An Indian state government has fixed security issues impacting its website that exposed the sensitive documents and personal information of millions of residents. The bugs existed on the Rajasthan government website related to Jan Aadhaar, a state program to provide a single identifier to families and individuals in the state to access welfare schemes. The … Read more
Donald Trump has found a new racist name to call his rival Nikki Haley, who is Indian American. Trump is no stranger to turning to racism and name calling against his political foes. A political science professor told BI the tactic often backfires against the candidate. He’s doing it again. Donald Trump is reaching for … Read more
Indian equity benchmarks the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex have rallied by more than 6% since the state elections. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Indian stock markets rallied to new highs in 2023 on the back of bullish investors and stronger domestic participation. But analysts warn that the level of optimism seen … Read more
PARIS — Authorities urged residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion to shelter indoors Sunday as a powerful storm bore down packing hurricane-force winds. Forecaster Meteo France issued a code red cyclone alert for the storm, named Belal, and said it was expected to be “very dangerous.” “Be careful, stay at home,” French … Read more
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros voted Sunday for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, is expected to win a fourth term despite criticism he has become increasingly authoritarian and cracked down on his opponents. Five opposition candidates stood … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Chinese research vessels with ties to the People’s Liberation Army are conducting sweeping surveys of the undersea floor in the Indian Ocean, collecting data that could be crucial in deploying submarines in a region that is a critical energy supply line for Beijing in the event of … Read more
Uber has quietly been testing a flexible pricing service in more than a dozen cities in India, a move that could help it expand its consumer base in the South Asian nation and put pressure on rival ride-hailing platforms, including Ola and inDrive. The flexible pricing service, called Uber Flex, was started in India in … Read more
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has declared a moratorium on foreign research ships entering its waters for a year amid concerns from India over Chinese research vessels docking in its neighborhood. Though the moratorium comes ostensibly for capacity building it is seen as a reaction to growing concerns in India. Foreign Ministry spokesman Niluka … Read more
December 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. EST (Illustration by Shubhadeep Mukherjee for The Washington Post; Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images; Mensent Photography/Getty Images; Anna Lefkowitz/The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers may have … Read more
NEW DELHI — Qatar’s Court of Appeal reduced Thursday the death sentence handed in October to eight retired Indian navy officers on spy charges, the Indian foreign ministry said. Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said in a statement the detailed verdict has not been received yet. “We are in close touch with the legal team as … Read more