Bibhudatta Pradhan And Shruti Srivastava Bloomberg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon decide whether to extend a food dole out that has cost India $44 billion since the Covid pandemic, or ease the strain on government finances and food supply.

After devastating India's biggest cities, the latest Covid-19 wave is now ravaging rural areas across the world's second-most populous country. And most villages have no way to fight the virus.

India slapped new trade curbs on some of its neighbors, in a move primarily seen aimed at keeping Chinese businesses out after a border conflict and worsening economic ties between the two nations.

Businesses offering image makeovers, political slogan writers and experts in bullet-proofing vehicles are in high demand in India, and they have a short window to make some fast money before the marathon voting season draws to a close.

Mayawati, an icon of country's traditionally oppressed Dalits who were once known as "untouchables," is central to opposition efforts to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reelection in 2019.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon decide whether to extend a food dole out that has cost India $44 billion since the Covid pandemic, or ease the strain on government finances and food supply.

After devastating India's biggest cities, the latest Covid-19 wave is now ravaging rural areas across the world's second-most populous country. And most villages have no way to fight the virus.

India slapped new trade curbs on some of its neighbors, in a move primarily seen aimed at keeping Chinese businesses out after a border conflict and worsening economic ties between the two nations.

Businesses offering image makeovers, political slogan writers and experts in bullet-proofing vehicles are in high demand in India, and they have a short window to make some fast money before the marathon voting season draws to a close.

Mayawati, an icon of country's traditionally oppressed Dalits who were once known as "untouchables," is central to opposition efforts to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reelection in 2019.