Topic: India — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-05 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decision made over fears for players’ ‘safety and security’ after India kicked Bangladesh player out of IPL
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[2026-01-05 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: بنګله دېش دغه خبره وروسته له هغې کړې چې هندوستان تېره ورځ د بنګله دېش یو لوبغاړی د هند له غوره لیګ (آی پی ال) څخه وښکه.
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[2026-01-04 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-03 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While US$30 billion of defence packages for weapon buys and others have been approved, the pace of roll-out is worrying, analysts say
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[2026-01-03 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics associated with the Buddha at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex in Delhi on Saturday, January 3.
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[2026-01-03 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Veteran journalist and film director Rodney Vidanapathirana recently received a Special Honour Award at the Chinnaswamy Hindusthan Gagan Awards Ceremony, held under the patronage of the Karnataka State Open University in India.
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[2026-01-03 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: एक 9 साल की बच्ची अमायरा ने एक नवंबर 2025 को जयपुर में अपने स्कूल की चौथी मंजिल से कूद कर आत्महत्या कर ली थी. मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स बताती हैं कि अमायरा स्कूल में बुली का शिकार हो रही थी. इसकी शिकायत उसके पेरेंट्स ने कई बार शिक्षकों से भी की थी, लेकिन स्कूल की ओर से कोई एक्शन नहीं लिया गया.
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[2026-01-02 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Celery plants, known for their stalks, also yield tiny aromatic fruits used in European and Indian food, cocktails and alternative medicine
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[2026-01-02 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-02 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Canada’s transport regulator called the incident a ‘serious matter’ and demanded answers from the airline amid safety concerns
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[2026-01-02 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-02 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Katika miaka ya karibuni, kizazi cha Gen Z kimekuwa mstari wa mbele katika maandamano makubwa yaliyoitikisa Asia Kusini. Vijana wa Sri Lanka, Bangladesh na Nepal wameiongoza harakati zilizobadilisha tawala na sera. Lakini India, taifa lenye idadi kubwa zaidi ya vijana duniani, imebaki kimya.
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[2026-01-02 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Gen Z adalah generasi yang mengutamakan kenyamanan," kata Harshita V., merujuk pada aktivisme politik generasinya, sambil menyesap kombucha rasa stroberi.
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[2026-01-02 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A 25-member delegation of dairy farmers from Sri Lanka visited India from December 14 to 20 to participate in a specialised Training and Capacity-Building Programme. The delegation represented dairy farmers from across Sri Lanka.
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[2026-01-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a ‘blindsided’ Dutch minister to Brussels’ China de-risking, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in December 2025
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[2026-01-02 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Hindi-language spy thriller movie named "Dhurandhar" released earlier this month has become a major box office success in India, but has also divided opinions.
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[2026-01-01 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Gen Z is a generation of convenience," said Harshita V., referring to her cohort's political activism, as she sipped her strawberry-flavored kombucha.
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[2026-01-01 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s economy is likely to fall behind India’s this year, which analysts say would diminish Tokyo’s global influence
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[2026-01-01 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Last week, the Government ended a hectic year receiving delegates from India and China, continuing its efforts to revive the country following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. This is while the opposition was upbeat over the defeat of the budget at the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).
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[2026-01-01 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opener Hasini Perera (65) and Imesha Dulani (50) struck impressive half-centuries, but their efforts were not enough as India beat Sri Lanka Women by 15 runs to complete a 5–0 whitewash in the fifth and final Women’s T20I at Thiruvananthapuram.
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[2026-01-01 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Almost 12 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished over the Indian Ocean with 239 people on board, the search for the Boeing 777’s wreckage was scheduled to resume Tuesday in the Indian Ocean — supported by the latest advancements in deep-sea, self-guided drone technology.
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[2026-01-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Coforge Ltd., unveiled the largest acquisition by an Indian IT services company, agreeing to buy Encora, a US data analytics and digital engineering firm, for $2.39 billion — a deal that analysts said is steeply priced but could materially expand the Company’s growth runway.
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[2026-01-01 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: इस साल क्रिसमस के मौके पर भारत में दो तरह की तस्वीरों ने दुनिया भर का ध्यान खींचा. एक, प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की उन तस्वीरों ने जिनमें दिल्ली के कैथेड्रल ऑफ द रिडेम्पशन की क्रिसमस प्रार्थना में वो पहुंचे और तस्वीरें अपने सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म पर जारी कीं. और दूसरी, देश भर के तमाम इलाकों से आईं उन तस्वीरों ने जिनमें बजरंग दल जैसे कुछ हिन्दू संगठनों के लोग कहीं चर्च के बाहर हनुमान चालीसा का पाठ कर रहे हैं,
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[2025-12-31 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-31 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: दिल्ली से सटे फरीदाबाद के छांयसा माध्यमिक सरकारी विद्यालय में सातवीं क्लास का छात्र रजा खान कहता है कि पर्यावरण को बचाने के लिए छोटी से छोटी कोशिश भी मायने रखती है. हवा बहुत प्रदूषित हो चुकी है. प्रदूषण शहरों से होते हुए गांवों तक पहुंच गया है. बड़ी संख्या में पेड़ काटे जा रहे हैं.
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[2025-12-31 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-31 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: India telah melampaui Jepang dan kini menempati posisi sebagai negara dengan ekonomi terbesar keempat dunia. Capaian ini terungkap dalam perhitungan terbaru pemerintah India yang dimuat dalam laporan tinjauan ekonomi akhir tahun.
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[2025-12-31 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to calculations in the Indian government’s end-of-year economic review.
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[2025-12-31 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new deep-sea search, armed with advanced tech and drones, restarts to find the Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished nearly 12 years ago
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[2025-12-31 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The winter smog has widened the affordability gap among residents, with many lower-income families lacking the means to buy an air purifier
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[2025-12-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Among numerous other projects under its High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) framework in Sri Lanka, Government of India (GoI) has been extending financial assistance to three housing-sector projects: Gram Shakthi Northern, Gram Shakthi Southern I and Gram Shakthi Southern II, under Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed in October 2017 and October 2018.
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[2025-12-30 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: India has surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, according to calculations in the Indian government's end-of-year economic review.
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[2025-12-30 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The England Men’s cricket selection panel has announced the squads for next month’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, featuring three ODIs and three IT20s, along with a provisional squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-30 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SriLankan Airlines proudly welcomed the acclaimed Indian film director, actor, dancer, and choreographer, Prabhudeva, on board a flight from Chennai to Colombo.
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[2025-12-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Interim Government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, appear to have entered an informal understanding to bring back inclusive democracy to Bangladesh, put Indo-Bangla relations back on the rails and ensure peace and security in the region.
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[2025-12-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: After three consecutive defeats, Sri Lanka women’s cricket team gave superb batting performance in the fourth T-20 game against India in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Two teams will meet each other today (30) in their final T-20 at the same venue.
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[2025-12-30 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 27 Dec 25, the Sri Lanka Navy seized 01 Indian fishing boat and apprehended 03 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, south of the Delft Island in Jaffna.
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[2025-12-30 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad has been appointed as the fast bowling coach and assistant coach of the United States men’s national cricket team ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India from February 7 to March 8, 2026.
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[2025-12-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka will host the Rotary Institute 2026 from December 18 – 20, marking the country’s return to hosting the event after a 21 year gap. The Rotary Zonal Institute is the yearly leadership gathering for Rotary International Zones 4, 5, 6, and 7, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives.
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[2025-12-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There have been several interesting developments in the regional aviation scene in the last few years. Both India and Pakistan have now sold their national airlines to private companies or consortiums. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was recently sold to a Pakistani consortium for US$ 482 million, while in 2022 Air India (along with subsidiary airlines Air India Express and Vistara) was sold to Tata, which was in any case the original owners of Air India in a deal worth US$
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[2025-12-30 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Jeshi la majini la India linajivunia meli za kisasa—za kubeba wa ndege, manowari na meli za kivita—zinazoeneza nguvu zake baharini kote duniani. Lakini hakuna hata moja inayovutia macho kama meli yake mpya kabisa, iliyozinduliwa kwa safari yake ya kwanza kuvuka Bahari ya Hindi.
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[2025-12-29 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: भारत-बांग्लादेश संबंधों में तनातनी तो लंबे समय से चल रही थी. लेकिन आपसी संबंधों में निर्णायक मोड़ उस समय आया जब रविवार को ढाका मेट्रोपोलिटन पुलिस ने इंकलाब मंच के संयोजक युवा नेता उस्माद हादी के हत्यारों के भाग कर भारत में छिपने का दावा किया.
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[2025-12-29 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As India recently announced a US$ 450 million “reconstruction package” for Sri Lanka, to help the island nation recover from the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Mahishini Colonne, has praised India’s long-standing support to Sri Lanka, saying its consistent assistance during times of crisis has emerged as a model for the Indian Ocean and the wider Indo-Pacific region.
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[2025-12-29 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A capacity-building programme for 35 officials from National Audit Office (NAO) of Sri Lanka was organised at International Centre for Information Systems and Audit (iCISA), Noida recently.
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[2025-12-28 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The air quality in the national capital remains hazardous, affecting people’s health. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi on Sunday reached 391, nearing the severe category, with some regions exceeding 400, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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[2025-12-28 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has emerged as the third most booked overseas destination by Indian tourists during the 2025 holiday season, according to the latest data from MakeMyTrip, India’s leading travel agency.
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[2025-12-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedDecember 27 2025
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[2025-12-27 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka yesterday commemorated the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, marking the 21st anniversary of the devastating disaster that claimed more than 35,000 lives. A two minutes silence was observed around the country from 9.25 am to 9.27 a.m. to remember the victims yesterday.
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[2025-12-27 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Director of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Shalivahan on Friday (December 26) said that India’s continuous growth in all sectors would provide ample career opportunities for youngsters in spite of temporary challenges due to various factors.
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