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Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he planned to strategically place nuclear weapons in allied Belarus as retaliation against Western support for Ukraine.

The United Nations held its first water conference in decades, focusing on crises and solutions. The U.N. chief said 'water is in deep trouble' globally.

India has relied on Russian military equipment for decades but has recently moved to try and limit that partnership, instead turning to the United States, France and Israel.

India's most powerful rocket is scheduled to launch the final 36 satellites for OneWeb's internet constellation Saturday night (March 25), and you can watch it live.

The United States and its allies staged anti-submarine warfare drills with India, Canada, South Korea, and Japan to strengthen their defenses against threats from North Korea and China.

Patients lose vision and have eyes surgically removed after using eyedrops now recalled in the US.

Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Women's World Boxing Championships this week will do so while being able to represent their nations.

The majority of developing nations are set to miss out on the economic benefits of booming green technologies, slowing progress toward their climate goals and widening the inequality gap between rich and poor countries, a United Nations report warned Thursday.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-HI, will vote against President Biden's nominee for Ambassador to India, saying she received "credible information" that disqualifies him.

The Senate has confirmed former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the next ambassador to India, 20 months after he was initially selected for the post.

Regulators from Canada to Germany are making moves to assess and minimize harm after the closure of SVB, which had overseas branches in eight countries.

A Japanese woman at the center of a disturbing video that shows her being nonconsensually groped by a group of males in New Delhi, India, has spoken out after the terrifying encounter. The incident reportedly occurred during last week’s Holi festivities in the neighborhood of Paharganj, a popular spot among tourists. As seen in the viral video, multiple males surrounded and touched the victim, smeared her face with colored material, cracked an egg on her head and shoved her repeatedly among themselves.

India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu.”

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M.M. Keeravani has brought the spotlight back to India after a historic Oscar musical win. Keeravani won best original song for his joyously energetic anthem “Naatu Naatu” from the film “RRR.” The music was written by Keeravani and the lyrics by Chandrabose.

India's Supreme Court decriminalized gay sex in 2018. In January, the court accepted a petition from four LGBTQ couples to legalize same-sex marriage. It is set to hear arguments on Monday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger next week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China's growing influence on the continent.

The Senate is finally preparing to vote on confirming former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to serve as U.S. ambassador to India.

Two GOP senators voted to advance embattled former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti despite his possible knowledge and enablement of sexual harassment in his former office

Former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination now heads to the full Senate, though it's unclear when a vote will be scheduled, or whether it will pass.

Firefighters are carrying victims out of the wreckage on stretchers. Officials are investigating the cause of the blast. Two other recent explosions were blamed on gas leaks.

Amitabh Bachchan says he’s recovering at home from a injury suffered while shooting a film in southern India

Amitabh Bachchan says he's recovering at home from a injury suffered while shooting a film in southern India.

Amitabh Bachchan said he was injured while shooting a film in southern India and is recovering at home. The 80-year-old Bollywood superstar posted on his blog Sunday night that he sustained a rib injury while working in Hyderabad on the science-fiction film “Project K.” It's being made in Hindi and Telugu languages and is slated for release in 2024. Bachchan wrote that he had broken rib cartilage and a muscle tear.

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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was not the aggressor in the Ukraine war, but that his country was simply trying to defend itself, to which the crowd laughed and groaned.

An audience member shouted, "Come on!" at Sergey Lavrov after he claimed the Ukraine war was launched against Russia.

Colombia's proposed plan would send at least 70 hippos that live near the late drug lord's former ranch to India and Mexico.

Dozens of the invasive behemoths, descended from 4 imported by the 1980s drug lord, are thriving in the region around his former ranch. Colombia wants to ship some of them to Mexico and India.

Foxconn will build a new iPhone factory in India's Karnataka state, bringing about 100,000 jobs to Bengaluru, Bloomberg reported.

The audience cheered when Lavrov condemned what he called a Western double standard on Ukraine but groaned when called Russia the war’s victim during India’s Raisina Dialogue.

Pablo Escobar imported four hippos to his ranch in the 1980s. Colombia has proposed transferring at least 70 hippos that live near Escobar's ranch to India and Mexico.

Escobar's Hacienda Napoles — and the hippos — have become a sort of local tourist attraction in the years since the kingpin was killed by police in 1993.

India's supreme court has set up an independent panel to investigate if there were any regulatory failures related to allegations against the Adani Group.

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region.

Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch _ descendants of four imported from Africa illegally by the late drug lord in the 1980s – to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population

Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population.

Relations between the two countries have collapsed over that war, with the U.S. slapping thousands of sanctions on Russia, and militarily, economically and diplomatically supporting Ukraine.

Foreign ministers of the world’s major economies, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia's Sergei Lavrov, are set to discuss the conflict.

His appeal comes as the war in Ukraine is expected to overshadow the talks on Thursday.

India's increase in infrastructure spending hopes to create more jobs to solve its unemployment problem, but economists think otherwise.

Eric Garcetti impressed a Republican senator after a private meeting and won over an undecided Democrat in his bid to become ambassador to India.

Can India navigate tensions and secure any agreements as a divided G20 meets in Delhi?

The $2.2 million Automobili Pininfarina Battista electric supercar has set the production vehicle acceleration records to 60 mph and over a quarter-mile.

The head of an oil company might seem like a odd choice to lead the next big UN climate summit. Environmentalists should give him a chance.

Block stock rose slightly in extended trading after the payments company reported fourth-quarter revenue and gross profit that beat Wall Street's expectations.

Boeing says it expects to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet in late 2025.

BBC premises in Delhi and Mumbai were searched by tax authorities last week.

Chuck Schumer led Democratic senators on a trip to India to meet with Prime Minister Modi in efforts to further unite the countries' efforts to combat China's "authoritarianism."

Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant wants to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws.

"Modi and business tycoon Adani are close allies; their fate is intertwined," said billionaire investor George Soros

Claims about poverty, unemployment and insecurity feature prominently in this election campaign.

Members of the dwindling community are on a quest to reconnect to help preserve their culture.

The allegations come after searches at BBC offices and amid a row over a film critical of India's PM.

Index provider MSCI said it will delay implementing weighting changes for some Adani Group companies until later this year.

For a quarter of a century, the Great Backyard Bird Count has been growing globally and is providing scientists with data on bird populations.

The news puts an end to speculation about whether the British royals might risk a diplomatic incident by flaunting a gem that India -- and others -- want back.

Camilla's coronation crown will not feature the disputed Koh-i-Noor diamond, says Buckingham Palace.

From dating surrogates to relationship coaches, Indians are turning to new ways to navigate love and desire.

India's largest insurer LIC said it 'might' review its stake in Adani Group after meeting with the management.

A new study finds that as glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, some 15 million people across the globe are living in the danger zone of a sudden and deadly outburst flood.

Hindenburg Research is a financial research firm with an explosive name and a track record of sending the stock prices of its targets tumbling.

Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, has seen his companies shed $68 billion in market value in the past week after short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused him of “pulling the largest con in corporate history.”.

Hollywood’s awards season has found an unlikely underdog in “RRR.”.

Marking its biggest effort yet to make India a global hub for production, use and export of hydrogen, the Indian federal government approved $2.3 billion funding with an aim to grow various segments of the green hydrogen sector in India.

India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19 after an increase in cases in neighboring China.

The leading hospital in India’s capital is limping back to normalcy after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks.

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

French writer Dominique Lapierre has died at age 91.

Argentina is finding a legion of passionate superfans from India, Bangladesh and other Asian countries at the World Cup in Qatar.

After two weeks of U.N. climate talks, negotiators agreed to one big decision, to create a fund to help developing countries suffering the impacts of climate change.

The United Nations says the world's population is reaching the 8 billion mark on Tuesday.

Scuba divers are combing through a river in western India to make certain no bodies are left behind after the collapse of a newly repaired suspension bridge.

More than 400 people died in October in a series of crowd-related disasters in Asia.

India’s prime minister has visited the site in western India where a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into a river.

Police in western India have arrested nine people as they investigate the collapse of a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge.

Head coach Li Xiaopeng apologized to angry fans and promised that “Chinese soccer will definitely revive in the future" after China’s qualification campaign for the men’s World Cup ended in February with a humiliating loss to Vietnam.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax.

On the eve of the opening of a key Chinese Communist Party congress, party leader, head of state and commander of the armed forces Xi Jinping has given no indication of stepping away from power or anointing a successor.

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from The 1975 and Red Hot Chili Peppers, some sort of conclusion to the Michael Myers saga with the arrival of the horror thriller “Halloween Ends” and a new TV spin-off from the “Supernatural” franchise.”.

A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people overturned and fell into a pond in northern India, killing 26 people, most of them women and children.

Most Asian countries are prioritizing keeping the country running, no matter the energy source.

A viral disease that is spread by insects like mosquitoes and ticks has killed at least 100,000 cows and buffaloes in India and sickened more than 2 million.

India’s Supreme Court has ruled that all women, regardless of marital status, can obtain abortions up to 24 weeks into their pregnancies.

The Miss Universe Organization says New Orleans will be the site of its 71st contest, drawing nearly 90 women contestants from around the world in January.

South Africa is flying cheetahs to India and Mozambique as part of ambitious efforts to reintroduce the distinctive spotted cats in regions where their population has dwindled.

Two high-rise apartment towers in India have been leveled to the ground in a controlled demolition after the country’s top court declared them illegal for violating building norms, officials said.

Hundreds of people have demonstrated in several parts of India to protest a recent government decision to free 11 men who had been jailed for life for gang raping a Muslim woman during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots.

Ani Di Franco has some life thoughts to share — for kids.

At least 40 people have died and others are missing in flash floods triggered by intense monsoon rains in northern India over the past three days.

A high-ranking representative from the Biden administration is set next week to make his first official trip to India since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A Muslim woman who was gang raped while pregnant during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots has appealed to the government to rescind its decision to free 11 men who had been jailed for life for committing the crime, after they were released on suspended sentences.

A Chinese navy vessel has arrived at a Beijing-built port in southern Sri Lanka after its port call was earlier delayed due to apparent security concerns raised by India.

Landfills are releasing large amounts of planet-warming methane gas into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste and are a significant contributor to such emissions in urban areas, a study suggests.

The head of the U.S. government aid agency has called on China to help Sri Lanka and other nations that had borrowed heavily from Beijing with debt restructuring, not just with lines of credit and emergency loans.

Bob Rafelson, a co-creator of “The Monkees” who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, has died.

Health officials say U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax.

The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States.

A burgeoning form of resistance music laced with religious metaphors is fast taking wing in Kashmir, a disputed region divided between rivals India and Pakistan.