, is at the center of political debate. Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party says there has been unprecedented progress. The opposition—led by the Congress party, which dominated Indian politics for decades—say ruling-party policies have made jobs scarce and caused farmers to suffer.
Bomb Attacks Hit Sri Lanka’s Minority Catholic Population
The Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka included blasts at three churches where worshipers from the country’s minority Catholic population were attending services. The attacks highlight tensions simmering in a country where divides left by a civil war that ended a decade ago have yet to fully heal.
India’s Jet Airways Makes Drastic Cuts as It Searches for Investor
MUMBAI—India’s Jet Airways has drastically reduced operations as it looks for an investor to purchase a controlling stake in the airline and help reduce its mounting debt. The airline, which was India’s second largest by market share as recently as last year, has canceled all its international flights and is flying just seven planes as it awaits a cash injection from a consortium of lenders that has taken control of the airline. The...
India Police Seek to Charge Bishop for Allegedly Raping a Nun
MUMBAI—Indian police said on Monday they will ask a court to charge a Catholic bishop with raping a nun in the southern state of Kerala, two months after Pope Francis acknowledged wider sexual exploitation of nuns within the Catholic Church. Bishop Franco Mulakkal, of the Jalandhar Diocese, has been accused of confining a 42-year-old nun to a convent in Kottayam, Kerala, and raping her multiple times between 2014 and 2016, four police officials said. The bishop has denied the accusation. ...
Airbnb Takes Stake in Indian Hotel-Booking Startup Oyo
MUMBAI—Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc. said it had invested in Indian hotel-booking startup Oyo Hotels & Homes, expanding its reach across Asia. The size of the investment is between $100 million and $200 million, two people familiar with the matter said. Airbnb has been seeking to bolster its core home-rentals business and make itself more attractive to investors ahead of an expected initial public offering.
Airbnb Takes Stake in Indian Hotel-Booking Startup Oyo
MUMBAI—Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc. said it had invested in Indian hotel-booking startup Oyo Hotels & Homes, expanding its reach across Asia. The size of the investment is between $100 million and $200 million, two people familiar with the matter said. Airbnb has been seeking to bolster its core home-rentals business and make itself...
Amazon's India Site Restocked After Joint-Venture Stake Cut
MUMBAI—Hundreds of thousands of products are back on Amazon.com Inc.’s India website after it restructured its investments to get around restrictions that forced sellers to pull items from the site this month. The e-commerce giant sold a chunk of its stake in a joint-venture whose subsidiary sold products on the website, bringing it in line with new rules, a person familiar with the matter said.
Amazon’s India Site Restocked After Joint-Venture Stake Cut
MUMBAI—Hundreds of thousands of products are back on Amazon.com Inc.’s India website after it restructured its investments to get around restrictions that forced sellers to pull items from the site this month. The e-commerce giant sold a chunk of its stake in a joint-venture whose subsidiary sold products on the website, bringing it in line with new rules, a person familiar with the matter said. Foreign...
Products Yanked from Amazon in India to Comply With New E-Commerce Rules
MUMBAI—Thousands of products were pulled from Amazon.com Inc.’s India website Friday—the first direct impact from the country’s new e-commerce rules, a day after warning the restrictions would hurt its business there. India’s new restrictions, which went into effect Friday, were designed to help local retailers better compete against foreign-owned giants like Amazon and Walmart Inc., as the e-commerce market is poised to boom in the country.
Google's Effort to Prevent Blindness Hits Roadblock
MADURAI, India—Alphabet Inc.’s Google has developed artificial intelligence that can detect a condition that causes blindness in diabetic patients, though tests in India demonstrate the challenges of transferring such technology from the lab to the doctor’s office. The tech giant’s Automated Retinal Disease Assessment tool is trained to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes, by reading images of patients’ retinas.
Google’s Effort to Prevent Blindness Shows AI Challenges
MADURAI, India— Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL 0.41% Google has developed artificial intelligence that can detect a condition that causes blindness in diabetic patients, though tests in India demonstrate the challenges of transferring such technology from the lab to the doctor’s office. The technology giant’s Automated Retinal Disease Assessment tool is trained to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes, by reading images of patients’ retinas.
‘You Have to Actually Cut Open Mumbai’s Belly’-Inside One of the World’s Most Audacious Transit Projects
MUMBAI—One of the most challenging projects in the world is being attempted beneath one of its most densely packed cities. If it works, Mumbai will become the planet’s most crowded metropolis to build an underground subway.
Voting in Bagladesh Election Takes Place Amid Reports of Violence, Intimidation
Voting took place across Bangladesh during a national parliamentary election amid reports and accusations of violence and intimidation as the country’s prime minister seeks a third straight term in office. Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League is opposed by a coalition of parties that was created after her main political rival was jailed for corruption earlier this year.
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