Tata Group is close to announcing a new semiconductor fabrication plant in India's Gujarat state, Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said at an investment summit. Chandrasekaran also said Tata will begin construction of a 20 gigawatts battery storage factory in Gujarat in the next couple of months.
India summons Maldives envoy over ministers’ remarks
India summoned the high commissioner of Maldives after a row broke out over derogatory posts made by three officials about PM Narendra Modi. The deputy ministers, who have been suspended, called Mr Modi a "clown",
China Says It Will Launch Its Next Lunar Explorer in the First Half of This Year
China’s space agency says its latest lunar explorer has arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year
The Guardian view on Bangladesh’s phoney election: a bad day for democracy
Editorial: An autocratic crackdown saw the main opposition party boycott the poll, rendering the victory hollow for the current prime minister
Bangladesh: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the parliamentary elections
The EU issued a statement taking note of the outcome of the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh and regretting that not all major parties participated in it.
Bangladesh PM to form new cabinet on Jan. 11
"President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath to the prime minister and her cabinet colleagues at a ceremony at 7:00 p.m. (local time) on Jan. 11," said the official who asked not to be named.
Indonesia completes order for 42 French Rafale fighter-jets amid regional tensions
Gen. Edwin Adrian Sumantha, said in a statement. Indonesia has not disclosed the value of the deal, but back in 2022 Reuters had reported it was worth US$8.1 billion, citing the French defense ...
All India Pregnant Job service: The Indian men who fell for the scam
In early December Mangesh Kumar (name changed) was scrolling on Facebook when he came across a video from the "All India Pregnant Job Service" and decided to check it out. The job sounded too good to be true: money - and lots of it - in return for getting a woman pregnant.
China’s Meituan lost $82 billion in market cap on fears over rising competition, slowdown in food delivery business
Stiff competition and management warning of a slowdown have wiped $82 billion off Meituan's market cap in 2023.
As election nears in Taiwan, many young voters say China isn’t their biggest concern
Young Taiwanese voters will play a key role in Saturday’s presidential election, but China’s threats are not the only thing on their mind as they head to the polls.