NEW DELHI, Dec 28 — The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated today on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has described former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, who died yesterday night, as a “cherished friend” and a pivotal figure in India’s modern history.

MUMBAI, Dec 27 — Indian cinema is best known for Bollywood extravaganzas, but an art-house film about three women navigating loneliness and love in a metropolis is gaining viewers and earning international recognition, including nominations to the Golden Globe and Academy Awards.

NEW DELHI, Dec 27 — Described as a "reluctant king" in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died yesterday at the age of 92, was arguably one of India's most successful leaders.

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 — Bangladesh is seeking ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The government has extended the visa exemption for Indian nationals, initially set to end on December 31 this year, by two years until December 31, 2026.

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 —Samsung has accused India's competition watchdog of unlawfully detaining its employees and seizing data in a raid carried out in connection with an antitrust investigation on Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart, a legal filing shows.

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 — Indian opposition parties moved to impeach Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday, a spokesman said, accusing him of being partisan in his role as chairman of parliament's upper house, in a first such move in the country's history.

BUTTERWORTH, Dec 7 — The price of imported rice from India has been reduced slightly following negotiations with the Indian government during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's recent visit to the country.

BENGALURU, Nov 28 — India's competition watchdog has ordered a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform, following a complaint by online gaming platform WinZO that called it discriminatory.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — National team head coach Pau Martí Vicente was satisfied with the performance but disappointed with the result after the Harimau Malaya drew 1-1 with India in a Tier 1 international friendly at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad yesterday night.

NEW DELHI, Nov 19 — India has imposed a penalty of 2,131 million rupees (US$25.4 million or RM113.5 million) on Facebook parent company Meta for unfair business practices and told it not to share user data it collects via WhatsApp on other platforms within the group.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Luck was not on Malaysia's side after a 1-1 draw against India in a Tier One international friendly match at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad yesterday night.

GUWAHATI, Nov 17 — The police arrested 23 people on Sunday in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur for ransacking and setting fire to the homes of lawmakers and ministers, while hundreds demonstrated against recent violent killings in defiance of a curfew.

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 — Toxic smog blanketed northern India today, becoming too thick to see through in several places, as high levels of pollution combined with humidity, low wind speed, and a drop in temperature, officials said.

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 — India's foreign ministry has said it lodged a protest with Canada today for linking its home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

AHMEDABAD, Nov 2 — Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus and this year was no different even as some cities, including New Delhi, banned their use to curb some of the worst pollution levels in the world.

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 — The United States (US) imposed curbs on hundreds of targets in fresh action against Russia on Wednesday, aiming sanctions circumvention in a signal that the US is committed to countering evasion.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — Malaysia has recommended optimising the Asean-India fund to explore areas of cooperation, particularly initiatives related to agricultural sustainability and climate change mitigation.

JAKARTA, Oct 29 — Indonesia is looking into options for importing one million tonnes of rice from India next year, said coordinating minister for food affairs Zulkifli Hasan today.