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India's Modi sworn in as PM for third term, faces coalition challenges
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2024
» NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world's most populous nation.
Indian spice giants questioned about pesticide
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2024
» BENGALURU, India - India has started inspecting the facilities of the spice makers MDH and Everest after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong and Singapore for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide.
Modi hails India’s ‘new era’ with opening of major Hindu temple
Bloomberg, Published on 22/01/2024
» Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfilled his party’s decades-long promise by consecrating a controversial Hindu temple in northern India on Monday, marking a new milestone in the popular leader’s project of reshaping the country into a more avowedly Hindu nation.
Wealthy Indians splurge ahead of temple opening
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2024
» AYODHYA, India - The private jet parking lots at airports near Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invitation-only opening ceremony of one of Hinduism’s holiest temples.
Plane held on trafficking concerns lands in India
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MUMBAI - A plane grounded in France for days over concerns it was part of a human trafficking scheme landed in India on Tuesday, with its passengers avoiding media questions as they quickly exited bustling Mumbai airport.
Indiana Jones swings on to red carpet at Cannes
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" got its world premiere on the French Riviera on Thursday, with Harrison Ford walking the red carpet for one last crack of the whip as the world's favourite adventuring archaeologist.
India's 'brown beauty' make-up influencers go global
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» MUMBAI - Under the glow of a ring light in the spare bedroom of a Mumbai high-rise apartment, Indian make-up maven Debasree Banerjee has found fans across the world with a simple philosophy: brown is beautiful.
Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2022
» BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Fed up with the constant stream of fake news on her family WhatsApp group chats in India - ranging from a water crisis in South Africa to rumours around a Bollywood actor's death -Tarunima Prabhakar built a simple tool to tackle misinformation.
Sheeran to crown queen's four-day jubilee party
AFP, Published on 05/06/2022
» LONDON: British pop superstar Ed Sheeran was on Sunday set to bring the curtain down on four days of momentous nationwide celebrations to honour Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum Jubilee.
UK overlooks crisis to celebrate queen's jubilee
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» LONDON: Britons prepared Wednesday to mark a record-breaking 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II, with four days of festivities offering temporary respite from an inflationary crisis and doubts over the monarchy's future.