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Eager to become a space superpower, India sends its 1st astronaut to space in 4 decades
Houston-based Axiom Space launched four astronauts into space in a mission piloted by Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to go to space in four decades. The mission signals a new era in space exploration that has India and other countries hitching rides with commercial companies rather than building their own rockets.
Indian cricket titan Virat Kohli wins elusive league title after retirement announcement
When Virat Kohli, one of India's greatest cricketers, realized his 17-year dream of winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) title with his longtime team the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the moment brought tears to his eyes.
Stampede after cricket victory kills at least 11 in India
Eleven people were killed and scores more injured after a stampede outside a cricket stadium in Bengaluru, in India's southern Karnataka state, where fervent fans had gathered to celebrate the first-ever Indian Premier League title win for the city's team.
Life is 'better after solar': Harnessing sunlight gives India's salt farmers freedom and profit
Solar panels now power pumps used by salt farmers in India’s western Gujarat state, replacing diesel machines and providing them with increased profits and a better way of life.
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India and Pakistan's fragile ceasefire only the first step to tackling deep, acrimonious conflict
Four nights of extensive clashes, alongside a rapid escalation in the use of new technology that allows each side to hit deeper into the other's territory, shows how fragile the ceasefire is.
'Worse than death': Victims describe the nightmare of Bangladesh's secret prisons during former regime
As Bangladesh tries to rebuild a robust democracy following the student-led uprising that ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, a clearer picture is emerging of the previous regime's treatment of dissenters. Hasina is accused of overseeing a system of enforced disappearances that targeted hundreds of political opponents.
'Weaponization of aid': Myanmar accused of blocking rescue efforts after deadly earthquake
Mere hours after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar last Friday, the head of the military junta controlling the country pleaded for international assistance. But numerous groups say the junta is blocking aid to those in Myanmar who need it most.
Bangladesh struggles to repair damage from Hasina's 15-year rule
People are pouring into the streets of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to voice their displeasure at where the country is going, less than a year after a student-led revolution toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
In the world's largest refugee camp, Trump's USAID freeze makes a bad situation worse
U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze of foreign aid has caused turmoil and confusion, including in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, where a million people live — mostly stateless Rohingya refugees who fled across the border to escape a brutal military crackdown in their home country, Myanmar.
11 dead as India struggles with creeping paralysis outbreak linked to contaminated water
More than 200 people have fallen ill with Guillain-Barré syndrome in the Indian city of Pune, with officials blaming the outbreak on contaminated water. Dozens are still hospitalized and 11 people are dead due to the autoimmune disorder that attacks the nerves and leads to paralysis.