Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government

India to sell 5 percent of insurance giant in IPO

India plans to sell a 5-percent stake in insurance giant LIC in what could potentially be the country's largest initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing on Feb. 13.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is desperate for proceeds from the IPO of the Life Insurance Corporation of India and the sale of other state assets to help fix its tattered public finances.

India Covid Variant Could Be of Global Concern According to WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India last year as a "variant of global concern".

It said preliminary studies show the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study.

The variant has already spread to more than 30 countries, the WHO says.

Student protests against India's citizenship law spread after clashes on campuses

Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Dec. 16 as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India's founding as a secular republic.