Topic: India — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-08 06:04 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: IMF to reach staff agreement on Thursday US$ 700 Mn expected before May end Rs.10,000 Mn relief package announced
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[2026-04-08 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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[2026-04-08 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka–Malaysia Business Council (SLMBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce hosted a business networking session recently at Marine Bay, Colombo, in collaboration with a visiting delegation from the Malaysian Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI), Penang.
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[2026-04-08 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Antares Nuclear reached the most significant regulatory milestone to date for a microreactor. The company announced that its Mark-0 reactor became the first advanced reactor to receive Department of Energy approval for a Documented Safety Analysis under the new DOE-STD-1271.
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[2026-04-08 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Air India and Air New Zealand announced they will cut flights and hike fares as jet fuel prices surge due to the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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[2026-04-08 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: India’s most advanced nuclear reactor has reached a self-sustaining stage that marks a major leap for the country’s atomic energy programme, and takes it a step closer to cutting dependance on uranium.
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[2026-04-07 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Dhaka is seeking to build a new chapter in its bilateral relationship with New Delhi, a top aide to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said.
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[2026-04-07 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling BJP is looking to break into opposition strongholds, especially in West Bengal, and secure dominance across India
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[2026-04-07 21:20 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling BJP is looking to break into opposition strongholds, especially in West Bengal, and secure dominance across India
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[2026-04-07 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson attends the Aviation India & South Asia Summit & Exhibition 2025 in New Delhi on Oct. 29, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-04-07 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As energy shocks from the Iran war underscore India's fossil‑fuel vulnerability, its companies are turning to China to explore tie-ups in the electric vehicle charging, battery solutions, and renewable energy space.
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[2026-04-07 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: India's Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging a landmark 2018 order that allowed women of menstruating age into the famed Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala state.
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[2026-04-07 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-07 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michael Wacha de los Reales de Kansas City lanza en la primera entrada ante los Guardianes de Cleveland el lunes 6 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Sue Ogrocki)
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[2026-04-07 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kansas City Royals’ Jonathan India gestures in front of Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor, left, as he crosses the plate with a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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[2026-04-07 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Reserve Bank of India, which officially does not target a level for the rupee, has often dipped into its foreign reserves over the past few months in a bid to contain volatility in the currency. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-04-07 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez holds the base after being presented with it after the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals to commemorate his record 1,620 games as a Cleveland Indian/Cleveland Guardian in Cleveland, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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[2026-04-07 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nine police officers have been sentenced to death in India over the deaths in custody of a father and son in 2020.
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[2026-04-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A high-level delegation from the Malaysian Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Penang (MICCI), visited the Sri Lanka Board of Investment (BOI) recently to explore potential foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities across multiple sectors.
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[2026-04-07 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said Saturday that there are no payment-issues with Iran for crude imports and that refiners continue to source oil from the country, as well as from a wide range of global suppliers.
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[2026-04-07 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s defence exports for the fiscal year to March reached 384.24 billion rupees ($4.11 billion), a jump of more than 62% from the previous period, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
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[2026-04-07 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A meeting between the President’s Chief of Staff Prabath Chandrakeerthi and India’s Deputy High Commissioner Satyanjal Pandey took place yesterday (06) at the Presidential Secretariat.
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[2026-04-07 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Punjab Kings’ Xavier Bartlett celebrates the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ Cameron Green during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata , India, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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[2026-04-06 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The IRGC says that it targeted the US amphibious assault ship LHA-7, forcing it to withdraw into the southern Indian Ocean, according to Iranian state media.
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[2026-04-06 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shocking video shows an overloaded Ferris wheel suddenly collapsing at a fair in India, leaving dozens trapped underneath the wreckage.
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[2026-04-06 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Assam, India – Amoiya Medhi says attending an election rally organised by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in her hometown in India’s northeastern state of Assam is a matter of both religious compulsion and personal gratitude.
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[2026-04-06 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India has begun buying oil and gas from Tehran after a seven‑year hiatus as it grapples with supply disruptions and elevated energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-04-06 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Crude oil shipments through Bab el-Mandeb, a critical strait that connects the Red Sea and Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Aden, have surged since Iran effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz. © Getty Images
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[2026-04-06 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated on Saturday that the 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service, which commenced under extremely difficult conditions, has now achieved stability. He expressed special gratitude to Dr. Harsha de Silva for his efforts, as well as the former Prime Minister, the Indian Prime Minister and the people of India for their support.
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[2026-04-06 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The first phase of census-2027, the world’s largest population census exercise, has begun in India.
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[2026-04-06 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Government schools across India are grappling to find alternative sources to LPG to sustain midday meals even as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Friday that global food prices climbed in March to their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that has pushed up energy prices continues.
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[2026-04-06 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said several neighbouring countries have sought India’s assistance for petroleum supplies amid rising regional pressures as the Middle East conflict continues.
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[2026-04-06 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Southern India in Chennai Ganesanathan Geathiswaran on Sunday (April 5, 2026) rejected claims he took part in a meeting with fishermen hosted by any political party.
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[2026-04-06 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The incredible quantity and quality of local talent in the Indian Premier League has been a big factor behind India's dominance in the T20 format at the international stage over the past few seasons.
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[2026-04-06 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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[2026-04-05 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two sides aim to keep their energy trade flowing despite sanctions while balancing against the US and China, analysts say
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[2026-04-05 14:29 UTC+10:00] [Narendra Modi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two sides aim to keep their energy trade flowing despite sanctions while balancing against the US and China, analysts say
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[2026-04-05 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Over the past two weeks we have been chronicling the increased rate of crossing across the "blockaded" strait of Hormuz as a growing number of ships from friendly nations - whether untolled Chinese tankers or toll-paying Indian, Japanese and Korean vessels - have been making the passage. And as traffic through the Hormuz strait has been picking up in the past week, the seven-day rolling average for transits on Friday reached the highest since the war started, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-04-05 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A second Japan-linked vessel has transited the Strait of Hormuz, with Mitsui OSK Lines saying the Indian-flagged LPG tanker Green Sanvi made the crossing on Saturday after being stranded in the Gulf since the war began.
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[2026-04-05 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Indian Premier League, and T20 cricket in general, is known mainly for high octane batting and record breaking innings which seem to occur every other day.
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[2026-04-05 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Delhi Capitals’ Sameer Rizvi celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-04-04 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: India has secured an Iranian oil shipment for the first time since 2019, which it says will help meet its energy requirements in the months to come amid global disruption.
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[2026-04-04 13:25 UTC+10:00] [Hyderabad] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many Indian marriages are arranged by families, often bringing expectations around physical appearance and financial status
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[2026-04-04 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many Indian marriages are arranged by families, often bringing expectations around physical appearance and financial status
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[2026-04-04 10:00 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments saying there is enough stock to go round
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[2026-04-04 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya bowled out by Chennai Super Kings’ Matt Henry during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in Chennai, India, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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[2026-04-03 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Medical personnel and Sri Lanka Navy sailors provide emergency treatment to an injured Iranian crew member rescued after responding to a distress call from the Iranian military ship IRIS Dena, torpedoed by a U.S. Navy submarine while in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, on March 4. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Experimental music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: (Karigar)The Indian producer steps away from electronics into intricate, slow-building compositions that favour texture and restraint
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[2026-04-03 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Cricket in India is big business and the sport in the country is aiming to increase its footprint with the announcement of a 100,000-capacity stadium in the financial centre of Mumbai.
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[2026-04-03 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers check the quality of a solar panel at a ReNew manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Jaipur in India. © AP
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