by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling. The charismatic 90-year-old, who lives in exile in India, is lauded worldwide for his tireless campaign for
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By Bhuvan BAGGA New Delhi (AFP) Feb 1, 2026 India will spend a record amount on infrastructure and defence, the finance minister said in her national budget speech on Sunday, with plans for high-speed rail, submarines and fighter jets. New Delhi plans to spend $133 billion on infrastructure and $85 billion on defence, a respective
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by AFP Staff Writers Kathmandu Jan 28, 2026 Nepal’s Election Commission said Wednesday it is ready to hold elections as planned, despite concerns over weather conditions in high-altitude Himalayan regions when the vote takes place on March 5. The poll follows deadly anti-corruption protests in September that toppled the previous government, prompting an accelerated election
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By Umberto BACCHI New Delhi (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Presiding over the signing of a major trade deal alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen broke into a large smile. A diplomatic and economic coup, the EU-India pact comes as a welcome piece of good news for Brussels
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By Umberto BACCHI Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 24, 2026 India and Europe hope to strike the “mother of all deals” when EU chiefs meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi next week, as the two economic behemoths seek to forge closer ties. Facing challenges from China and the United States, India and the European
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By Philippe ALFROY Mundra, India (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 The race for green energy is on. India, driven by soaring electricity demand and a push to reduce reliance on China, is rapidly producing solar panels, fuelling a booming yet uncertain market. At the Adani Group’s factory in Mundra, in India’s western state of Gujarat, assembly
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By Nina LARSON Geneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2026 Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy. More than 2,400 nuclear devices were detonated in tests conducted worldwide between
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by AFP Staff Writers Strasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 The European Union is ready to sign a defence and security pact with India, the bloc’s top diplomat said Wednesday, as Brussels and New Delhi seek closer commercial and political ties. Kaja Kallas made the announcement to the European Parliament in Strasbourg ahead of an
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Home News Education Jaahnavi Kandula , pursuing a master’s in information systems at Northeastern University’s Seattle campus, was hit while crossing a street as Officer Kevin Dave drove 119 kph in a 40-kph zone responding to a drug overdose call By AP- PTI Updated – February 12, 2026 at 09:32 AM. | Seattle The city
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The air quality in the national capital remained in the ‘poor’ category on Thursday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 209 around 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A day earlier, the AQI was 294, classified as ‘poor’. On Tuesday, it stood at 267 at 7 am, according
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