Topic: India — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Suzuki Motor faces the challenge of expanding its SUV offerings in India to capture more growth. (Photo by Priyanka Agrawal)
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[2026-05-15 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of a BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi.
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[2026-05-15 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE closure of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026, was not merely a localized military maneuver; it was the moment the “Asian Century” hit a wall of physical reality. With Brent crude surging past $120 per barrel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices in Asia jumping by over 140 percent, the conflict has metastasized into a systemic shock for the Asia-Pacific.
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[2026-05-15 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El canciller indio S. Jaishankar (d) con el canciller ruso Serguéi Lavrov en la cumbre de los BRICS en Nueva Delhi, India, el 14 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-05-15 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: With opioids heavily regulated in many wealthier countries, Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers are pushing hard into Africa and fuelling a growing epidemic.
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[2026-05-15 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Indian Cargo Ship Sinks in Suspected Drone Attack off Oman
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[2026-05-14 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Stars of the Indian silver screen are out in force at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which began on Tuesday and runs until May 23.
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[2026-05-14 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Duststorms, heavy rain and lightning have killed at least 96 people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and damaged homes and other structures, officials said.
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[2026-05-14 22:55 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenLondon, UKGallery attendants prepare for the opening of the 11th edition of Photo London, the fair’s first at Olympia Exhibition Centre. The event will feature new and returning exhibitors in photography and image-based artPhotograph: Amer Ghazzal/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaPeople gather to watch President Donald Trump’s motorcadePhotograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenSrinagar, India A man rows a boat laden with vegetables through the polluted waters of Dal lakePhotograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenReggio Emilia, ItalyCatherine,
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[2026-05-14 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of emerging economies began a two-day meeting in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Another young cricketer who learnt the sport while growing up in the UAE has made it to the Indian Premier League as Macneil Noronha joins Chennai Super Kings.
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[2026-05-14 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Foreign ministers of Brics nations gathered in India's capital on Thursday in discussions overshadowed by the Iran war and regional tension.
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[2026-05-14 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un operario ata una cuerda a un árbol caído para armar un refugio temporal tras tormentas de arena y fuertes lluvias en Prayagraj, India, el 14 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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[2026-05-14 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Singapore Airlines-backed Air India will substantially cut international flights during the peak June to August travel period, as the Iran war-led airspace restrictions and record-high jet fuel prices weigh on the carrier's operational viability.
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[2026-05-14 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India said that an Indian-flagged ship had been attacked off the coast of Oman on Wednesday and all crew on board were safe.
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[2026-05-14 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning damaged homes and other structures and killed at least 96 people in northern India, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar, right, shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as he arrives for a two-day BRICS nations meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-05-14 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese flag is displayed next to a "Made in China" sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It seems all is not well in Australian cricket. Australia remains one of the three robust cricket boards in the world – alongside India and England – with significant financial might that is independent of outside factors.
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[2026-05-14 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Founder of Infosys Narayana Murthy speaks at IIM Bangalore in Bengaluru, India, on Jan. 30.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: India is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS nations on May 14-15 in a precursor to the 18th BRICS summit, which New Delhi will host in September. The meeting, which starts on Thursday morning, coincides with United States President Donald Trump’s three-day visit to Beijing for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Faced with rising costs and a lack of jobs, many young Indians are turning an online side hustle into an income
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in the UAE this week, the visit will be much more than just a ceremony reaffirming bilateral ties.
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[2026-05-14 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.
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[2026-05-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India's government hopes that language skills and keen IT knowledge will help children from the country become future leaders in the world of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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[2026-05-14 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The founder of the outlaw biker gang “Punjabi Devils” will spend the next five years behind bars following a massive illegal firearms bust in the Central Valley.
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[2026-05-14 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Experienced Sri Lankan weightlifters Chinthana Vidanage and Indika Dissanayake will compete today at the Asian Weightlifting Championship currently being held in Gujarat, India.
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[2026-05-14 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur, India, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abhijit Addya)
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[2026-05-14 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SANTIAGO (AP) — Chile anunció el miércoles la implementación de una visa expedita para empresarios indios que quieran invertir en el país en el marco de su estrategia para diversificar mercados e intensificar la relación bilateral.
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[2026-05-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Every Jerusalem Day brings the same set of speeches about a unified, eternal capital. Less commonly mentioned is the fact that, according to the National Insurance Institute’s most recent analysis, Jerusalem is Israel’s second-poorest large city (only Modi’in Illit ranks lower). The Jerusalem district’s poverty rate sits at 36.5% – well above the national figure of 21%.
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[2026-05-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A saleswoman shows off gold necklaces inside a jewelry store in Kolkata on Jan. 28. Dealers are reeling now that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indians to curtail purchases of the precious metal.
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese sports fans are likely to be stumped by the sport, but a purpose-built ground will now help them welcome star teams India, Pakistan
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Naoki Alex Miyaji] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese sports fans are likely to be stumped by the sport, but a purpose-built ground will now help them welcome star teams India, Pakistan
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[2026-05-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ollie Robinson won the last of his 20 Test caps against India in 2024
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[2026-05-13 16:07 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram (erstwhile Gurgaon) for some medical tests. This is the third time the 79-year-old Rajya Sabha MP has been hospitalised since January this year.
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[2026-05-13 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People walk on Mount Kailash in Tibet, China, May 2017. (Photo by Christoph Mohr/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
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[2026-05-13 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inflationary pressure from rising fuel prices has already knocked down summer travel inquiries by as much as 15 per cent
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[2026-05-13 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inflationary pressure from rising fuel prices has already knocked down summer travel inquiries by as much as 15 per cent
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[2026-05-13 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One day after vehemently denying speculation that India plans to raise duties on gold and silver imports following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's urging people to avoid buying gold for a year due to the impact of the Iran war, India did in fact raise import tariffs on gold and silver in an attempt to defend its currency, a surprise move as the country races to limit the damage from the Middle East war and to shore up foreign-exchange reserves.
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[2026-05-13 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India, the world's second-largest gold consumer, has raised import duties on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to curb bullion purchases for a year as overseas purchases pressure the rupee.
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[2026-05-13 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, is facing calls to list its shares. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-05-13 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Australia’s Sophie Molineux, center, celebrates with teammate the wicket of New Zealand’s Suzie Bates during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and Australia at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, India, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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[2026-05-13 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fiona joined the ABC as a rural reporter in early 2023. Throughout the COVID years she was a science features editor based in the UK, with her podcast team winning an international AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for 2021. Fiona has reported everywhere from Shepparton to India and Lebanon, on food and agriculture, water management, and the environment.
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[2026-05-13 11:06 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Little Rann of Kutch, India – India faces challenging heat waves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survive almost unbearable temperatures.
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[2026-05-13 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In under a month from now, India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to release its final report on the crash of London-bound Air India flight AI‑171 that went down seconds after take‑off from Ahmedabad in western India on 12 June 2025.
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[2026-05-13 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan Youth Table Tennis team which brought pride to the motherland by winning 3 Silver and 11 Bronze medals at the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship ly in Shimla, India recently met with the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage on Monday.
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[2026-05-13 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On the sidelines of the CII Annual Business Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the Ceylon Chamber’s Chairperson Krishan Balendra, Deputy Vice Chairperson Vinod Hirdaramani, and Secretary General and CEO Shiran Fernando engaged in a series of high-level discussions with senior Indian business and government leaders, including Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India Mansukh Mandaviya Incoming President of the CII R Mukundan, and Director General CII, Chandrajit Banerjee.
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[2026-05-13 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Steps to implement the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ‘Construction of four-storied Medical Ward Complex at District General Hospital, Mullaitivu’, with grant assistance of Rs. 600 million from Indian Government have been initiated. The MoU was signed and exchanged by India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha and Health and Mass Media Ministry’s Acting Secretary Dr.
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[2026-05-13 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University hosted a Sri Lanka – India collaborative academic event to celebrate another milestone, the launch of an inter-disciplinary scholarly book centred on fuzzy logic based managerial and mathematical models in higher education institutions, underpinned by the growing significance of partnership spirit in international academic endeavours recently.
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[2026-05-13 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two Sri Lankan weightlifters Supun Somathilleka (60kg) and Ravihari Gunatilleka (48kg) won the fifth places in the Asian Weight Lifting Championship now in progress at Gujrat, India.
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