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China, India spar over controversial ship’s call in Sri Lanka
India and China traded insults over their diverging interests in Sri Lanka, after a controversial Chinese scientific research ship called at the island nation despite New Delhi's security concerns.
Sri Lanka "needs support, not unwanted…
Protests in India over release of gang rapists
Protests have been held across India against the government's decision to free 11 men who were jailed for life for the gang rape of a Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano.
Fourteen members of her family were also killed during the…
India appoints public defenders to help prisoners awaiting trial get bail
India's legal aid authority has launched a nationwide scheme to free poor people in pre-trial detention, who make up 76 per cent of the country's prison population. Known as undertrial prisoners, they are those accused of crime who are…
India sacks officers for accidentally firing missile into Pakistan
India's government has sacked three air force officers for the "accidental firing of a missile" into Pakistan in March.
The incident escalated tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations.
Delhi had blamed the…
40 killed in floods and landslides northern India
Heavy rainfall overwhelmed hundreds of villages, as mud houses were swept away, roads were covered by water, bridges were destroyed, and rescuers raced to help stranded residents.
Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains…
India may import wheat in blow to Modi’s vision of feeding world
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi boldly declared that his country was ready to "feed the world" after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Less than four months later, the government needs to consider grain imports.
Even before Modi made his…
Debate ignites over election freebies in India
In the western state of Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is trying to make inroads into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state with promises of monthly allowances and free electricity.
If voted in during elections expected later this…
Indian students still unable to return to China even as Covid-19 border curbs ease
After waiting for more than two years to return to Jinan, China, to complete her medical degree, fourth-year Indian student Rachita Kurmi, 21, received good news last Saturday (Aug 13).
Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said the…
Indian billionaire-investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies at 62
Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, locally known as India’s Warren Buffett due to his penchant for equity investing, has died. He was 62.
The veteran stock market investor was a self-made trader, and invested in several established…
As India marks its first 75 years, Gandhi is downplayed, even derided
When Indian screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad set out five years ago to write an action film, he wanted to tell a fictional story but pay tribute to the “real warriors” of India’s freedom struggle.
The result was “RRR,” a three-hour,…