Emirates NBD, which is majority-owned by Dubai's government, had assets worth $297 billion as of end-June. Together with other UAE banks, it has benefited in recent years from rising demand for credit and government-driven investment in non-oil sectors.

After serving 43 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was finally free. New evidence had exonerated him earlier this month of the murder of his former roommate.

Just seven weeks after Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on India, many of Tiruppur’s garment factories have ground to a halt, putting thousands out of work.

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian private lender ICICI Bank reported a higher-than-expected profit for the second quarter on Saturday, as lower provisions against bad loans balanced out a fall in treasury income.

Relatives of victims in a fatal Air India plane crash say the Foreign Office has not responded to them, over a month after they called for "direct communication, not silence". Miten Patel and Tom Donaghey wrote to the foreign secretary on 12 September demanding transparency about the mishandling of their relatives' remains.

India will need as much as $21 trillion to achieve its climate goals and lift its population out of poverty, according to a draft government plan seen by Bloomberg.

At least 20 people were killed in a bus fire on a highway in western India, police say, adding that a jammed door kept many passengers from escaping.

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian private lender IndusInd Bank reported a net loss for the second quarter on Saturday, in its first earnings report since a new chief executive was appointed as the lender stepped up provisions for bad loans and continued to shrink its business.