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Gandhi was convicted of defamation in March over a 2019 speech in which he linked Narendra Modi with two high profile criminalsIndian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been dealt a blow after a court rejected his plea for a stay on his recent defamati…
United States is distant third, with estimated population of 340 million people by end of June, finds UN reportIndia is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country with almost 3 million more people by the middle of this year, accord…
Extreme temperatures described as ‘worst April heatwave in Asian history’ as records tested in India, China, Thailand and LaosA severe heatwave has swept across much of Asia, causing deaths and school closures in India and record-breaking temperatures …
Noel Hanna died during descent of world’s 10th highest mountain, say expedition organisersA Northern Irish climber has died and an Indian climber is missing after falling into a crevasse in separate incidents on Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th highes…
Deal would build closer economic ties as most western states push to isolate Moscow over UkraineIndia and Russia have entered “advanced negotiations” over a free trade agreement that aims to build closer economic ties as most western governments push t…
Officials say it will leave in May if Taliban cannot be persuaded to let local women work for organisationThe UN is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it cannot persuade the Taliban to let local women work f…
Indians warned to stay vigilant during spell of very hot weather. Elsewhere, sandstorms plague ChinaThe heatwave that has been plaguing the states of West Bengal, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh in north-west India is set to continue through the coming week….
Atiq Ahmed, jailed since 2019, was in police custody and taking questions from journalists when attackers struckA former Indian MP convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges has been shot dead along with his brother in a brazen attac…
Twenty-nine passengers also injured as vehicle slides off highway during journey from Pune to MumbaiA passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe slid off a highway and fell into a gorge in western India on Saturday, killing 13 people an…
Inquiry comes after tax raid on corporation’s offices and a documentary that was critical of PM Narendra ModiIndia’s financial crimes agency is investigating the BBC over alleged violations of foreign exchange rules, less than two months after the corp…