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Explainer-How will the Dalai Lama’s successor be chosen?

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Reuters

By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India, (Reuters) -The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of riveting interest not only for followers…

Indian tech hub state pushes jail terms for ‘fake news’, sparks worries

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Reuters

By Munsif Vengattil BENGALURU (Reuters) -Draft legislation by India’s tech hub state of Karnataka that would impose jail terms of up to seven years for spreading “fake news” and other misinformation has…

Supreme Court in birthright case limits judges’ power to block presidential policies

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Reuters

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday in a case involving birthright citizenship by curbing the ability of judges to impede…

Warplane maker HAL wins bid to make India’s small satellite launch rockets

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Reuters

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) – State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has won a bid to commercially make India’s small satellite launch rockets, in the government’s biggest move yet to open its fast-growing…

Many flights to Indonesia’s Bali cancelled after volcano eruption

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) -More than 20 flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled or delayed and three airports in East Nusa Tenggara province were closed due to the…

Pakistan’s army chief to meet Trump after conflict with India defused

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Reuters

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to have lunch with Pakistani armed forces chief Asim Munir at the White House on Wednesday, according to Trump’s official schedule. The rare one-on-one…

India’s Modi tells Trump there was no US mediation in ceasefire with Pakistan

Posted on June 18, 2025June 27, 2025 by Reuters

By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May…

India regulator says no ‘major safety concerns’ on Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Reuters

(Reuters) -India’s aviation safety watchdog said on Tuesday surveillance conducted on Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns, days after one of its jets crashed, killing at…

Harvard secures extension of court order blocking Trump’s international student ban

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by Reuters

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge said on Monday that she would issue a brief extension of an order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from…

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