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Plastic bags of fentanyl are displayed on a table at the US Customs and Border Protection area at the International Mail Facility at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, in 2017.

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India among top suppliers of illicit fentanyl precursors, US intelligence report says

Posters are scattered outside the studio where Indian comedian Kunal Kamra performed in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 24, 2025.

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A comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigation

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla, walks to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, DC.

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Elon Musk’s X sues India in new censorship battle

The Dalai Lama attends a public talk at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

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Dalai Lama says his successor will be born outside China

Sidhpur, Gujarat, India - September 16, 2015: Details of the 19th and early 20th century Dawoodi Bohra buildings or Bohrawads, as known locally in Sidhpur, Gujarat. Built by the Dawoodi Bohras, a Shia Muslim trading community from Gujarat. Today more than 100 such buildings exist. All differently colored but in depleted condition. As hardly anybody lives there. Most of the building lie locked. The buildings are laid in rows of narrow, deep structures, about three to four floors high. They have a strong European character with gabled roofs, ornate balconies, pilasters, columns and decorated doors and windows.

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Indian town’s abandoned European-style mansions are a throwback to its opulent past

A man feeds seagulls on the smog engulfed waters of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, on November 14, 2024.

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The list of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities is out. All but one are in Asia

‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip

American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi lands safely in Rome after security concern

Indian teenager alleges rape over five years by nearly 60 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives and strangers

This cricket-mad country spent years convincing international teams it was safe to come play. Now the party is in full swing

At least 18 dead in crush at New Delhi train station as crowds head for religious festival, Indian media reports

Trump orders up a plan for more tariffs, even as inflation heats up

What you need to know about US-India trade, in 4 charts

World’s most populous nation saw a ‘staggering’ rise in hate speech last year, report says

Ed Sheeran busted by Indian police for busking without permission

Dozens of suspected Maoist rebels killed by security forces in central India

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TOPSHOT - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with his son X Æ A-Xii join US President Donald Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025. Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts, said the United States would go "bankrupt" without budget cuts. Musk leads the efforts under the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and was speaking at the White House with Trump, who has in recent weeks unleashed a flurry of orders aimed at slashing federal spending. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet provides service for government and private customers around the world.

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Elon Musk makes India inroads with two major deals

Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94

The most popular Wikipedia pages of 2024

‘In so many ways, I broke so many barriers:’ Former Pepsi boss Indra Nooyi on life as a trailblazing CEO

Ratan Tata, Indian tycoon who took his empire global, dead at 86

Sport

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Gukesh Dommaraju is welcomed home upon his arrival at the Chennai International Airport on December 16 after his win at the FIDE World Chess Championship in Singapore.

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Youngest ever chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju returns home to rock star welcome in India

Indian Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, becomes the youngest ever chess world champion after Ding Liren blunder

No golds for India: Why the world’s most populous country punches below its weight at the Olympics

‘Goodbye wrestling’: Indian Olympian appears to announce her retirement after being disqualified from gold medal match

Olympic triumph to torment for Indian wrestler who led anti-sexual harassment protests

Travel

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Pool view from a room at the Park Hyatt Maldives.

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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world

China and India agree to resume direct commercial flights for first time in five years

One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering

Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India

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Deepika Padukone and Christy Turlington star in landmark Sabyasachi fashion show

The bodybuilders defying feminine norms in South India

Aamir Khan is ready for his next act

US returns looted antiquities worth $10 million to India

US to return a trove of nearly 300 history-spanning antiquities to India

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