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The Indian government reportedly instructed Canada on Tuesday to withdraw 41 members of its diplomatic corps from Indian soil.

A group of hackers calling themselves the “Indian Cyber Force” claimed responsibility on Thursday for crashing the official website of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Indian External Relations Minister S. Jaishankar declared during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that “the days when a few nations set the agenda and expected others to fall in line are over,” positioning India as a top role model for the developing world.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to publicize the evidence for his allegations of murder against the Indian government on Thursday, but he said the evidence was copious and called on India to cooperate with the investigation into Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death.

The Indian state of Kerala shut down schools and colleges in the city of Kozhikode through September 24 in response to the confirmation of six cases of Nipah virus, a bat-borne pathogen whose outbreaks have resulted in death rates as high as 94 percent.

European nations continue to find ways to get around their own sanctions on Russian energy imposed in the wake of Moscow’s invasion.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday that India is the world leader in shutting down Internet access, coming in ahead of heavyweight access-blockers like Iran, Libya, and Sudan with 84 regional shutdowns in 2022.

The G20 summit in New Delhi, India concluded with a communique on Saturday that called for a “comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine” — but did not name Russia as the aggressor.

Europe, the Middle East and India will on Saturday unveil plans to create a modern-day Spice Route, in a challenge to China’s Belt and Road.

Indian police filed criminal charges against four journalists for allegedly “misrepresenting facts” about tribal conflicts in Manipur.

NASA believes a moon crater 33 feet in diameter, found near where Russia’s Luna-25 intended to land, was caused by the failed landing.

Multiple news outlets reported on Thursday that Xi Jinping is planning not to attend the G-20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi, India.

Beijing published a “standard map of China,” labeling nearly the entire South China Sea, Taiwan, and large areas of India under its rule.

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission deployed its Pragyan moon rover on Thursday, beginning its cautious exploration of the lunar south pole while millions of Indians watched its livestream and celebrated the historic accomplishments of the mission.

The first Republican primary debate included exchanges with Haley and Burgum that highlight the perils of paying China for “green energy.”

India made history on Wednesday as its Moon mission became the first to land in the lunar south pole region. The triumph came 72-hours after a Russian attempt to make a similar landing ended in spectacular failure.

The Times of India (TOI) reported on Sunday that conditions in Ukraine are increasingly difficult for visiting Indian students, because the Ukrainians resent India’s positive relationship with invading Russia. Indian visitors say the locals are increasingly telling them to “go back” as the war grinds on.

The race between India and Russia to make the first landing near the Moon’s south pole took a dramatic turn on Sunday as Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft tumbled into an uncontrolled orbit and slammed into the lunar surface.

China’s state-run National Business Daily reported Tuesday the nationwide fertility rate dropped to 1.09, a shockingly low number.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims peace is returning to the turbulent province of Manipur after months of tribal warfare.

The China-led BRICS trade and security bloc will reportedly discuss reducing their reliance on the U.S. dollar for trade during their upcoming South Africa summit — furthering plans to diminish American influence around the world.

India has quietly banned its growing domestic drone industry from using Chinese parts due to fears of security vulnerabilities.

Eleven female sanitation workers pooled money for a $3 lottery ticket and won India’s 100 million rupee ($1.2 million) jackpot.

A report published by India’s Union Home Ministry last week revealed that over a million women and girls disappeared between 2019 and 2021. 250,000 of the disappearances involved girls under the age of 18.

Officials from Australia’s space agency announced that a cylindrical piece of space debris found on a remote beach is a rocket part belonging to the Indian government.

An enraged mob made of up women threw stones at and attempted to break into the house of Indian Member of Parliament (MP) Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in northern Manipur on Monday, the latest incident of violence in an out-of-control religious conflict New Delhi has largely ignored.

Huge protests erupted in the conflicted Indian state of Manipur after a viral video showed two Christian women paraded nude by a Hindu mob.

The months-long persecution of Christian tribes in Manipur, northern India, by members of the majority Hindu Meitei tribe became a topic of national outrage on Wednesday as a video went viral of a presumed Meitei mob parading two women through the streets naked, molesting and humiliating them in broad daylight.

India’s Tata Sons plans to build a 4-billion-pound ($5.2 billion) electric car battery factory in the U.K., one of Europe’s largest.

Indian PM Modi guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day celebrations, taking place under tight security after the country was swept by riots.

Indian PM Narendra Modi began a two-day visit to France where he will discuss major new defence deals.

The United Nations marked World Population Day on Tuesday, publishing a forecast that the Earth’s population will hit 9.7 billion by the year 2050 and surpass 10 billion before the end of the century.

Taiwan-based tech giant Foxconn announced Monday its withdrawal from a $19.5 billion joint semiconductor manufacturing deal with Indian metal and energy company Vedanta.

The Times of India (TOI) reported on Monday that a blockade on food and medical supplies by the valley-dwelling Hindu majority of the Manipur province is starving the hill-dwelling Kuki Christian tribes, thousands of whom have been displaced from their homes into refugee camps.

The government of Taiwan announced on Wednesday that it will open a new representative office in the financial hub of Mumbai, establishing its third diplomatic office in India.

A video showing a member of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) urinating on an indigenous worker in the state of Madhya Pradesh went viral on Tuesday, sparking social media outrage and prompting the arrest of the man featured in the clip.