South Asia
Nearly a quarter of humanity lives here, and its politics, economy, and climate risk are recalibrating in real time. From India’s technology ambitions to the fragile peace holding a nuclear-armed border, the scale alone makes this impossible to ignore.
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Jun- 2026 -13 JuneLife & Health
One student’s withheld marks reached India’s highest court
When CBSE cancelled West Asia exams during the Iran conflict, it left thousands of students unable to access their results, forcing the Supreme Court to demand a uniform policy.
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12 JunePower
Trump claims a deal while US Navy kills Indian sailors
Three Indian nationals died when American forces struck merchant vessels off Oman in four days, even as the president announced he had cancelled further Iran strikes and expected a settlement…
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11 JuneTech & AI
A Seoul data centre fire shows why digital sovereignty through localization fails
When 647 public services went offline in September 2025 after a fire destroyed 850 terabytes of state records with no backup, the cause was not a cyberattack—it was a localization…
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10 JuneLife & Health
Kerala’s property boom is colliding with a material cost crisis
Construction material costs have risen 30 to 35 per cent as Gulf expatriates flood the market with home-buying inquiries, forcing developers to choose between absorbing losses or pricing out the…
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9 JuneLife & Health
A cancelled massage in Kerala traces back to Tehran
US–Iran tensions are disrupting Gulf flights that carry India's most lucrative wellness and medical tourists, forcing cancellations just as the sector scales up for peak season.
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8 JuneEarth
A 7.6 earthquake just tested Asia’s tsunami warning system
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center forecast waves up to three metres along Philippine coasts and one metre for Indonesia and Malaysia, but the real test is whether people in remote…
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7 JuneCapital
India’s cooking gas subsidy hits a breaking point as war drives import costs up
State oil firms lost ₹60,000 crore on LPG sales last year, and the Saudi Contract Price is up 46% since February, forcing New Delhi to choose between inflation and absorbing…
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6 JuneCapital
India’s strong quarter masks a weaker year ahead
The Reserve Bank cut its FY27 growth forecast to 6.6% the same week Q4 data showed 7.8% expansion, signaling that oil prices and monsoon risk now outweigh domestic demand strength.
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5 JuneCapital
India’s central bank chose geopolitics over growth forecasts
The RBI held rates at 5.25% but cut its growth forecast to 6.6%, signaling that West Asia conflict risks now outweigh domestic inflation data in rate decisions.
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5 JuneLife & Health
India’s migration wave is reshaping Brisbane’s housing market
Nearly one million India-born residents now live in Australia, concentrating in Brisbane's outer suburbs where multi-generational households compete for larger family homes.
