Adam Plowright
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Macron leads crisis meeting after Paris riots
So-called "yellow vest" anti-government protests swept France over the last fortnight were sparked initially by a rise in taxes on diesel
Tibetan protests cast shadow over Brics summit
Leaders of the emerging world will discuss the creation of a new development bank at a summit shadowed by protests against the Chinese president.
Israeli diplomats targeted in car bombing
Israeli diplomats have been targeted by bomb attacks in Delhi and Tbilisi with two people injured in the Indian capital when an embassy car exploded.
India upbeat after peace talks with Pakistan
India hailed "extremely positive" peace talks with Pakistan on Monday with both countries looking to build on a recent warming in relations.
Cockpit fraud: Fears grow over India’s fake pilots
India’s fake pilot scandal began unravelling when a captain landed her packed airliner on the nose instead of the rear wheels.
India’s roads, railways offer nostalgia-filled travel
In transport as in many things in India, the old exists alongside the new, providing tourists with numerous entertaining ways to travel in bygone style.
Delhi Games chief quizzed by police over graft
Indian police on Wednesday questioned the top organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games as part of a corruption probe into the tainted October event.
Kiwis trounce Wales as big guns open up
New Zealand underlined their status as the team to beat at the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens on Tuesday as they crushed Wales to enter the semis.
Commonwealth gaffes embarrass India
From a "toxic" pool to empty stadiums and faulty boxing scales, the first week of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games has served up daily blunders.
Thousands of tckets unsold for Games
Thousands of tickets remained unsold for the Delhi Commonwealth Games Wednesday, just four days before they begin, with the troubled event also hit by another pullout from a star…
Delhi deploys ‘super monkey’ security guards
Delhi authorities are to deploy a contingent of langurs — a large type of monkey — at Commonwealth Games venues to help chase away smaller simians.
Delhi Games face threat of mass exodus
The Delhi Games faced dire warnings on Thursday of a mass pull-out by teams as organisers worked frantically to save the event from disaster.
Delhi Games crisis as bridge collapses
The Delhi Commonwealth Games were plunged into crisis after the athletes’ village was described as "uninhabitable" and a footbridge collapsed.
Tibet’s next leader?
For those looking for the next spiritual leader of Tibet after the Dalai Lama, the ageing monk’s 75th birthday ceremony this month offered some clues.
Celebrations and sadness as Dalai Lama turns 75
The Dalai Lama turned 75 on Tuesday, a milestone marked by celebrations in his hometown-in-exile but tinged by sadness.