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India’s marital rape battle sparks fierce debate on consent, women’s rights
Activists have long campaigned for marital rape to be criminalised, but the government says doing so would be ‘excessively harsh’.
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India ex-official charged in US murder plot was arrested in New Delhi murder case
19 Oct 2024 - 8:45PM
Vivo becomes India’s No 1 smartphone brand, topping Xiaomi and Samsung
19 Oct 2024 - 4:00PM
Economics
India’s air force faces critical shortfall vs China-Pakistan dual threat
With delays in fighter jet production, only 31 active squadrons leave India ill-prepared to fight a two-front war, analysts say.
19 Oct 2024 - 3:30PM
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A HAL Tejas fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. Photo: AFP
United States & Canada
Canada’s pro-Khalistan Sikh activists cheer diplomatic rift with India
There are roughly 770,000 Sikhs in Canada, about 2 per cent of the population – the largest Sikh community outside India.
19 Oct 2024 - 12:24PM
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Politics
Coming India state polls may decide BJP’s future after surprise win in Haryana
Losses in the coming Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections could challenge Narendra Modi’s leadership and the stability of his coalition.
18 Oct 2024 - 9:36PM
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Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake seeks strong win in election to advance crucial reforms
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power, which holds only three seats currently, is aiming to win a parliamentary majority.
18 Oct 2024 - 12:00PM
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United States & Canada
US charges ex-Indian spy service officer in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot
Vikash Yadav allegedly directed the attempted assassination scheme against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual US-Canadian citizen.
18 Oct 2024 - 10:32AM
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A wanted poster shows Vikash Yadav, a former Indian government employee, wanted on criminal charges in connection with a foiled plot to kill a US citizen in New York City. Image: FBI via AP
South Asia
India hits out at Canada’s ‘cavalier’ Trudeau in Sikh murder row
Relations between India and Canada deteriorate after the two countries expelled each others’ envoys.
17 Oct 2024 - 6:33PM
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United States & Canada
Sikh leader’s killing: Canada’s Trudeau says India made ‘horrific mistake’
The PM says there are ‘clear indications’ that India violated Canada’s sovereignty, and that its government agents are targeting Canadians.
17 Oct 2024 - 3:04AM
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Politics
Can India’s nuclear submarine boost help it close the gap with China?
India’s domestic capability is still ‘below the median’ and will need to develop longer-range submarines to catch up with China, analysts say.
16 Oct 2024 - 7:53PM
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Politics
‘A Trudeau problem’? India-Canada ties hit new low over war of words
Experts say neither country is expected to back down after strong language used in recent exchanges, tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.
16 Oct 2024 - 6:30PM
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Police personnel walk past the entrance of the Canadian High Commission, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
South Asia
Hundreds of Chinese men arrested over online scams in Sri Lanka
Cybercrime raids also uncovered two suspects from Vietnam, as well as one each from Thailand and the Philippines.
16 Oct 2024 - 11:24AM
United States & Canada
US says India should take Canada assassination plot allegations ‘seriously’
New Delhi has ‘chosen an alternate path’ instead of cooperating with Canada’s investigation of a Sikh leader’s killing, the US says.
16 Oct 2024 - 5:17AM
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Economics
Hyundai IPO a test of investor confidence in India’s growth story
The IPO proceedings could help Hyundai narrow market gaps in India, expand its facilities to serve global markets, analysts say.
15 Oct 2024 - 8:30PM
South Asia
Islamist militants dressed as women kill 4, including 3 policemen, in Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban claimed attack in which militants wearing suicide vests stormed remote police base. Police shot dead all 5 attackers.
15 Oct 2024 - 5:39AM
An ambulance drives past a checkpoint leading to the site where Pakistani Taliban militants attacked police officers in Bannu, Pakistan on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Europe
Family members on trial for murder of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl
Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial accused of Sara Sharif’s murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik.
15 Oct 2024 - 11:22AM
South Asia
Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats in growing feud over 2023 assassination
Relations between the two countries have been fraught since the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.
15 Oct 2024 - 2:33PM
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Economics
India’s wave of cyberattacks prompts calls for tougher rules and countermeasures
Among the entities that have been targeted by hackers were Star Health Insurance, the Supreme Court and SMEs.
14 Oct 2024 - 6:49PM
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South Asia
Nepal record-setting teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome
The 18-year-old, who has scaled the world’s 14 highest peaks, said Sherpas ‘are not just guides, we are trailblazers’.
14 Oct 2024 - 6:02PM
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Nepalese mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reacts as he arrives in Kathmandu on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/
South Asia
Pakistan’s militant violence and political unrest threatens security of SCO summit
The Indian Foreign Minister, the Russian Prime Minister, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be among senior regional government officials.
15 Oct 2024 - 3:45PM
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Balochistan militants deny responsibility in attack on mine workers
The insurgent Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, condemned the violence that killed 21 mine workers.
13 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM
South Asia
Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai
Two suspected attackers were arrested while police were searching for another suspect in connection with the killing.
13 Oct 2024 - 4:08PM
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