India

Indian official suspended for draining dam to retrieve smartphone
The official in Chhattisgarh state ordered reservoir to be drained after his mobile phone dropped while taking selfie.
Published On 28 May 2023
Three of four cheetahs born in India after 70 years die
Their mother was among 20 cheetahs flown from Africa as part of ambitious plan to reintroduce animal that went extinct.
Published On 26 May 2023
OPINION,
Karnataka has shown how to defeat Modi — India must now learn
Modi turned the state election into a referendum on himself. He lost. And southern India is now free of the BJP.
opinion by Apoorvanand
Published On 26 May 2023
India’s opposition to boycott new parliament inauguration by Modi
Nineteen opposition parties announce boycott, accusing PM of sidelining Droupadi Murmu, India’s first tribal president.
Published On 25 May 2023

Australia and India sign deals on migration, green hydrogen as rights group condemns Albanese’s warm embrace of Modi.

Modi who is visiting Australia for first time since 2014 will look to use popularity abroad to boost support back home.

The Committee to Protect Journalists demands ‘immediate release of four arbitrarily detained Kashmiri journalists’.

Syrups made by two Indian companies were linked to deaths of 70 children in The Gambia and 19 in Uzbekistan last year.

The forum of the world’s biggest economies is focused on economic matters. Its latest meeting is in Kashmir.

Summons come months after tax officials inspected BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai that followed ban on documentary.

It is the first diplomatic event since 2019 when New Delhi revoked region’s limited autonomy and took direct control.

Blinken says defence and maritime surveillance pact was signed by both countries ‘as equals and sovereign partners’.

China, Pakistan condemn India for holding the event in the disputed territory.

India is sending more aid to Yangon, but communications remain difficult, hampering the disaster response.

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