投稿者: Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
World’s richest man has spent years trying to get Starlink into the fast-growing economy. It could serve as a beachhead for his other business ambitions in IndiaIt is easy to believe that Elon Musk’s reach knows no limits. But while the world’s richest…
Court orders compensation to be paid to 30-year-old from Bangalore, saying ‘in the new era, time is considered as money, each one’s time is very precious’ For some, the adverts that precede the start of a film are the bane of a trip to the cinema; for …
Apparently baseless claim that $21m was given to help voter turnout seized on by Trump and Modi government Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” has been accused of setting off a political firestorm in India after it claimed that the US gov…
Nasreen and Hasan Askari open Karachi museum with her 1,000-piece centuries-old collection from trade crossroads As a young medical student in 1970s Pakistan, Nasreen Askari had an encounter that would shape her for ever.After asking the mother of a si…
Actor repeatedly stabbed during 2am attack at Mumbai flat he shares with Kareena Kapoor and their two childrenSaif Ali Khan, one of Bollywood’s most popular actors, is recovering in hospital after a knife became lodged in his spine during an attack by …
Online advertisement by PIA is called ‘stupidity’ by finance minister, who said PM Shehbaz Sharif had ordered an investigationPakistan’s prime minister has ordered an investigation after the country’s national airline released an advert that drew accus…
MP accused of misusing her position to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt Sheikh HasinaUK politics live – latest updatesAuthorities in Bangladesh have filed a criminal case against the UK Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, accusing he…
The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devoteesThe world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees gathered on the banks of Ganges in India to mark the beginn…
Mukesh Chandrakar had reported on alleged corruption in the construction industry and had a popular YouTube channel Indian media rights groups have called for an investigation after the body of a missing journalist was found hidden in a septic tank.Muk…
Indian government accused of PR stunt after moving 337 tonnes of toxic waste that had been held in containersForty years after one of world’s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remo…
Leaders of Indian capital must tackle transport and heavy industry rather than seek quick fixes, say campaignersAs winter sets in across north India – usually around the time of the country’s biggest festival, Diwali – the air in Delhi becomes thick an…
Adani, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in India, has close ties to Modi’s government• Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250m briberyGautam Adani is widely regarded as one of the most powerful men in India, as well …
Government unable to produce ‘untraceable’ notification against 1988 novel when citizen brought matter to courtWriting to the then Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, in October 1988, Salman Rushdie lamented that Indian democracy had become “a laughin…
In a hush-hush visit, royal couple quietly recuperated at Soukya on way back from Australia and Samoa tourFor years it has been one King Charles’s favourite sanctuaries for rejuvenation. And as he made the lengthy journey back from his tour of Australi…
Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threatsThe Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, prime minister Narendra Modi’s closest political ally, was …