India’s Assam and Kerala states hold legislative assembly elections
Voting also held in the federal territory of Puducherry, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will vote later this month.

Voting also held in the federal territory of Puducherry, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will vote later this month.









Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the ‘vital’ partnership between Israel and India during his visit.
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Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of each other’s countries in civilisational terms to the Israeli Knesset.
India’s prime minister is expected to discuss upgrading security and economic agreements amid rising regional tensions.

‘We should not support a country that is committing genocide.’
As India under Modi openly embraces Israel, New Delhi appears to import more than just weapons.

Activists in India are protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Israel.
Under Modi, India, a long supporter of the Palestinian cause, has found a friend in Israel’s Netanyahu despite genocide.
Israeli PM says his country is working to counter what he called ‘radical Shia axis’ and ’emerging radical Sunni axis’.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world “urgently” needs global regulation of fast-evolving AI.