Topic: India — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-06 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sixteen-member Sri Lankan weight lifting team is expected to take part in the Asian Weightlifting Championships which will be held from May 12-17 at Gujarat, India. This is the second time India hosting this event bringing together 28 Nations to showcase top Asian weight lifters.
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[2026-05-06 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Work is set to commence on the six projects identified as priority ones under the framework MoU on “Implementation of Indian Multi-Sectoral Grant Assistance for the Eastern Province,” signed during the State visit of the Prime Minister of India to Sri Lanka in April 2025. These include:
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[2026-05-06 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), the cultural arm of the High Commission of India, Colombo, commemorated the 77th Foundation Day of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in Colombo on Monday 4 at Hotel Taj Samudra.
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[2026-05-06 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varios estudiantes revisan sus teléfonos celulares en un complejo escolar de Srinagar, en la parte de Cachemira controlada por India, el jueves 9 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Mukhtar Khan)
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[2026-05-06 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In her debut book, Gen Z author Freya India tells the story of how girls her age were transformed by the modern world into “Girls®” — products for consumption shaped by social media, beauty filters, and Big Tech.
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[2026-05-06 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-05-06 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new trend of “Diet Coke parties” has exploded across bars and restaurants in India, fueled by a shortage of the popular soda due to the Iran war.
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[2026-05-06 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Farmers in India transplant rice seedlings into flooded fields. © Reuters
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[2026-05-06 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN the increasingly crowded strategic marketplace of Southeast Asia, middle powers are no longer content to hedge passively between larger rivals. Instead, they are actively constructing diversified economic partnerships, not merely as insurance policies, but as instruments of agency. Vietnam’s steadily deepening engagement with India offers a particularly instructive case in point, one that carries useful lessons for the rest of the region.
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[2026-05-06 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On April 22, 2025, in the Baisaran meadow in India, above Pahalgam, terrorists separated tourists by faith and shot 25 of them, along with one local.
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[2026-05-06 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Friends and relatives carry the body of a legendary Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle for the funeral outside her home in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 13, 2026 .(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-05-05 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: For the first time in its 46-year history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the state of West Bengal, arguably the Hindu nationalist party’s most consequential victory since 2014, the year Modi first came to power in India.
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[2026-05-05 19:27 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-05 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party achieved a historic election win in West Bengal on Monday, strengthening its grip on power as the country grapples with economic challenges and a pressing need for reforms.
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[2026-05-05 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The 76th Met Gala took place in New York on Monday night, bringing stars to the Metropolitan Museum dressed in outfits to match this year's theme, Fashion is Art.
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[2026-05-05 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Film star-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay is on the cusp of history in Tamil Nadu state.
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[2026-05-05 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Ministry of External Affairs of India said an attack on a major oil port in the United Arab Emirates that injured three Indian nationals was “unacceptable”.
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[2026-05-05 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Malaysian Indians frustrating scammers to Japan sharing warship design, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-05-05 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Malaysian Indians frustrating scammers to Japan sharing warship design, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-05-05 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Russian missile ship Naro-Fominsk, left, sails along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July 2024. Indian Navy sailors stand on the deck of the INS Mahe. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-05 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The widow of a businessman who was falsely accused of a 1997 murder has urged the Indian prime minister to back her family's bid to sue the Scottish authorities.
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[2026-05-05 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gen. M.M.Naravane, who served as India’s Army chief from 2019 to 2022, has suggested that India and China consider the 1959 Chinese proposal to barter the disputed territories of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh to end the 75-year-long boundary dispute between the two countries.
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[2026-05-05 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As the Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint in the West Asian war, India is working on a plan to urgently ramp up its shipping capabilities, with a renewed focus on building a robust, future-ready maritime ecosystem.
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[2026-05-05 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Google has begun construction of its largest artificial intelligence (AI) hub outside the United States, marking a major expansion of global AI infrastructure and a significant investment in India’s digital economy.
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[2026-05-05 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The training partnership between the Sri Lanka Navy and the Indian Navy reached a new high-water mark with the successful completion of the joint diving exercise, ‘IN-SLN DIVEX 2026’.
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[2026-05-05 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy took hold of a massive consignment of smuggled kendu leaves (over 2,000kg) during a search operation conducted in the seas off Chilaw recently. The operation also led to the interception of an Indian dhow with four Indian nationals as well as three local dinghies with six suspects in connection to this racket.
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[2026-05-05 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-05-05 03:34 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscape
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[2026-05-05 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A long-running border dispute between Nepal and India has flared up after New Delhi announced the resumption of a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass.
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[2026-05-05 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least three Indian nationals have been injured in a drone strike on a major petroleum industrial site in the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the authorities have said. The incident took place as the Defense Ministry reported that it repelled an Iranian missile and drone attack.
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[2026-05-05 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least three Indian nationals have been injured in a drone strike on a major petroleum industrial site in the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the authorities have said. The incident took place as the Defense Ministry reported that it repelled an Iranian missile and drone attack.
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[2026-05-05 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Three indian citizens were moderately wounded in an Iranian drone attack on Fujairah's oil industry complex in the United Arab Emirates, Fujairah's media office said on Monday.
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-05 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has never governed the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold
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[2026-05-05 01:22 UTC+10:00] [Indian National Congress] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has never governed the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold
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[2026-05-05 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his supporters as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters as BJP celebrates its win in the West Bengal and other states' assembly elections, in New Delhi, May 4. © Reuters
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bengaluru, India – In the sultry August heat of 2007, India’s government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sweating over the future of negotiations with the United States over a landmark nuclear deal. The proposed agreement aimed to ease access to nuclear fuel and technology in exchange for greater international scrutiny of India’s facilities.
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[2026-05-05 00:16 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Celebrated photographer who captured the political upheavals and everyday life of post-independence India
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Qatar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual
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[2026-05-04 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set to win two of four crucial state elections, expand its influence and weaken its key rival halfway into his third term in office.
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[2026-05-04 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: For years, India's West Bengal state was the great exception to Narendra Modi's political advance.
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[2026-05-04 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) workers hold photographs of their leader, actor-turned-politician Vijay Chandrasekhar, as they celebrate early leads and results in the recently held state election, in Chennai, southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-05-04 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bharatiya Janata Party supporters outside the party's regional office in Kolkata on May 4 celebrate as early trends show their candidates leading in vote counting for the West Bengal state assembly. © Reuters
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[2026-05-04 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India, the world's third-largest carbon dioxide emitter, is burning more coal as energy supply disruptions due to the Iran war and a nationwide heatwave have boosted demand for the dirty fuel.
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[2026-05-04 15:53 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has extended his congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following their electoral victory in West Bengal.
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[2026-05-04 15:31 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Counting of votes is under way in Tamil Nadu, with C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leading in 98 out 234 constituencies across the State, as of 10.45 a.m. on Monday (May 4, 2026). The AIADMK+ is leading in 67 seats, whereas the DMK-led alliance is leading in 42 seats, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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[2026-05-04 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa, while speaking at WION’s Global Innovation and Leadership Summit held in Colombo on Saturday (2) said that his country believes in nurturing its relations with India. He also backed India’s bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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