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$6bn Google data centre in India will be Asia’s largest
Published on 30/07/2025
» SINGAPORE - Google will invest $6 billion to develop a 1-gigawatt data centre and related power infrastructure in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, government sources said on Wednesday.
US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Trump is trying to build a far-right international
Oped, Jan-Werner Mueller, Published on 30/07/2025
» Until recently, the spectre of an international far-right alliance of populist parties in democracies around the world has been just that: any appearance of cooperation was a form of self-promotion, rather than an expression of true solidarity. Few far-right figures have made any sacrifices for one another or seriously interfered in other countries' internal affairs to prop up allies. And efforts to unite the far right in the European Parliament have fallen dismally short.
India ends 5-year ban on tourist visas for Chinese
Published on 23/07/2025
» HONG KONG - India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens on Thursday, its embassy in China said on Wednesday, the first time in five years as both countries move to repair their rocky relationship.
Indian state blames cricket team for deadly stampede
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» BENGALURU (INDIA) - State authorities blamed the management of India's Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team for last month's deadly stampede during celebrations for their first IPL title.
'World's oldest marathon runner' dies aged 114 in road accident
AFP, Published on 15/07/2025
» NEW DELHI - India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident aged 114, his biographer said Tuesday.
Not about safety
Postbag, Published on 12/07/2025
» Re: "Safer tourism needed now", (Editorial, July 11).
Trump warns of 10% tariff for ‘Anti-American’ Brics policies
Published on 07/07/2025
» US President Donald Trump said he would put an additional 10% tariff on any country aligning themselves with “the Anti-American policies of BRICS,” injecting further uncertainty into global trade as the US continues to negotiate levies with many trading partners.
'Simple Buddhist monk' Dalai Lama marks landmark 90th birthday
AFP, Published on 07/07/2025
» MCLEOD GANJ (INDIA) - Calling himself a "simple Buddhist monk" who usually didn't celebrate birthdays, the Dalai Lama marked his 90th on Sunday by praying for peace after China insisted it would have the final say on who succeeded the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Dalai Lama turns 90 and vows to keep defying China for years
Published on 06/07/2025
» DHARAMSHALA, India - The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turned 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations by followers during which he riled China again and spoke about his hope to live beyond 130 and reincarnate after dying.