Japan’s weak yen boosts tourism, raises ‘overtourism’ concerns
Japan had more than 3 million visitors for a third straight month in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen helped continue a record pace for inbound tourism.
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68 Indians died during haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid searing heat: diplomat
A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that 68 Indian nationals died during the haj pilgrimage this year, marked by searing heat, bringing the overall tally to more than 600.
In boost for India’s opposition, Nehru-Gandhi scion Priyanka gears up for electoral debut
After years of shunning the spotlight, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family and granddaughter of India’s first female prime minister, has signalled that she is ready to take the political centre stage by contesting a parliamentary seat for the first time.
Video shows Hindu mob attacking Muslim-owned shop in India
Video captured a Hindu mob ransacking the clothing shop of a Muslim man who had reportedly posted a video of himself slaughtering a cow on the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday. Police eventually managed to force the mob out and close the storefront in Nahan, India.
Ukraine summit fails to provide coherent path to peace
Was the first so-called “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, held in Switzerland on June 15 to 16, a failure? Certainly not, if you listen to the fairly upbeat reactions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Western backers. And, to be fair, the summit has enabled Zelensky to keep Russia’s war against Ukraine high on the international agenda.
Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India
Hundreds of thousands of people are stranded by flash floods and heavy rains with the country’s refugee camps for Rohingya Muslims being the most affected.
India set for decade-high $2 billion bond inflows around JPMorgan index inclusion day
Foreign inflows into Indian bonds will hit a decade-high of $2 billion around June 28, when they will be included in a widely-tracked JPMorgan index, although the central bank will lap up most of the dollars to avoid a knee-jerk rise in the rupee, bankers said.
US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist.