aIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition government has unveiled its first full-year budget after his party lost an outright majority in parliament last year. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures…
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Japan: Mongolian sumo wrestler appointed grand champion
A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport’s highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, after…
Sri Lanka: Authorities ease vehicle import ban
Sri Lanka is set to relax a ban on some vehicle imports in a sign the country is returning to normal after a severe economic crisis that toppled a president.…
India: Thirty killed in crowd crush at India’s Kumbh Mela festival
Contains upsetting scenes.Watch: BBC reports from scene of India’s Kumbh Mela crush At least 30 peoplehave been killed in a crush at the world’s largest religious gathering, the Hindu festival…
Japan: Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck sinkhole for days
Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened. The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in…
Singapore: Influencer fined over false abduction claim
A Malaysian court has fined a Singaporean influencer for falsely claiming that she was nearly kidnapped at a mall near Malaysia’s border with Singapore. A post by beauty influencer Amyra…
South Korea: Plane fire causes mass evacuation
An Airbus plane has caught fire at an airport of South Korea’s city of Busan, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board, fire authorities say. They say four…
China: DeepSeek shows AI’s centre of power could shift away from US
DeepSeek’s arrival at the top of the Apple App Store charts has placed it firmly in the public consciousness, shaking the belief that the US would continue as the largely…
Japan: Lonely sunfish gets cardboard human friends
A sociable sunfish who was reportedly missing its human audience during a temporary closure of its aquarium in Japan has been comforted in an unorthodox way. In a photo posted…
Japan: Top executives resign over TV host’s sex scandal
The chairman and president of Fuji TV, one of Japan’s biggest networks, have resigned in the wake of a sexual misconduct allegation against a famous TV host. Dozens of companies…