Nikhil Gupta has been accused by US federal prosecutors of plotting with an Indian government official to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US resident who advocated for a sovereign Sikh state in northern India.

The crash in West Bengal state is the latest to hit India’s creaking rail network, which carries millions of passengers each day.

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at what Narendra Modi’s victory in the Indian elections means for India, but also its tense relationship with China.

There’s no minimum spend, prices are low and orders from apps like Blinkit and Swiggy’s Instamart arrive in a matter of minutes.

The Indian and Italian PMs have become central characters of an internet love story filled with betrayals, heartaches – and happy moments.

Readers discuss Modi’s election setback in India, his persisting popularity with the electorate, and the Hong Kong government’s graceful retreat from waste charging.

The laid-back southern Indian city of Mysore attracts aspiring yogis from around the world, who are drawn by its culture, history and expert community of yoga practitioners.

But the researchers point to the American economy faring better than its mainland counterpart, benefiting from more diversified markets.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is among a group of US lawmakers visiting Dharamsala – where the 88-Tibetan spiritual leader lives in exile – on June 18 and 19.

Analysts say the BJP’s changes to the programme aim to slash a ballooning pension bill by introducing shorter-term services to free up funds for modernisation of security forces.

With the BJP unable to secure a parliamentary majority, it has to continue bargaining with its allies to maintain their coalition, analysts say.

Filipino workers were also injured in the blaze in the city of Mangaf that a minister blamed on ‘the greed of real estate owners’.

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell wished New Delhi well in its efforts to improve strained relationship with Beijing.

Company executives and analysts dissect why major Taiwanese tech firms have been shifting toward South and Southeast Asia, rather than expand at home or in mainland China.

India’s PM had to rely on coalition partners to cling on for a third term. But analysts don’t expect it to alter his foreign policy priorities.

Readers discuss the interpretation of the results of the Indian elections, and whether cultural exchange can help improve fraught US-China relations.

Stronger legislation would better counter China’s monopoly of battery components amid heated EV race, says American senator.

The Indian foreign ministry is asking Moscow to release and return all of its citizens who are with the Russian army.

The study is one of the most expansive to date, using 40 years of data to give a big-picture view of the effects of air quality on health.

Readers discuss the pessimism over the city’s economy, the government’s haphazard push for mega events, the electoral performance of Modi’s party, and D-Day’s 80th anniversary.

Despite the BJP dominance in the cabinet, the coalition means Modi must seek greater consensus in this parliament.

Readers discuss a beneficial and practical way of dealing with food waste, pay rises for Hong Kong’s civil servants, and deadly protests in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying pilgrims, which then tumbled into a ravine killing at least 9. Attack came an hour before Hindu-nationalist PM Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third term.

Modi is only the second person after independence leader Jawaharlal Nehru to serve a third straight term as prime minister.

Several Bollywood stars have posted during the “Eyes on Rafah” online campaign, which took off amid Israel’s attacks in the southern Gaza Strip city.