New Delhi’s persistent toxic air pollution poised to worsen
Residents exposed to levels 20-30 times higher than those considered safe by World Health Organisation
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India’s Goa state orders inquiry after nightclub fire kills 25
Prime minister Narendra Modi offers compensation to families of victims
Modi welcomes Putin to Delhi as leaders navigate western scrutiny on own terms
The optics surrounding Putin’s arrival carried unmistakable weight.
Taliban’s new diplomatic dawn in Afghanistan: Why the world is coming in from the cold
Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former patron Pakistan
Putin visit to India set to further strengthen ties despite western efforts
Russia is a crucial counterbalance to China for India and a valuable hedge against the US
‘We can build a life now and not worry’: New Irish citizens conferred
Some 5,200 people granted citizenship over two days at the events centre in Killarney
Sri Lanka braces for more flooding as Cyclone Ditwah claims 46 lives
Heavy rain forces flight diversions, school closures and suspension of train services
Hong Kong apartment complex fire death toll reaches 128 as rescue operations end
No alarms went off in any of eight towers, seven of which were ablaze during incident, with 200 still missing
I miss Ireland’s wildness and divilment, but after 20 years away, I know it’s not for me
The Portuguese have a word, saudade, a deep longing for something beloved that is absent, exactly what I feel for my home
The Great Global Transformation review: too substantial to be a primer, too panoramic to be conclusive
Paschal Donohoe on superstar economist Branko Milanovic’s new work
‘We don’t call India our home; we call Ireland our home because that’s where our home is’
Ankit Gulati felt a call to move abroad from Delhi after his father died at just 52
Cop30: Five things we learned from the Brazil climate summit
Money and self-interest dominate talks but individual countries can drive initiatives
Journalist and cartoonist Joe Sacco: ‘Ireland is my favourite place in Europe. It’s sane’
The Maltese-born American on his fact-based comic books about Palestine and India, Ireland’s colonial past, and the global rise of authoritarian manipulators
India’s dementia challenge: ‘We have seen families take individuals with psychosis to a witch doctor’
‘There is still a significant anti-medicine sentiment in rural communities – they will ask if there is any other option’
‘We want justice for every single dead person’: Bangladesh reacts to ex-PM’s death sentence
Sheikh Hasina, tried in absentia at the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, was found guilty of crimes against humanity
Seven killed, 27 injured in explosion at police station in India’s Kashmir
Death toll could climb further, with five of the injured still in critical condition
India-Pakistan relations carry new edge following recent deadly attacks
Bombings in New Delhi and Islamabad this week follow recent clashes between the two countries in disputed Kashmir region
India accused of ‘state terrorism’ after suicide bombing kills at least 12 in Pakistan
Islamabad attack comes a day after a car explosion in New Delhi that PM Narendra Modi blamed on unnamed ‘conspirators’
India’s Modi says ‘conspirators’ behind New Delhi explosion ‘will not be spared’
Blast near historic Red Fort killed eight people and injured 20
At least eight killed in Delhi car explosion near Red Fort in India
India’s federal home minister says ‘all angles’ are being investigated
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‘We are divided and fighting each other’: Is Bangladesh’s Gen Z revolution falling apart?
More than a year since prime minister Sheikh Hasina was deposed, the movement is losing hope
Asian markets drive modest Irish whiskey export sales growth this year
US markets saw a slight decline prior to the impact of tariffs
How can Ireland help to sustainably feed 10bn people and slow global warming by 2050?
With a new world order, co-operating countries will have to live with doing more with less
‘I see mistakes celebrating Mass in Ireland’: The new parishioners filling Dublin pews
The ethnic diversity of Mass-goers and the clergy is growing
Miss Universe Ireland: ‘Irish people are so laid back and carefree. That can also be a con’
Aadya Srivastava entered Miss Universe Ireland on a whim, seeing it as an opportunity to talk about racism and spread awareness
Cost of housing a prisoner runs to almost €100,000 annually
Dáil group to also hear 60,000 people from states such as Brazil and India arrived in Republic in year to April and between 2022 and last year, 159,000 came seeking protection
‘Go back to your own country’: Immigrants in Dublin tell of regular racist abuse
Some believe those with racist views are emboldened by what they see as changing political mood
Artificial intelligence chatbots replacing India’s call-centre workers
‘All IT services will be replaced in the next five years ... it’s going to be pretty chaotic’
Four killed after Kenyan forces fire shots and teargas to disperse Odinga mourners
Chaos erupts at stadium after remains of veteran opposition leader flown back from India
India wary of China’s bid to tip balance of power in south Asia
For New Delhi, long-standing fears of being 'encircled' by China have never seemed more real,
Quiet desperation: Why no one speaks up about racism in Ireland
I came to Ireland seeking tolerance. Racism is a fact of life for many but it is not being addressed
Wars and aid cuts fuelling surge in world hunger, report warns
Global Hunger Index says possibility of achieving the UN goal of zero hunger by 2030 is ‘slipping away’
‘Fame is a kind of hell. I have seen the dark side of this culture’
The Booker Prize-winning novelist Kiran Desai on emigration, her new novel and disappearing into her fiction
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