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Conor McGregor says he's in negotiations with Logan Paul for boxing exhibition in India
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. McGregor said early Tuesday morning on social media he’s in “preliminary agreements” with the family of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to fight Paul. “I...
From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024
After heat records were smashed and a torrent of extreme weather events rocked countless countries in 2023, some climate scientists believed that the waning of the El Nino weather pattern could mean 2024 would be slightly cooler. It didn’t happen that way. This year...
Proposal to change India's voting system to allow simultaneous polls fails to pass lower Parliament
NEW DELHI (AP) — A controversial legislation submitted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to change India's voting system failed to pass Tuesday in the country's lower house of Parliament. Law minister, Arjun Ram Meghwal, presented the legislation which proposed...
Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73
NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music icon died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, at a hospital...
Sri Lanka's president holds talks with Modi in India in first overseas visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was hosted Monday by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first overseas visit since assuming office that focused on shoring up ties as concerns grew over China's influence in the region. Modi said India and Sri...
India's new central bank governor takes over as economic growth slows and inflation rises
NEW DELHI (AP) — India got a new central bank governor on Wednesday as the country’s economic growth slows and inflation surges. Sanjay Malhotra, a career civil servant, was appointed to a three-year term as head of the Reserve Bank of India, succeeding Shaktikanta Das, who...
AP PHOTOS: In India’s northeast, Nagas showcase traditional culture at Hornbill Festival
KOHIMA, India (AP) — The men were dressed like warriors as they stabbed their spears in the air, reenacting a form of tribal warfare their ancestors used in battles. Many others, wearing tribal costumes, sang and danced, keeping alive customs that have passed down through generations. ...
Bangladesh and India hold talks aimed at defusing escalating tensions
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India met Monday in Dhaka to discuss their strained relations, including the growing tensions after former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina fled into exile in India in August. This is the first high-level visit by...
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of members of three youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party marched toward the Indian High Commission in the country's capital on Sunday to denounce attacks on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in...
Bangladesh court bans publication of speeches by ousted Prime Minister Hasina
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday banned the publication of any speeches by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India after being ousted in August following mass protests. The decision came a day after Hasina made her first...
