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Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-Countries with confirmed cases of new mpox strain
India became the third country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key...
Sep 22, 20243 min read
Sri Lanka votes for new president with economic future at stake
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile...
Sep 20, 20244 min read
Explainer-What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about?
UNITED NATIONS - Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly...
Sep 20, 20243 min read
Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Sri Lanka presidential contenders wrap up campaigning ahead of Saturday vote
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election, pledging to fix...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Analysis-Sri Lanka's presidential election to test economic green shoots
LONDON/COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's knife-edge election on Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will...
Sep 19, 20241 min read
India's cabinet accepts recommendation to hold simultaneous national, state elections
NEW DELHI - India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament,...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
SRINAGAR - Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Indian police release striking Samsung workers detained for planning protest march
CHENNAI - Indian police late on Monday released most of the 104 striking workers at a Samsung Electronics plant who were detained for...
Sep 2, 20244 min read
Analysis-Modi's populism after India election reversal puts public finances at risk
NEW DELHI - After reverses in the general election and facing possible losses in state polls this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Biden, Modi discuss Ukraine war after PM's visit, situation in Bangladesh
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discussed the Russia-Ukraine war following Modi's...
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