NEW DELHI, June 5 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a historic third term on Tuesday, but with a vastly diminished majority in a rare electoral setback for a leader who has held a tight grip on the nation's politics.

BHUBANESWAR, India, June 4 — India's unusually severe heatwave this summer is suspected to have killed more than 100 people and made tens of thousands ill, authorities and media reports said, while parts of the country were also battered by a recent cyclone and heavy rains.

NEW DELHI, June 3 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority in the general election that concluded on Saturday, TV exit polls said, suggesting it would do better than expected by most analysts.

NEW DELHI, June 2 — A record temperature registered this week for India’s capital New Delhi, of 52.9ºC, was too high by 3ºC, the Indian government said yesterday, blaming a weather sensor error.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Malaysia lived up to expectations by easily beating India 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the Sepak Takraw World Cup 2024 at Stadium Titiwangsa, here today.

NEW DELHI, May 24 — Eight people were killed while 60 injured in an explosion in a chemical factory in western India on Thursday.

HYDERABAD/SRINAGAR, May 13 — India voted today in the fourth phase of a seven-week general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions while soaring summer temperatures presented a challenge for some voters.

PUTRAJAYA, May 4 — Security checks, including recording and verifying the biometrics of foreign tourists, including those from China and India, are still in effect at all entry points in the country, said Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

BENGALURU/KOTTAYAM/MATHURA, April 26 — India began voting today in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.

BENGALURU, April 26 — The global economy is likely to carry its solid momentum for the rest of the year and into 2025, defying earlier expectations of a slowdown, according to a Reuters poll of economists who said stronger growth than forecast was more likely than weakness.

KAIRANA/CHENNAI, April 19 — Indians began voting on Friday in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare, Hindu nationalism and personal popularity.

KAIRANA/CHENNAI, April 19 — India began voting today in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism.

NEW DELHI, April 14 — India and Pakistan have called for de-escalation in West Asia after Iran hit Israel with drones and missiles in response to the recent Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus.

NEW DELHI, April 5 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confident of winning a national election starting this month, has set an ambitious target of roughly doubling the economy and exports this decade, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Fostering mutual trust and reliability as foundational pillars for bilateral cooperation between India and Malaysia holds significant importance, says India’s External Affairs Minister S.

PUTRAJAYA, March 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from the External Affairs Minister of India S.

PUTRAJAYA, March 27 — Malaysia has requested for an additional 500,000 tonnes of white rice from India, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — India's External Affairs Minister S.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The National Under-23 football squad edged their Indian counterparts 2-1 in a friendly match played behind closed doors at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium yesterday night.

MOSCOW, March 19 — The Indian Foreign Ministry has rejected China's 'absurd' claims to a contested border region in the Himalayas, as the old diplomatic row escalated in early March after the visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reported Sputnik.