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.









Party banks on mix of xenophobic anti-Muslim policies and financial aid schemes aimed at women to retain power in state.

Fuel shocks from the US-Israel war on Iran are rippling worldwide, as Strait of Hormuz disruptions push prices higher.
As sowing season approaches across the region, farmers face scarcity and rising cost of fertiliser.

India has begun counting its around 1.4 billion population in the world’s largest census, its first since 2011.
The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.
More than three million Indian officials have begun the yearlong task of counting the country’s population.
Muslims formed the majority in about 35 of the state’s 126 constituencies. Now that is down to about 20 seats.
Indian teenage prodigy smashes his third IPL half century as Rajasthan routs Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
Countries in the Middle East have ramped up oil exports via pipelines to bridge the Strait of Hormuz gap.
India, the world’s third biggest crude importer, announces measures amid shortages created by the Iran war.