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A fugitive godman and his fantastical sovereign republic of Hinduism

Nithyananda declared that he had set up a 'cosmic country', apparently off the coast of Ecuador

No issue with India's data localisation, but will protect US firms: Mnuchin

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also insisted that America has no problem if countries want to have local data for regulatory purposes as long as they do not eliminate it outside the country

Pakistan has borrowed $10.4 bn from China, UAE during PM Khan's tenure

Pakistan has been facing a serious economic crisis with short supplies of foreign currency reserves and stagnating growth

Huawei cancels phone launch in Taiwan after Taipei imposes temporary ban

On its official Taiwan Facebook page Wednesday Chinese company Huawei said the launch of its Mate 30 Pro smartphone and its GT 2 digital watch had been cancelled due to "supply issues"

Trump's 'make America great again' video with PM Modi goes viral in India

The video features Trump meeting various leaders from around the globe at the G20 summit in Germany

Recreation of Modi's rise for cinema is melodramatic, offers little insight

The film imagines many Modis as he goes from being a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker to Bharatiya Janata Party leader

US stocks slump as Trump casts doubt over potential US-China trade deal

Trump said he has "no deadline" for a deal and didn't mind waiting until after the election next year to make one

Donald Trump's impeachment report to be out once Democrats approve it

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who has led the 10-week-old investigation, said it was important to move quickly because the evidence of Trump's wrongdoing is "overwhelming"

Putin says Russia ready for cooperation with NATO to resist 'real' threats

He named these common threats as "international terrorism, local armed conflicts (and) the danger of uncontrolled proliferation of weapons of mass destruction"

Trump says US-China trade deal may have to wait until after US elections

Trump told reporters, ''I have no deadline, no." In some ways I like the idea of waiting until after the election

Trump, NATO counterparts meet in London amid infighting among members

For the third summit in a row, Trump is expected to renew demands that European allies and Canada step up defense spending

China to suspend US Navy visits to Hong Kong over law supporting protests

China urges the United States to correct its mistakes and stop any words and deeds that interfere in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs

Pak forms 3-member panel to draft law on Army chief's reappointment: Report

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and Minister for Planning Asad Omar are part of the committee, The Express Tribune reported

Australia launches anti-espionage task force after China spy claims

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new force would involve all the country's top intelligence agencies "to disrupt and deter anyone attempting to undermine our national interests"

China repeats demand for rollback of US tariffs in exchange for a deal

The Communist Party newspaper Global Times ran several articles Monday that emphasized there would be no deal without a promise to phase out the tariffs imposed by Washington

Hong Kong police end 12-day siege of university campus to arrest protesters

Police removed a stash of nearly 4,000 gasoline bombs left behind by protesters, who fought pitched battles about two weeks ago with riot officers on surrounding streets

Reading the Baburnama while travelling in what was once Babur's land

Babur's love for his country's produce - especially the fruit of the region - finds expression throughout his memoirs

Bombay Lokal: These real-life gully boys help performers find their voice

Bombay Lokal emcees recently collaborated with artists in London as they have a sizeable audience there

How the emotional subject of food has entered the political discourse too

Food has always been an emotional subject, arousing fierce opinions and defiant defences

Bibek Debroy's translation of the Markandeya Purana animates Devi Mahatamya

The description of how the Shakti was born and how the evil was annihilated towers above the other highly erudite chapters on Yoga, Dharma and Karma