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29 November, 2024
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Indian actor Saif Ali Khan out of danger after being stabbed at home

Bollywood star sustained injuries during burglary attempt at his flat in Mumbai.

Crime

India’s police arrest 5 more men in ‘nightmare’ sexual abuse of teen

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Indonesia

Is Prabowo facing pressure from India to skip Pakistan after New Delhi visit?

China-India relations

India launches submarine, warships to guard against China in Indian Ocean

95 per cent of India’s trade moves in the Indian Ocean, amid a strong Chinese presence.

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India’s Navy Chief Dinesh Kumar Tripathi (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the deck of INS Nilgiri during its commissioning ceremony at a naval dockyard in Mumbai. Photo: AP
United States

Opinion | Trump’s plans could trigger liquidity crises across Europe and Asia

Inflationary pressure and a growing deficit would turn the US into a liquidity-sucking force.

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Jobs

‘More dangerous than Covid’: outrage over call for 7-day work week in India

The comments betray a traditional mindset that equates productivity with long hours of work and are ‘removed from reality’, experts say.

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Sexual harassment and assault

44 men arrested in India for shocking rape of 18-year-old girl over five years

The victim, who reported the abuse after attending a gender awareness programme, alleges she was assaulted by 62 people.

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US-China relations

Opinion | 21st-century geopolitics is expanding beyond US, China to a four-party game

As the global strategic framework moves on from the uneasy period of US hegemony and China’s rise, a critical quadrilateral is forming.

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China-India relations

Opinion | Tibet’s quake is a seismic warning to China and India over their mega dam ambitions

Just as border tensions seemed to be easing, the Yarlung Tsangpo River project raises new questions between the two countries.

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Asia travel

World’s largest religious gathering kicks off in India

Held once every 12 years, the Maha Kumbh Mela is expected to attract some 400 million visitors over six weeks

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Heineken

India loves its Kingfisher beer, but 1 state is running out

Officials are rationing supplies of Kingfisher beer in India’s biggest beer-consuming state to deter hoarding and tackle shortages.

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Kingfisher beer bottles are seen for sale at a liquor shop in India. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Chinese, Indian steel and iron hit with anti-dumping duties by Malaysia

The provisional duties, which took effect on January 11, also targeted iron and steel products from Japan and South Korea.

Narendra Modi

Is Kejriwal the next Modi? Delhi polls could shape future of Indian politics

Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, appears set to win a third term as Delhi’s chief minister despite corruption allegations.

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China-India border dispute

India opens tunnel to China border, won’t reduce troops amid thaw in boundary row

The newly inaugurated Himalayan road tunnel gives India all-weather access to highly contested border zones with China and Pakistan.

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An Indian paramilitary soldier patrols near an electronic display in Srinagar welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate a strategic tunnel project that connects Kashmir with Ladakh on Monday. Photo: AP
Asia travel

Update | First of 400 million pilgrims take dip in holy waters at Hindu festival

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela gets under way, with 15 million Hindu devotees lining up to bathe in the waters of river they regard as sacred.

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A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the mythical, invisible Saraswati river, at the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India. Photo: Retuters
Religion

Indian Hindus gather for Kumbh Mela, 400 million take a plunge for salvation

On the banks of the Ganges River, the largest gathering of people in the world began in India’s Prayagraj, in northern Uttar Pradesh state.

Bangladesh

India’s growing rift with Bangladesh echoes its Pakistan tensions

As New Delhi voices concerns for Hindu rights in Bangladesh while sheltering the ousted Sheikh Hasina, accusations of meddling run rife.

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Business of climate change

Can China’s solar industry find a solution before it’s too late?

Solar industry faces year of reckoning as Opec-style pact falters amid a price war and excess capacity.

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Asia travel

India prepares for Kumbh Mela Hindu festival, world’s largest gathering

Over 6 weeks from January 13, 350-400 million Hindu pilgrims will converge on the Ganges. Many will bathe in its waters to achieve salvation.

US-China relations

US national security adviser fears Trump might push some nations toward China

Jake Sullivan is concerned that future questions about US reliability will lead countries to say, ‘maybe we need to hedge with China’.

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Ukraine war

US imposes new Russia sanctions, hoping to reduce oil sales to China, India

Sweeping measures target every stage of Russian energy production and distribution chain but will they deter Moscow’s biggest customers?

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A Gazprom Neft oil refinery in Omsk, Russia. Photo: Reuters
Yemen

Indian nurse’s death sentence in Yemen spotlights migrant workers’ woes

Nimisha Priya’s claims of passport confiscation among ‘problematic practices’ experienced by migrant workers in the Middle East, analysts say.

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Nimisha Priya, who travelled to Yemen from Southern India’s Kerala in 2008 to look for a nursing job, was found guilty of murdering her business partner in a clinic, a Yemeni man named Talal Abdo Mahdi, in 2020. Photo: Handout
European Union

India and European nations push for faster FTA launch ahead of Trump’s return

New Delhi aims to seal an FTA with the four-nation EFTA soon, in a move that may give impetus for a similar deal with the larger EU.

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Asia travel

A Bengaluru train ride back in time

A journey into the colonial past visits four restored railway stations on the Bengaluru-Kolar line.

Diplomacy

Grief and nostalgia in India’s ‘Jimmy Carter village’

The village, once home to Carter’s mother, a Peace Corps volunteer, now holds a small memorial to the late US president, reflecting the enduring impact of his 1978 visit.

Resident Rajiv Kumar shows a photograph of late former US president Jimmy Carter and his wife Eleanor Rosalynn Carter during their visit in 1978. Photo: AFP
Sri Lanka

With eyes on China and India, Sri Lanka lifts ban on foreign research vessels

The decision reflects Colombo’s efforts to stay non-aligned as it juggles India’s security concerns with China’s growing influence.

Chinese research ship Yuan Wang 5 arrives in Hambantota International Port in Sri Lanka in 2022. Photo: AP
Justin Trudeau

Will Trudeau’s exit ease Canada-India tensions?

The PM’s departure follows criticism for his handling of allegations surrounding a Sikh leader’s murder on Canadian soil.

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3 feared dead after coal mine floods in India’s Assam state

Nine men have been trapped in the mine since Monday in Assam’s hilly Dima Hasao district.

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