Shares in flagship Adani Enterprises plunged six percent in opening trade on the Mumbai bourse, the first session after Thursday's Republic Day holiday, before recovering to two percent down.

Of the 5,000 screens Pathaan was playing in, the occupancy rate was a high 65%-75%, a rarity in Bollywood for a film opening day, Johar said, especially as it was mid-week.

India has invited Pakistan's foreign minister to a meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) that it is hosting in May

Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was recovering in hospital Friday after his car crashed into a road divider and caught fire when the star wicketkeeper-batsman was travelling to New Delhi, police and doctors said in a statement.

Top health officials in India have held a series of meetings this week to assess how the global Covid-19 pandemic could evolve and affect the country, and  to ensure that the healthcare system is fully prepared to respond to a possible surge in cases during the holiday season, a covid-19 drill to be held on December 27.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar addressed a press conference in Islamabad, a day after Interior Minister shared updates on Indian links behind 2021 Lahore bombing.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party won by a crushing landslide in his home state, election results showed Thursday, in a strong performance ahead of a national vote due in 2024.