R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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India and the United Kingdom on July 23, 2025, sealed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a sweeping free trade deal hailed as a “watershed moment” for bilateral relations.…
Infosys Ltd, India’s second-largest software services exporter, reported a steady start to fiscal 2026, with robust revenue growth and cash flow strength offset by a subdued outlook that reflects ongoing…
India’s human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, is moving swiftly towards its first crewed mission, with key development and testing stages nearing completion, the government said on July 22, 2025. The country…
India’s proposed Income-Tax Bill, 2025, set to replace the six-decade-old 1961 law, promises much-needed clarity and simplified compliance for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)—a long-standing demand of the global Indian diaspora. The…
As the clock ticks toward President Donald Trump's August 1 deadline for new reciprocal tariffs, India and the United States are in the final, intense phase of negotiations for an…
In a boost to its air defense capabilities, particularly in the challenging high-altitude terrain bordering its northern frontiers, India successfully conducted a high-altitude trial of the Akash Prime missile system…
Indian astronomers have unveiled the complex origins of a powerful solar storm that triggered rare northern lights visible in Ladakh in May 2024, an event they describe as unlike any…
A decade-long push for financial inclusion in South Asia has produced impressive numbers on paper. According to the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021, nearly 7 in 10 adults in…
For decades, quantum noise has been the bane of quantum physicists, a chaotic force that disrupts the delicate order of quantum systems and erases the fleeting connections of entanglement. But…
India's luxury real estate market is demonstrating a fascinating dichotomy: while overall deal activity saw a slowdown in Q2 2025, the ultra-luxury segment continues to defy trends with landmark transactions.…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's trailblazing astronaut and the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), safely returned to Earth on July 15, 2025, concluding an eventful 18-day…
Tesla is poised to ignite India's nascent electric vehicle (EV) market with the opening of its first showroom in Mumbai's upscale Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on July 15, 2025, followed…
India's ambitious high-speed rail project, a symbol of its modernization drive, has marked a significant leap forward on July 14, 2025, with the opening of the first section of its…
India, home to an unparalleled collection of ancient Vedic manuscripts, faces a race against time to preserve these invaluable cornerstones of its civilizational heritage from the ravages of decay. Leading…
India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently set the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for the financial year 2025/26 at 376, a 3.58 percent increase from the previous year’s level…
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on July 2, 2025, sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in prison for contempt of court. This marks the first conviction for…
