Dangerous heat kills dozens,closes schools,prompts four-day workweek

Dangerous heat kills dozens,closes schools,prompts four-day workweek

Several countries in South-East Asia are grappling with a heatwave that has turned into tragedy in Thailand and is forcing power plant closures elsewhere.

  • byNeil Jerome Morales

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‘Infiltrators’:Indian PM Narendra Modi accused of using hate speech against Muslims

‘Infiltrators’:Indian PM Narendra Modi accused of using hate speech against Muslims

Critics of the prime minister — an avowed Hindu nationalist — say India’s tradition of diversity and secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.

  • byKrutika Pathi
Her investigations were not welcome in Modi’s India,so neither was she

Her investigations were not welcome in Modi’s India,so neither was she

Avani Dias,the ABC’s lead India correspondent,has returned to Australia after a campaign of intimidation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

  • byZach Hope
Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high
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Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high

Some universities,including at least one prestigious Group of Eight institution,have taken the drastic step of banning or limiting applications from countries deemed at high risk of visa refusal.

  • byDaniella White
Airfares dropping as Aussies flock overseas to surprising destinations

Airfares dropping as Aussies flock overseas to surprising destinations

The number of Australians travelling overseas has surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time,with some surprising countries experiencing booms in Aussie visitors.

  • bySue Williams
In India elections are a matter of faith,and criticism is akin to blasphemy

In India elections are a matter of faith,and criticism is akin to blasphemy

Close to a billion Indians are eligible to vote in a 44-day national election beginning today. It will be the largest democratic exercise in history.

  • byZach Hope
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Bollywood meets Batman and John Wick:Monkey Man is a genre-blending blast
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Bollywood meets Batman and John Wick:Monkey Man is a genre-blending blast

Dev Patel’s directorial debut is a bold,political and daring action film that pays homage to Hong Kong martial arts films of the 1980s and ’90s.

  • byJake Wilson
India’s navy takes control of ship hijacked by Somali pirates

India’s navy takes control of ship hijacked by Somali pirates

The development came after men on the bulk carrier fired at an Indian warship in international waters on Friday.

Revealed:Seven secrets of the Taj Mahal visitors often miss

Revealed:Seven secrets of the Taj Mahal visitors often miss

From getting those classic snapshots to its intricate interior details,here are seven things you shouldn’t miss when visiting the Taj Mahal.

  • byBrian Johnston
Australia yet to ask India to search for man wanted over woman’s body in wheelie bin

Australia yet to ask India to search for man wanted over woman’s body in wheelie bin

An Indian politician said the grieving parents of Chaithanya Madhagani did not know their daughter was dead until their son-in-law turned up at the weekend with the couple’s three-year-old son.

  • byZach Hope
Rihanna,Bill Gates and the Zuckerbergs:A multibillion-dollar guest list for a $100m wedding

Rihanna,Bill Gates and the Zuckerbergs:A multibillion-dollar guest list for a $100m wedding

When the last single child of Asia’s richest man married the daughter of hyper-wealthy pharmaceutical company founders,it was always going to be extravagant. A contender,even,for the most lavish wedding do the world has ever seen.

  • byTamara Abraham