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Soyed Noor (centre) and some of the other refugees spoke to the BBC via a video call from Myanmar. Photo: BBC

Rohingya refugees say India forced them into sea, now stranded in conflict-torn Myanmar

India has banned all money-based online games. Photo: Collected

From boom to ban: India outlaws online betting apps, industry in turmoil

Conrad K Sangma. Photo: Collected

Meghalaya CM rules out militant regrouping, says watching Bangladesh dynamics

A craftsman checks the grading of a polished diamond in the grading department of a diamond processing unit in Surat, India, August 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

Empty offices, lost orders: India's diamond hub stands idle as steep US tariffs loom

An advertisement for McDonald's new protein slice is displayed on an ordering kiosk at a McDonald's restaurant in Bengaluru, India, August 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

In protein-deficient India, McDonald's, Bollywood and cricket fuel wellness craze

India rice prices surge after Dhaka lifts duties on imports

India rice prices surge after Dhaka lifts duties on imports

Crowds gather at Sabarmati riverfront to view the flooded Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India alerts Pakistan to flood risk in first official contact in months

A view shows the Siang river in Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, August 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

China's new mega dam triggers fears of water war in India

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Container truck collision with tractor kills 8, injures 45 in India

People wade through a flooded street after the rain at Latifabad, Hyderabad, Pakistan, August 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yasir Rajput

Pakistan lake formed by mountain mudslide threatens 'catastrophic' floods

The allegations by the former temple cleaner, seen here with his head covered in black, have stunned Dharmasthala. Photo: Anush Kottary

Indian police arrest man who alleged mass rapes and killings in Dharmasthala temple town

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay during an event in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Collected

Thalapathy Vijay to contest Tamil Nadu polls, rules out alliance with BJP, DMK

Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, addresses shareholders during the company's annual general meeting in Mumbai, India, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India's federal investigator opens criminal case against Anil Ambani, his company