Kremlin’s ties with Pyongyang attracts scrutiny
January 22, 2024
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Who invented butter chicken? Indian judge to rule on dispute over global favourite
NEW DELHI — Butter chicken — one of India's best-known dishes globally — is delicious and apparently also contentious, with two Indian restaurant chains doing battle in court over claims to its origins.
Chinese research ship turned down by Sri Lanka to make Maldives resupply call
The Maldives said the vessel would stop only for “a port call, for rotation of personnel and replenishment”.
Undeterred by Gaza war, thousands of Indians turn up for jobs in Israel
Israel suspended work permits for thousands of Palestinians after October 7. Indians are queuing up to replace them, amid persistent joblessness at home.
India’s Puducherry still exudes French charm 70 years after end of colonial rule
It is more than 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) from Paris to Puducherry, but some women dressed in colourful saris still chat in French, policemen wear the peaked kepi hats of the gendarme, and road signs mimic the famous blue and white enamel lettering of Paris.
Myanmar military plane overshoots runway in India, 8 injured
NEW DELHI - At least eight people were injured after a Myanmar military aircraft that was supposed to fly back dozens of soldiers fleeing conflict at home overshot the runway of an airport in northeastern India on Tuesday (Jan 23), officials said.
Caught in India-Maldives spat, Lakshadweep islands want jobs, then tourists
India’s PM Modi campaigned for tourists to visit the idyllic archipelago. But people there have more basic demands.