India's competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.

India's competition watchdog imposed a monetary penalty of 2.14 billion rupees ($25.4 million) on Meta on Monday over antitrust violations related to WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy.

Hundreds of people defied a curfew to stage demonstrations in India's northeastern state of Manipur over the weekend and 23 were arrested for violence as tensions between two ethnic communities flared up again.

Violence has once again disrupted the fragile peace of the north-eastern state at the centre of ethnic violence.

Government buildings were ransacked and cars set on fire in India’s Manipur state as anti-government protesters defied a curfew.

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world India’s finance minister called for lower borrowing costs and downplayed any risks to economic growth.

India's economic growth requires "far more affordable" bank interest rates, the finance minister said on Monday, adding New Delhi was committed to measures to ensure the economy remained on course. "At a time when we want industries to ramp up and build capacities,

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said bank interest rates are very stressful for some people, and steps are needed to make them affordable

The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

Nigeria and India on Sunday agreed to deepen collaboration in maritime security, intelligence and counter-terrorism during a state visit to the West African country by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.