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President of India Droupadi Murmu witnessing Change of Guard Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt in New Delhi

India notifies new rules to regulate online gaming

The Indian government has notified fresh rules that will bring greater oversight to the country’s booming online gaming industry, aiming to protect players — especially…

Women MPs felicitating Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House complex in New Delhi after passage of Women Reservation Act on September 21, 2023

India’s parliamentary revolution

In the world’s largest democracy, where women make up half the electorate but have long been sidelined in the halls of power, a quiet constitutional…

Official mascot of 2027 Census of India

India launches its largest-ever census, reopening a century-old debate over caste and equity

More than three million enumerators fanned out across India this week to begin the monumental task of counting the country’s roughly 1.4 billion people, launching…

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Indonesia launches gradual ban on social media access for children under 16

Indonesia began phased implementation on Saturday of a new government regulation that bars children under 16 from creating or maintaining accounts on major social media…

India & Neighbourhood

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In New Delhi on September 18, 2014: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessing of signing of an MoU by their foreign ministers Wang Yi and Sushma Swaraj to open Nathu La Pass for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2015. Lipulekh Pass was the only route used for the Yatra back then.

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Nepal stakes claim on Lipulekh, India calls it ‘untenable’

Nepal has objected to India and China routing this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh Pass, claiming the strategic Himalayan route lies on its…

Kas-Pul Bridge constructed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Battagram, Pakistan

Pakistan and China: small steps in a grand embrace

Karachi oil port through which Pakistan imports most of its oil — supplies that have become far costlier since the US-Iran war pushed the country’s weekly oil import bill from around $300m to nearly $800m.

A costly mediation: How a Gulf war undid Pakistan’s modest economic repair

City Beijing of Beijing in China

China’s surprising spring

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah chairing the second meeting of his cabinet in Singhadurba

Nepal’s Rapper Prime Minister Faces First Tests: Arrests, Reforms and the Hard Reality of Power

Political Theatre

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting BJP workers and leaders at party headquarters in New Delhi on BJP's resounding victory in assembly polls in states on May 4, 2026

Assembly polls 2026: The lotus in full bloom

Rashtriya Lok Morcha leader Pramod Kumar Suman felicitating party supremo Upendra Kushwaha on his re-election on his re-election to the Upper House of Parliament.

RLM ramps up organisational polls in Bihar to bolster base

The lotus absorbs all: How the BJP keeps swelling at the expense of its rivals

BJP women MPs raise slogans in the Parliament House complex in New Delhi on April 17, 2026, protesting the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill that sought to implement 33% reservation for women in legislatures from 2029.

A quota undone by caution

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee addressing a poll campaign in her state

Mamata’s narrowing margin

2026 Assembly Polls: Men and women lined up at a polling booth to cast vote in Assam's Tinsukia district.

In five Indian state elections, a test of Modi’s reach — and the resilience of regional power

Travel & Tourism

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Indian authorities warn travellers of harsh new drug penalties in Maldives, including possible death sentence

India's Narcotics Control Bureau has issued a strong advisory cautioning citizens travelling to the Maldives that even small quantities of…

A bumpy ride ahead

As summer 2026 looms, the travel industry is confronting an uncomfortable truth. Jet-fuel prices in America averaged $8.63 a gallon…

Exquisitely carved murals on the walls of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir depicting scenes from the divine life of Prabhu Shri Ram in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya Ramayana Park: Yogi Government Unveils 25-Foot Ravana Statue in Bold Push for Epic Tourism Boom

An AI-generated representative image of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, India

Ram Temple in Ayodhya: Where Faith, History and Tourism Converge

Trends

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, To Lam, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi for signing of enhanced comprehensive strategic partnership pact on May 6, 2026,

India and Vietnam’s Upgraded Partnership: A Quiet but Potent Counterweight in Asia

In the pantheon of diplomatic upgrades, “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” sounds like typical bureaucratic inflation. Yet the elevation of ties between India and Vietnam on…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam witnessing exchange of MoUs signed between India and Vietnam at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on May 06, 2026.

India, Vietnam Elevate Ties to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Target $25 Bln Trade by 2030

Line chart showing the long-term growth of India's nominal GDP from 1960 to 2023, based on Our World in Data. The graph illustrates steady and significant economic expansion over six decades, highlighting India's structural growth momentum.

India’s Changing Place in the Global Economy: A Reassessment of Rankings under Currency and Geopolitical Pressures

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting BJP workers and leaders at party headquarters in New Delhi on BJP's resounding victory in assembly polls in states on May 4, 2026

Assembly polls 2026: The lotus in full bloom

States & Cities

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A Hindu ascetic sitting on hunger strike against the Rajasthan government's development project to protect 500-year old Bhairana Dham site in Dudu district of the state

Saints of the flame: Rajasthan ascetics ready to renounce earthly life for a sacred grove

In the blistering heat of Rajasthan’s Dudu district, a group of Hindu seers have chosen fire and fasting over comfort.…

From Workshop to Encrypted Chat: How Four Ordinary Men Allegedly Built a Toy Car Bomb Plot Targeting India’s Heart

In the dim glow of a private automobile workshop on the outskirts of Thane, just north of Mumbai, Mosaib Ahmad…

India’s Digital Underworld: How Jailed Gangsters Run Transnational Crime Empires via WhatsApp and Instagram

In a brick-kiln office on the outskirts of Jind in Haryana, businessman Anup Chaudhary was reviewing accounts on the afternoon…

Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India

Ground mishap at Delhi airport leaves two Boeing 737s damaged as safety questions linger

A routine afternoon on the tarmac at one of the world’s busiest airports in New Delhi turned into an embarrassing…

Life & Culture

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Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, India

Temple Exclusion Could Divide Society and Harm Hinduism, Supreme Court Warns

Diverse Indian women standing together with translucent veils, symbolising gender stereotypes and regional perceptions in India.

Desire, Diversity and Distortion: India’s Enduring Gender Stereotypes

Prominent religious leaders from all major faiths come together in Delhi to send out message of peace amid raging war in West Asia

Faith Leaders Unite in Delhi: A Call for Peace Amid West Asia War

Our Mitti Foundation chairman Pramod Kumar Suman (dressed in white shirt and white trousers with a blue vest at the centre) sharing stage with folk artists, writers and others at a cultural event organised on the premises of Press Club of India in Delhi

Delhi Reverberates with the Essence of Mitti: Music, Culture and Special Talents Shine at ‘Mitti Ke Dharohar’

Naga Tribals celebrating annual Hornbill Festival in Nagaland , India

Hornbill Festival 2025: Nagaland’s Spectacular Celebration of Naga Heritage, Myths, and Unity

Young Italian bride in red flammeum veil and white tunic and groom in Roman toga sharing emmer-wheat panis farreus cake during outdoor confarreatio wedding ceremony near classical Roman temple ruins with columns and ten witnesses in historical dress

Young Italians Revive 2,000-Year-Old Roman Wedding Ritual

Social LInks

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Line chart showing the long-term growth of India's nominal GDP from 1960 to 2023, based on Our World in Data. The graph illustrates steady and significant economic expansion over six decades, highlighting India's structural growth momentum.

India’s Changing Place in the Global Economy: A Reassessment of Rankings under Currency and Geopolitical Pressures

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting BJP workers and leaders at party headquarters in New Delhi on BJP's resounding victory in assembly polls in states on May 4, 2026

Assembly polls 2026: The lotus in full bloom

Mount Kailash, the sacred peak in Tibet central to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrimage route via Lipulekh Pass.

The Himalayan thorn: Nepal’s border gambit tests ties with India

In New Delhi on September 18, 2014: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessing of signing of an MoU by their foreign ministers Wang Yi and Sushma Swaraj to open Nathu La Pass for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2015. Lipulekh Pass was the only route used for the Yatra back then.

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Nepal stakes claim on Lipulekh, India calls it ‘untenable’

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier transits the Strait of Hormuz escorted by warships.

Trump’s Iranian Endgame: Diplomacy or Decisive Strike?

A Hindu ascetic sitting on hunger strike against the Rajasthan government's development project to protect 500-year old Bhairana Dham site in Dudu district of the state

Saints of the flame: Rajasthan ascetics ready to renounce earthly life for a sacred grove

Economy & Markets

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Line chart showing the long-term growth of India's nominal GDP from 1960 to 2023, based on Our World in Data. The graph illustrates steady and significant economic expansion over six decades, highlighting India's structural growth momentum.

India’s Changing Place in the Global Economy: A Reassessment of Rankings under Currency and Geopolitical Pressures

India’s recent movement from the fourth to the sixth largest economy in certain global rankings has triggered commentary, concern, and in some quarters, misplaced pessimism.…

Exterior view of the KONE Building, the global headquarters of KONE in Espoo, Finland.

KONE’s €29.4bn acquisition of TK Elevator sets stage for a new giant in vertical transport

India and South Korea chart a “futuristic partnership” as they target $50bn trade by 2030

US importers to claim billions in refunds for unconstitutional Trump tariffs from Monday

Symbolic representation of India’s economic and energy resilience: the Indian national flag waves over a blend of traditional oil infrastructure transitioning to renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind turbines, with upward economic growth arrows and a protective shield, illustrating pragmatic policy and long-term vision in navigating global crises

India’s Resilience in an Age of Crisis: Navigating Oil, Energy, and Economic Pressures

Timeless Wisdom

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Ancient Sanskrit manuscript of the Māṇḍūkya Upanishad written in Devanagari script, showing early philosophical text on consciousness.

Why Ancient Indian Philosophers Treated Sleep as a Window Into Consciousness

A saint in a deep meditative state near river Ganga in Rishikesh, India

“Ayam Atma Brahma”: The Identity of the Self and the Absolute

Hindu seers and devotees with colorful tika applied on their foreheads during a religious ceremony at a temple.

Diverse Rituals: The Sacred Story of Tika in Hindu Culture

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Kas-Pul Bridge constructed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Battagram, Pakistan

Pakistan and China: small steps in a grand embrace

Jamnagar Refinery complex in Gujarat, India, one of the world’s largest oil refining facilities and a key part of India’s energy supply infrastructure.

India in a Time of Global Energy Uncertainty: Confidence, Caution, and Course Correction

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Ubau operates a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) during AI-integrated military training with a robodog at the Polygone Training Compound in Germany.

The silicon shield

Ancient Sanskrit manuscript of the Māṇḍūkya Upanishad written in Devanagari script, showing early philosophical text on consciousness.

Why Ancient Indian Philosophers Treated Sleep as a Window Into Consciousness

A young Indonesian boy sitting outdoors focused on a smartphone while downloading a game, representing children’s heavy mobile and social media use in Indonesia.

Indonesia’s digital shield: The bold rules reshaping social media for a generation

Exterior view of the KONE Building, the global headquarters of KONE in Espoo, Finland.

KONE’s €29.4bn acquisition of TK Elevator sets stage for a new giant in vertical transport