Local media suggest devotees at Hindu gathering in Uttar Pradesh far exceeded permitted amount
Islamist regime has issued hundreds of contracts to tap gold, gemstones and minerals
Microsoft, Google and local start-ups aim to open up lucrative new markets in world’s most populous country
Fast-growing heavy industry fears big hit from Brussels’ plans to put levies on emission-intensive imports
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Despite sanctions, Russian companies are building more than a third of the new reactors around the world, which is gaining Moscow new friends
Microsoft and Amazon among those splashing out to scale up infrastructure in world’s most populous country
The Indian prime minister won a third term but he now has to rely on a delicate coalition and faces a newly empowered opposition
Opposition leader and Congress allies invigorated after stripping Narendra Modi’s BJP of its outright majority
Loss of ruling party’s parliamentary majority deals stunning blow to prime minister ahead of third term
Stock market tumbles as vote counts point to ruling BJP relying on allies to secure historic third term in power
Scientists warn climate change is increasingly becoming a public health hazard in India
Group set to leverage new public infrastructure in order to compete with rival Reliance and Big Tech
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal rallies rivals to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in final stretch
Founder of one of the UK’s best-funded start-ups has been dogged by legal disputes during a meteoric business career
Commodities house urges Mozambique to resolve commercial fight after rival seizes food export
Serum Institute chief Adar Poonawalla says rule changes could make foreign investors ‘stay away’
Serum Institute of India says it is losing money on each dose it supplies for historic first mass vaccination campaign
Billionaire platform owner challenges takedown requests, but critics argue such efforts are opaque and selective
Supreme court expected to reverse measures designed to protect endangered bustard from development
Political rivals argue hierarchy remains defining social structure with Hindu nationalism leaving marginalised behind
PM seeks to mobilise Hindu voters amid signs of low turnout and anti-incumbency sentiment
Chatbots will soon take over much of the work of human agents, forecasts chief of Indian IT group
Voting takes place over next six weeks as temperatures expected to reach new highs above 45C in some areas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has built one of the most formidable electoral machines in recent history
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