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Indonesia police fire tear gas at protesting students near university campuses in Bandung

Protests that began in Jakarta over govt spending & lawmakers’ perks have spread nationwide, with riots & looting after a police vehicle fatally hit a motorcycle taxi driver. 8 have died so far.

PM Modi attends ASEAN-India Summit at Jakarta Convention Centre

Before leaving, PM Modi termed the engagement with the ASEAN group as an important pillar of India’s ‘Act East Policy'.

ASEAN ministers’ meet to discuss Myanmar begins with no representative from the country

The ministers met to restart peace processes in military-ruled Myanmar, after recent violence. Army generals have been barred from high-level ASEAN meetings since last year.

Stampede at football match in Indonesia kills 129, says police

An additional 180 were injured, as police fired tear gas on supporters of the losing home-team in an East Java province.

Inconsistencies in Texas data, Lebanon jail could become hotspot and other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Building a new capital city: What China’s new overseas development project is likely to be

Indonesia is embarking on an ambitious project to develop a new capital city in Kalimantan at an expected cost of $33 billion. Beijing is the frontrunner.

Bali beaches, Bangkok temples go quiet as Chinese tourists stay home

The abrupt decline of Chinese travellers is becoming a painful lesson for nations such as Thailand & Indonesia that had become dependent on them.

Indonesia is looking for a new capital, and climate change is to blame

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It's your fix to stay on top of the latest in science.

Lion Air jet’s plunge from the sky is unlike one experts have seen

Flight JT610 went down from 4,850 feet altitude in just 21 seconds, according to data compiled by FlightRadar24.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.