For India, few friendships have been as strategically valuable — and as politically costly — as its long embrace of Bangladesh's former leader Sheikh Hasina.
During 15 years in power she delivered what Delhi prizes most in its periphery: stability, (...)
The family of a Muslim man, who was lynched by a Hindu mob in India's Uttar Pradesh state in 2015, say they will continue fighting for justice after authorities recently moved to drop all charges against the accused.
Mohammad Akhlaq, then 50, was (...)
Freebies are powering election victories in India, but can its states afford them?
Over the years, handouts have taken different forms in the hotly contested political landscape of the world's largest democracy. Voters have been lured with (...)
شهد اليوم الأول من ملتقى "بيبان 2025"، الذي تنظمه الهيئة العامة للمنشآت الصغيرة والمتوسطة "منشآت" في الرياض تحت شعار "وجهة عالمية للفرص"، توقيع أكثر من 30 اتفاقية ومذكرة تفاهم، وإطلاق العديد من المبادرات الريادية والتمويلية بقيمة مالية تجاوزت 22.3 (...)
For the complex legacy of M.F. Husain, one of 20th-century India's most important artists, this year has been a tale of two auctions.
In March, one of the late painter's monumental depictions of rural life, the 14-foot-long "Untitled (Gram Yatra)," (...)
Lulu Retail has expanded its footprint in Saudi Arabia by opening a new hypermarket in the Asal Center Tuwaiq in Riyadh. This move aligns with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, aimed at boosting the economy and creating more job opportunities.
The new (...)
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have saidh.
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha (...)
تدخل العقوبات الأميركية المفروضة على ميناء تشابهار الإيراني الاستراتيجي الذي تعتمد الهند عليه بشكل كبير، حيز التنفيذ، في إطار تشديد الضغوط الأميركية على طهران. ويقضي التشريع الاميركي بمنح الشركات، بما في ذلك شركة "إنديا بورتس غلوبال ليميتد" India (...)
القطاع الخاص شريك محوري في بناء منظومة الرعاية
حين أُعلنت رؤية السعودية 2030 قبل تسعة أعوام، بدا واضحًا أن القطاع الصحي سيكون أحد الأعمدة الرئيسة للتحول الوطني، لم يكن الأمر يتعلق بمجرد تطوير مستشفيات أو زيادة في عدد الأسرة، بل بمشروع وطني واسع (...)
India's cricketers refused to shake hands with Pakistan after their first meeting since the conflict between the two nations earlier this year, Pakistan coach Mike Hesson has claimed.
India cruised to a seven-wicket victory at the Asia Cup in Dubai, (...)
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and imposed tariffs of 50% to 100% on China for its purchases of Russian petroleum.
Posting on his social media (...)
At a bus stand in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, the anxious faces tell their own story.
Nepalis who once came to India in search of work are now hurrying back across the border, as the nation reels with its worst unrest in decades. "We are (...)
More than two million people have been evacuated in Pakistan's Punjab province as floods sweep the country's eastern region, authorities said.
Another 150,000 have been evacuated in Sindh province, national disaster management chief Inam Haider (...)
The Saudi Arabia Jewellery Exposition 2025 (SAJEX 2025) was inaugurated Thursday at the Jeddah Superdome, bringing together more than 200 exhibitors from India and other countries to showcase fine jewellery, gemstones, and design innovations.
The (...)
US President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday with a degree of bemusement toward Russia's drone incursion into Poland, a NATO member that Trump has previously vowed to defend amid heightened tensions with Moscow.
"What's with Russia violating Poland's (...)
European leaders will visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said.
The US president added that he would also speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin "soon", as well as signalling (...)
Internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East was disrupted after undersea cables in the Red Sea were cut, experts said Sunday, though the cause of the incident remains unclear.
The outages have raised concerns about possible sabotage amid (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed US President Donald Trump's remarks describing India and the United States as having a "very positive and forward-looking" partnership, even as trade tensions simmer between the two countries.
"Deeply (...)
US President Donald Trump told a meeting of world leaders Thursday that Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil and put economic pressure on China to try to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine, a White House official told CNN, as the (...)
Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra suddenly left the country on his private jet Thursday days before a court ruling that could see him imprisoned, raising speculation that he might not return to face the verdict.
His (...)
It was a scene that might have provoked outrage in Brussels.
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, joyfully holding hands with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia and chief promoter of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while attending (...)
India has cut taxes on hundreds of goods to boost consumption and mitigate the potential impact of steep US tariffs.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) panel had simplified the consumption tax (...)
Indian doctors have successfully removed "parasitic twins" or two foetuses that were growing inside the abdomen of a 20-day-old baby.
Called foetus in foetu, the condition is extremely rare, with fewer than 200 cases being reported worldwide until (...)
Days after an order by India's top court brought the issue of stray dogs in Delhi into the spotlight, tensions have risen in the city. Animal lovers say they face hostility and sometimes even violence for taking care of strays, while people who (...)
Technical work on the security guarantees for Ukraine is advanced enough that allies now only need confirmation of US support, the Elysée said on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' later this week.
According to (...)
