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Clip of 'three-faced' elephant filmed at Thai parade, not giant India festival
Ahead of the world's largest gathering of humanity, the six-week Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, a video purportedly showing a…
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Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India
Travel can be tough for unmarried couples looking for a bit of privacy in India. Accommodations routinely decline to let this growing…
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CapitaLand India Trust signs agreement with global hyperscaler amid fast-growing data centre demand
CAPITALAND India Trust’s (Clint) manager announced on Wednesday (Jan 15) that it has signed a long-term agreement with a leading global…
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Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now
India's latest diplomatic outreach to Afghanistan's Taliban government signals a marked shift in how it sees the geopolitical reality in…
Business
Clip of vandalised mosque in India falsely linked to attack against minorities in Bangladesh
Minorities in Sunni Muslim-majority Bangladesh have encountered a string of attacks after long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina was…
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Sats and WFS clinch 14 new cargo and ground handling contracts from Air India
IN-FLIGHT caterer and ground handler Sats and its wholly-owned subsidiary Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) have been awarded 14 new…
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Footage of India mock train crash sparks false claims about 'fatal accident'
India has suffered a string of railway disasters over the years, but a video shared online as the aftermath of a "massive accident" in…
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A journalist's murder highlights risks of reporting in small-town India
The gruesome murder of Indian journalist Mukesh Chandrakar has shone a spotlight on the dangers of reporting from some of the country's…
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Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India is fired
Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol…
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Microsoft to invest US$3 billion in India, to expand AI and cloud capacity
Microsoft will spend US$3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in India, CEO Satya Nadella said on…
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Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate…
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Clip shows blaze at firecracker store in India before Diwali, not in Philippines before New Year
The Philippines' health department warned there had been an increase in fireworks-related injuries during the end-of-year holiday period,…
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India unveils plans for 10 missions in 2025 after successful space-docking launch
Jan. 3 (UPI) -- India's space agency says it is planning a record 10 orbital missions, as well as its first commercial effort, during 2025…
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China plans dam near India that could be world’s biggest
CHINA is pressing ahead with plans to construct a mega-dam near its contested border with India, a colossal undertaking that could…
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Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94
Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious penny pincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India…
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Manmohan Singh, former Indian prime minister, survived by family
What's New Manmohan Singh, India's former prime minister, died on Thursday at age 92 and is survived by his wife and three daughters. The…
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Video shows mosque demolition documentary screening in India, not Bangladesh
As Muslim-majority Bangladesh saw a spate of reprisal attacks against its minority Hindu community, a video was shared online with a false…
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Bangladesh asks India for extradition of former prime minister
Bangladesh's interim government has asked neighbouring India to extradite fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The request was…
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India puts brakes on a 10,000% stock rally over fake disclosures
India’s securities market regulator on Monday (Dec 23) suspended trading in shares of Bharat Global Developers, the latest in a string of…
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A man's suicide leads to clamour around India's dowry law
On the night of 9 December, a 34-year-old Indian man killed himself. Next to his body was a placard reading "justice is due". Atul Subhash…
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Sembcorp awarded solar energy storage project in India
It is expected to bring the group’s gross renewables capacity in the country to almost 6 GW SEMBCORP Industries’ wholly owned renewables…
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Mom lets 5-year-old son make his own dinner, goes better than expected
A man on Reddit has shared a picture showing what happened when his 5-year-old brother was allowed to make his own dinner. When it comes…
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Apple Expands Manufacturing in India with AirPods Assembly Set for 2024
By late 2024, Apple (AAPL, Financials) will start manufacturing AirPods in India, thereby advancing another phase of its attempts to…
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Law protecting historical holy sites under scrutiny in India
India's top court is hearing a number of petitions challenging a decades-old law that preserves the character and identity of religious…