Heatwave kills at least 56 in India; nearly 25,000 heatstroke cases from March-May
NEW DELHI — India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heatstroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heatwave days across the country from March to May.
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India outpacing Asian rivals in data center capacity, report says
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU -- India is outpacing Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong in data center investment, according to a new industry report, a trend driven by major funding commitments by global heavyweight Amazon and domestic conglomerates like Reliance Industries.
China’s new aircraft carrier pushes India, Japan, South Korea to upgrade: ‘source of anxiety’
China currently operates two aircraft carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong. It launched the Fujian, a next-generation 80,000-tonne aircraft carrier larger than those operated by India or Japan, last month.
Modi's ruling coalition to secure third term in India, exit polls show
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party-led ruling alliance looks poised to secure a third straight five-year term in power, according to exit polls released by local news channels Saturday, following the end of voting in the world's biggest election.
India-Maldives ties in flux as China’s growing sway causes New Delhi to fret
India, like many countries, is trying to manage China’s growing influence and “wouldn’t like to lose the Maldives completely”, said Harsh Pant, an international-relations professor at King’s College London.
India’s merciless heat torments New Delhi’s homeless: ‘sun burns down on us like fire’
“The sun burns down on us like fire, making the streets unbearable. Our only shelter is a mosquito net, which offers little relief from insects but not from the heat,” said Naseema, 30, who lives with her husband on the streets near Jangpura in Delhi.
Modi's alliance to win big in India election, exit polls project
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority in the general election that concluded on Saturday (June 1), TV exit polls said, suggesting it would do better than expected by most analysts.