India's ruling BJP wins 3 of 4 states in elections that pitted Modi's party against Congress India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won in three of four state elections, according to results released Sunday from a crucial vote that pitted the main opposition party against that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi before national polls next year. World 04 Dec, 2023
Vote count begins in 4 Indian states pitting opposition against premier Modi ahead of 2024 election Vote counting began Sunday in four Indian states in a test of strength for India’s opposition pitted against the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of next year's crucial national vote. Results are expected later in the day. World 03 Dec, 2023
Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting in Myanmar have begun returning home, officials say More than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state and had entered northeastern India have begun returning home, Indian officials said Thursday. World 16 Nov, 2023
India's Modi faces a no-confidence vote over silence on ethnic violence tearing at remote Manipur His social media accounts suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching high-speed trains and rubbing shoulders with foreign leaders as a powerhouse on the global stage and the face of an ascendant India. World 07 Aug, 2023
Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with their limbs tied. World 30 Dec, 2021
Indian state launches assault on drugs as UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis Indian state launches assault on drugs as UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis World 13 Aug, 2021
Man with 39 wives, head of 'world's largest family', dies in India A 76-year-old man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world's largest family has died in north east India, the chief minister of his home state said. World 14 Jun, 2021
As COVID-19 rages in India, scientist warns further waves 'inevitable' The government's principal scientific adviser, K VijayRaghavan, warned that even after infection rates subside the country should be ready for a third wave. World 05 May, 2021
Myanmar security forces surround striking rail workers; UN fails to condemn coup Myanmar security forces surrounded the staff compound of striking railway workers opposed to the military junta on Wednesday as ousted lawmakers appointed an acting vice president to take over the duties of detained politicians. World 10 Mar, 2021
Myanmar asks India to return eight police who fled across border Authorities in Myanmar have asked India to return several police officers who sought refuge to avoid taking orders from a military junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian country last month, an official in northeast India said on Saturday. World 06 Mar, 2021
Indian schoolgirl wins bravery award for thwarting trafficker CHENNAI: An Indian schoolgirl who won a bravery award after she helped a child escape a trafficker, is to become the inspiration for a new anti-slavery campaign, officials said on Tuesday. Carolyn Malsawmtluangi, from the northeastern state of...
