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India hunts rampaging elephant that killed 20 people

Indian wildlife officers are hunting a rampaging wild elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 others in the forests of...

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a kite flying festival ahead of their meeting

Business

India and Germany eye defence industry boost to ties

India and Germany are looking to boost defence industry cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday after hosting Chancellor Friedrich Merz in his home...

AFP1 day ago

India's apparel export promotion council projects a trade deal with UK could help double garment exports to Britain over the next three years

World

India eyes new markets with US trade deal limbo

India is aggressively seeking trade deals to open markets for exporters and soften the blow of steep US tariffs, as efforts to secure an...

AFP3 days ago

India has recovered a set of relics with ties to early Buddhism more than a century after they were removed from the country during the colonial period

World

India unveils Buddha gems after century abroad

Sacred ancient gems linked to the Buddha were unveiled on Saturday in India for the first time since their colonial-era removal. The Piprahwa gems,...

AFPJanuary 3, 2026

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said it was the "heaviest payload to be launched from Indian soil"

World

India space agency launches its heaviest satellite

India's space agency launched its heaviest ever payload with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment "a significant stride."

AFPDecember 24, 2025

World

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy as protest erupts in New Delhi

Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned the top Indian envoy as fresh protests erupted outside its high commission in New Delhi over the mob lynching of...

AFPDecember 23, 2025

Bollywood has long been unpredictable at the box office, but producers argue that today's losses more from artists' runaway expenses

Entertainment

India’s Bollywood counts costs as star fees squeeze profits

Bollywood has long been unpredictable at the box office and the pandemic compounded problems.

AFPDecember 22, 2025

Protesters were stalled by police in Rajshahi

World

Protests in Bangladesh as India cites security concerns

Bangladesh police on Thursday stopped protesters from marching towards an Indian diplomatic mission, a day after India’s foreign ministry conveyed its concerns over the...

AFPDecember 18, 2025