by South Asian Star | Mar 3, 2026 | World
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) – India’s economic growth slowed in the October-December quarter as government spending and private investment eased, but the South Asian nation remained the world’s fastest growing major economy, helped by strong consumption. The...
by South Asian Star | Mar 3, 2026 | World
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Iranian-Canadian Farimehr Hakemzadeh thinks of one word when she reflects on the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran that led to the death Saturday of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Hope,” she says. “The...
by South Asian Star | Mar 3, 2026 | World
Omid Golabkesh dragged his suitcase down a long hallway marking the exit of the Kapikoy border crossing in eastern Turkey. He had nearly reached the end of an exhausting journey that included a 12-hour drive to the checkpoint from his home in Tehran. The border...
by South Asian Star | Mar 2, 2026 | World
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is already India’s third longest-serving Prime Minister and is easily the country’s most consequential leader since Jawaharlal Nehru. He has navigated India through myriad challenges and has likely contributed more to India’s...
by South Asian Star | Mar 2, 2026 | World
The U.S. and Israel continue to bombard Iran following the death of its supreme leader. At the same time, Iran is firing its own missiles at surrounding Gulf States and parts of the Middle East in retaliation. With both sides vowing to continue, people are questioning...
by South Asian Star | Mar 1, 2026 | World
Hundreds of thousands of stranded travellers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines on Sunday after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel.Tourists and business...
