India Prepares to Begin World’s Largest Democratic Election
Voting begins on Friday in India’s massive election for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the national Parliament.
Voting begins on Friday in India’s massive election for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the national Parliament.
Indian police killed at least 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a furious gun battle in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
The AUKUS military alliance, whose founding members are Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is reportedly considering Japan as a fourth member.
The latest oil price-tracking data suggests Russian crude oil is selling far above price caps imposed by the G7 nations in 2022.
Taiwan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 25 years during rush hour on Wednesday, with nine dead, 50 missing, and over 800 injuries reported.
The Hindu nationalist government of northern Manipur, India, issued a decree on Wednesday declaring Easter Sunday a work day, triggering widespread outrage and forcing officials to revoke the order a day later.
Russian oil firms are reportedly having trouble collecting payments from customers in China, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because buyers have grown more nervous about triggering U.S. sanctions against Russia.
The Indian government announced plans to implement a controversial 2019 law that fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim refugees.
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has opened a case against human traffickers luring Indians to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
Customs agents in Thailand found a trove of endangered animals hidden in luggage on Wednesday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that major Indian firms are interested in building at least ten gigawatts of coal-fired power generation over the next decade, expanding some existing plants and reviving projects that stalled out when coal power fell into environmentalist disfavor.
One of the Indian men who were lured to Russia with the promise of a good job and forced into the Russian military has reportedly been killed.
The families of several Indian citizens tricked into fighting for Russia on the front lines in Ukraine have asked the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring their missing sons and husbands home safely.
Indian police on Sunday detained four men and continued their manhunt for three others who allegedly attacked a Spanish tourist couple, beat them both, and gang-raped the woman.
The meeting of World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers in Abu Dhabi ran into a fifth day on Friday as most major issues remained deadlocked.
The Walt Disney Company is betting big on India as American consumers continue to abandon the woke entertainment giant in droves.
India and South Africa on Wednesday blocked the passage of a major investment agreement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Abu Dhabi, potentially scuttling hundreds of billions of dollars in investments — many of them slated for developing countries of the “Global South,” which India frequently claims to champion.
Indian farm protesters burned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others in effigy, while a Sikh warrior sect deployed to protect the farmers.
India’s leading drone manufacturer IdeaForge is making a play for U.S. business with a line of light, high-endurance drones engineered to fly in the thin atmosphere and harsh climate of the Himalayas.
A massive trove of leaked documents reveals Chinese security firm I-Soon worked as hackers under contract to the Chinese government.
The latest demographic data from Canada showed the male population increasing by 3.4 percent, while females grew by only 2.9 percent, the widest disparity between the sexes in almost half a century.
Japan’s economy and currency weakened somewhat more than expected in 2023, causing it to slide behind Germany to become the world’s fourth-largest economy.
Police in India used drones to drop tear gas on a growing legion of angry farmers as they marched on New Delhi on Tuesday. The police also threw up barricades on major roads leading into the national capital and banned gatherings of more than five people to thwart the protests.
The disturbing case of an Indian American family of four found dead in their upper-class Silicon Valley home is being investigated as a murder-suicide, local police have said.
India’s stock market is soaring as investors seek an alternative to China’s faltering economy and oppressive policies.
The Indian Navy on Friday foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian-flagged fishing ship off the coast of Somalia, rescuing the crew of 11 Iranians and 8 Pakistanis.
The Indian Defense Ministry announced this week that it had begun a joint army exercise alongside Saudi Arabia named “Sada Tanseeq,” or “Forever in Coordination,” expected to run through February 10.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has reportedly found Hindu relics beneath a Muslim temple, fueling a bitter religious dispute.
China’s state-run Global Times on Sunday praised Foreign Minister Wang Yi for paying his first overseas visits of 2024 to Africa and Latin America, where China wants to build closer ties with developing nations of the “Global South.”
A tech company’s CEO was killed, and its president severely hurt, during a freak accident at a corporate event Thursday evening in Hyderabad, India.
A traveler on a SpiceJet flight got a nice note when he found himself trapped inside the plane’s bathroom on Tuesday for over an hour.
The Indian Navy rescued a U.S.-owned merchant ship from a drone attack launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen.
The government of the Maldives on Sunday set a deadline of March 15 for India to remove all of its troops from the island nation.
Indian Navy Chief of Staff Adm.R Hari Kumar said on Wednesday that India is beefing up its Arabian Sea naval presence to intimidate pirates.
India sent ten warships to deter the Iran-backed Houthis and other pirates but refused to join U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) immediately criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken for once again leaving Nigeria off the State Department’s annual list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) for religious oppression.
The government of the Maldives on Sunday suspended three deputy ministers for making disparaging remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BRICS economic group dealt with some internal oil drama this week, as Iran withheld oil shipments from China to demand higher prices and India cut back on its heavy purchases of Russian oil because Russia was no longer peddling crude at fire-sale discounts.
Threats to shipping continued to escalate on Thursday, as an explosive-packed drone boat launched by the Houthi terrorists of Yemen exploded in the Red Sea, while a group of as-yet unidentified but possibly Somali pirates stormed a Liberian-flagged merchant ship near the coast of Somalia.
The anti-American BRICS economic and security coalition will welcome five new members on January 1: a country in a severe economic crisis, another openly defaulting on its sovereign debt, and two countries embroiled in a proxy war against each other.