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More than 180,000 evacuated as India and Pakistan brace for Cyclone Biparjoy

Heavy rain and strong wind lashed the southwest coasts of India and Pakistan on June 15 evening as powerful Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. More than 180,000 people have been evacuated to safety in the two South Asian countries where swift preparations were...

More than 280 killed, 900 injured in India’s deadliest train crash

More than 280 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a deadly train accident in the Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India,

India overtakes China to become world’s most populous country

India is overtaking China in April as the world’s most populous country, the United Nations said confirming a major global demographic shift.

Tim Cook opens first Apple store in India with plans to boost investment

Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, visited India this week to open the company’s first two Apple stores in the world’s most populous country.

India cuts mobile, internet services to 27 million in manhunt for prominent Sikh leader

Mobile internet and SMS services were suspended in the Indian state of Punjab on Sunday as police launched a manhunt for Amritpal Singh, the leader of the Sikh separatist movement, Waris Punjab De. According to the Punjab government, the suspension...

India leads world in cutting internet access for fifth year in row

India has once again topped the list of countries with the highest number of internet shutdowns in 2022, marking it the fifth consecutive year to end at the top of the list, according to a report published by internet...

EU Disinfo Lab exposes Indian news agency ANI citing fake sources for false propaganda against Pakistan and China

The Brussels-based NGO has released a new report titled as, "Bad Sources: How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist".

Indian authorities raid BBC offices after it aired documentary critical of Modi

Dozens of Indian tax agents continued their search of the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai for a third consecutive day on Thursday, calling it a "survey" being carried out over alleged tax evasion by the broadcasting company.

India raises defense budget to $72.6 billion with 13% hike

India increased its defense allocation in the annual budget by nearly 13% year-on-year, taking the total defense outlay to $74.25 billion

Two Indian air force jets collide mid-air, pilot dies

One pilot has died after two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed in a mid-air collision in central India.

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ASEAN Express to boost Malaysia’s trade connectivity with China and Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s trade connectivity with Southeast Asia and China received a boost with the launch of the ASEAN Express, an international freight train connecting Malaysia to Thailand, Laos, and China.