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

The violence started last month after protests by more than 50,000 Kukis and members of other predominantly Christian tribal communities in Churachandpur and adjoining districts in Manipur state

Born in a Bombay slum, Sheikh spent his childhood sleeping on the street, delivering packages for drug traffickers and eating the food that restaurants threw away. Today, he runs socially-minded cafes that support vulnerable Indian adolescents

‘World Travel: An Irreverent Guide’, Bourdain’s posthumously released book, gives readers an atlas to the places he considered the most culinarily important

The new head of the international organization brings a background in work as chief of large companies like Mastercard, which is expected to help him navigate the challenges of global poverty reduction and climate change

Fifteen bodies were recovered on Saturday evening and efforts continued overnight as heavy cranes were used to remove an engine that had settled on top of a rail car

Multiple factors including track defects, maintenance issues, outdated signaling equipment, and human errors are the main causes of the recurrent derailments

The accident, which happened about 137 miles southwest of Kolkata on Friday night, led to a chaotic scene as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked trains to break open doors and windows using cutting torches to free survivors

Authorities say about 400 people were injured and taken to hospitals after Friday’s accident, which happened nearly 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) northwest of the capital of New Dehli

India is the world’s third highest emitter and most populous country. It plans to reach net zero emissions by 2070, which would mean significantly slashing coal use and ramping up renewable energy

The prime minister inaugurated the new Parliament in the capital of New Delhi on Sunday with a speech in which he said India had left behind its colonial past, referring to the old Parliament building that was built by the British

The social network has restricted and withdrawn content critical of the ruling parties in Turkey and India, among other countries, including during electoral campaigns

Japan says Zelenskyy’s decision to visit Hiroshima stems from his “strong wish” to participate in talks with G7 and other countries that will influence his nation’s defense against Russia

As the US President prepares to head west, he finds himself in a stalemate with Republican lawmakers over raising America’s debt limit. Here is a look at what’s at stake in the upcoming trip

As night fell, the extent of the damage in Sittwe was not clear. Earlier in the day, high winds crumpled cell phone towers, cutting off communications in much of the area

The evacuation of nearly 500,000 people is expected to start Saturday in Bangladesh with more than 500 cyclone shelters ready to provide refuge to those moved from their homes

President Biden is aiming to court an Indo-Pacific leader with whom he’s sought stronger ties at a time when the United States looks to blunt China’s growing assertiveness in the region

Pneumonia is a silent pandemic that causes more deaths than the coronavirus, but receives neither the attention nor funding necessary to combat it. Around 700,000 children under the age of five die every year from it, mostly in poor countries

Amritpal Singh had been on the run since last month after capturing national attention in February, when hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in Ajnala, a town in Punjab state, with wooden batons, swords and guns to demand the release of a jailed aide

Supporters say that Ajay Banga has valuable insight into the challenges faced by the developing countries the bank is supposed to help

Amid an economic boom, the planet’s largest democracy faces huge social challenges and an eroding political pluralism

The flagship conservation program, Project Tiger, has received global accolades for its work protecting the endangered animal. At the same time Indigenous groups are protesting their own evictions and are asking for a say in how their ancestral lands are protected and used

Parents of adopted children may struggle to raise them with a connection to their country of origin

In the southern Kerala state, Kochi has boomed as the state’s financial capital and swallowed up once-protected green areas

The Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and tension between the West and China have caused a paradigm shift in which resilience has gained ground over efficiency

Combined with a cut of two million barrels per day announced in October, producers have axed about 3% of the world’s oil supply