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Asia

India launches heaviest satellite into orbit

The satellite weighs 6,100 kilograms (13,448 pounds) and was carried on a modified version of the rocket that India plans to use for future space missions.

Bangladesh protest
Asia

Hundreds protest in New Delhi over killing of Hindu man in Bangladesh

Factory worker Dipu Chandra Das, 27, was beaten and set on fire in Bangladesh's Mymensingh district last week by a crowd that accused him of making derogatory remarks about the Prophet.

Archer
Cricket

Archer ruled out of rest of Ashes, Pope dropped for fourth Test

England are 3-0 down in the series and will look to respond in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground starting Friday.

Bangladesh Hindus
Asia

US lawmakers, UN voice concern over lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh

New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar said she was “deeply disturbed” by ongoing violence against Bangladesh’s Hindu minority.

Sri Lanka floods
Asia

India to extend $450 million in credit and grants to Sri Lanka for cyclone recovery

The cyclone killed more than 640 people last month after sweeping across Sri Lanka, triggering floods and landslides. The World Bank has estimated the damage at about $4 billion, or 4 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.

India-NZ
Business

India, New Zealand finalise free-trade pact after nine months of talks

Narendra Modi’s office said he spoke to New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Monday, and the two agreed that the deal, signed in a “record time of nine months”, would further strengthen relations.

Sharif Osman Hadi
Asia

Bangladesh student leader shot days after Sharif Osman Hadi killing

The attack came days after Hadi, a leader of the student-led protests last year that led to the ouster of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, was shot in the head on December 12 by masked gunmen during an election campaign.