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The ‘Pragyan’ rover has successfully traversed a distance of eight meters and is now preparing to carry out experiments, according to the Indian space agency

The United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia were also set to enter BRICS from Jan. 1, 2024, joining current members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to make an 11-nation bloc

After the failure of the Russian mission, the ‘Vikram’ has become the first spacecraft to land on the lunar southern region, where there are large reserves of frozen water

The Russian president’s travel to Johannesburg was complicated by an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest over the abduction of children from Ukraine

The spacecraft was scheduled to land on the south pole of the Moon on Monday, racing to beat an Indian probe also heading to Earth’s satellite. The launch was Russia’s first since 1976

The measure aims to control the rising prices of this essential dietary staple for the country’s low-income population

The prime minister spoke of Manipur only after opposition lawmakers had called for a no-confidence vote, accusing him of staying silent as the northeastern state governed by his party convulsed in months of ethnic violence

Parliament will consider a no-confidence motion against his government this week, and while it’s almost certain to be defeated, its proponents want the motion to force Modi to address the Manipur crisis

The CEO of Open AI plans to create the largest biometric database in the world with another of his companies, which is registered in the Cayman Islands

Gandhi is a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his main challenger in the 2024 polls. He was ousted from Parliament after his conviction by a magistrate’s court in March

The increase was driven by higher costs for rice and vegetable oil. It was the first uptick since April when higher sugar prices bumped up the reading slightly for the first time in a year

Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near the site in Thane, a city just outside Mumbai

As in any crisis situation — think bottled water and toilet paper— some rushed to supermarkets to stock up, stacking carts with bags and bags of rice

At stake, they say, is the future of India’s multiparty democracy and secular foundations that have seen assaults from Modi’s Hindu nationalist government

Response Force said 78 people were thought to be missing before the state government and the relief agency decided to end the search operations

Scores of rescuers and trained trekkers have been deployed to find people trapped by the landslide

Vietnam has quickly become a major export production hub for global manufacturers like South Korea’s LG and Samsung Electronics, suppliers to Apple, Inc. and auto makers like Honda and Toyota

Migration is as central to his writing as it is to his life. Raised in Mumbai, the Indian writer and Pulitzer finalist migrated to New York City when he was 14. The author of ‘This Land is Our Land’ and ‘Maximum City’ spoke with EL PAÍS at his apartment in Manhattan

President Emmanuel Macron praised India in a speech Thursday evening before French defense officials as a “key partner” with a “determining” role

Analysts and international organizations foresee years of growth and development in the South Asian giant. But on the ground, some voices express skepticism, warning that the reality is very different

Analysts say his participation at a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Tuesday is an opportunity to show he is in control after a short-lived insurrection by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a declaration elevating Egyptian-Indo ties to a “strategic partnership,” which means the two nations agreed to intensify their cooperation and hold periodic talks

During their Oval Office meeting, Biden said, he and Modi had a ‘good discussion about democratic values,’ while Modi said ‘there’s absolutely no space for discrimination’ when pressed about his own commitment on human rights

For the Indian Primer Minister, who arrived Tuesday in New York on a trip that will offer plenty of time to discuss global tensions, highlighting an ancient pursuit of inner tranquility was a symbolic choice

Washington is strengthening traditional alliances such as NATO, while in the Asia Pacific it is forging new networks with more limited objectives

The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar where authorities warned residents over 60 and others suffering various maladies to stay indoors during the daytime

Strong winds have damaged transmission lines, causing a blackout in India. The full extent of the damage in western India wasn’t immediately known