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Modi’s BJP gains ground in India’s Upper House after AAP lawmakers defect

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is now 10 short of a simple majority in the Rajya Sabha house.

India’s power demand hits record as heat wave batters nation

India is witnessing a blistering summer in 2026, with the maximum temperature touching 46.9 dec C on April 26.

Lightning strikes kill 14 as Bangladesh lashed by seasonal storms

Lightning kills hundreds of people every year in Bangladesh.

Ditching rote learning: India’s affluent parents send kids to international schools

Ms Neha Aggarwal (in yellow) at an open house organised by Queen Elizabeth's School in Gurugram, India.

Sri Lanka detains 22 Buddhist monks for drug smuggling

Each monk carried about 5kg of the narcotic concealed within false walls in their luggage.

Sri Lanka seeks buyers for airport built with Chinese loans

The small airport has failed to generate enough revenue to cover even electricity bills since opening in 2013, and has been a running sore on state coffers.

Swiss International says 5 injured after flight aborts take-off in Delhi

The injured passengers have been taken to hospital, said the source, who was not authorised to speak to media and declined to be identified.

Indian police say 47 Maoist rebels surrender

Weapons seized from Maoist rebels and fighters upon their surrender are displayed at a police facility in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh state's Bastar division on March 31.

Three killed in clashes in India’s troubled north-east

Bangladesh sweats as Middle East fuel shortages force power cuts

A severe heatwave is sweeping across Bangladesh, with temperatures hitting 40 deg C in some areas.

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