World Nov 22 Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s business empire at risk amid U.S. indictment for fraud, bribery Adani, a major power player in India perceived as close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was charged on Wednesday by U.S. prosecutors with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud.
World Aug 14 From the streets to the ministries, students who ousted Bangladesh’s prime minister are now helping lead the country Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic.
World Aug 07 Bangladesh’s prime minister quit and fled the country after weeks of protests. What’s next? What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. Here’s what we know.
World Aug 05 Bangladeshi prime minister Hasina resigns as protests widen, storming of official residence Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family on Monday.
World Jul 19 Bangladesh orders nationwide curfew as deaths mount in protests over government jobs The announcement came after police and security officials fired on protesters earlier Friday and banned all gatherings in the capital. Several people were killed, media reports said.
World Jul 09 Putin hosts India’s prime minister in Russia to deepen ties, but war in Ukraine looms Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powers' relationship as NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia and launched deadly missile strikes in Ukraine that destroyed a children's hospital.
World Jul 03 How did a religious gathering in northern India lead to a deadly stampede? Authorities are investigating after more than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede following a large religious gathering in northern India, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years.
World Jun 06 India’s opposition parties, largely written off ahead of election, make comeback to hobble Modi The election marked a revival for the main opposition Congress party and its allies, who defied earlier predictions of decline and made deep inroads into governing party strongholds, denying Modi the supermajority he had hoped for.
Politics Jun 05 India’s Modi is known for bold — and controversial — decisions. After a narrower election victory, he may have to change style Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions. He's found them easy to execute thanks to the brute majority he enjoyed in India's lower house of parliament.
World Jun 04 Modi wins 3rd term in India’s general election, narrowly securing majority In his 10 years in power, Modi has transformed India’s political landscape, bringing Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, into the mainstream while leaving the country deeply divided.