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South Asia

Indian states suffer power cuts as coal stocks shrink

India's eastern states of Jharkhand and Bihar state, and north western Rajasthan were among the worst affected, an analysis of daily load despatch data from federal grid regulator POSOCO showed

Thoughts

State, corporations and surveillance: Striking the right balance

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold Palestinian flags, as they attend a protest in London, Britain, May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

South Asia

India bats for 'independent, democratic' state of Palestine, seeks end to conflict

A top shot of Dhaka city. The photo was taken from the Gulshan area in the capital. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh

Bangladesh emerging as top influential regional state: David Brewster

Shopkeepers wait to open their stores at a market area after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Coronavirus chronicle

Experts urge India's richest state to gear up for third wave of Covid-19

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. Photo: REUTERS

World+Biz

New York state mounts criminal probe of Trump Organization finances

Thoughts

With Putin’s latest crackdown, Russia is going dark

antiviral drug Remdesivir. Photo : BSS/AFP

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Embattled Indian state looks to Bangladesh pharmas for supplies of Remdesivir

Thoughts

When a state suffers from an image crisis

Thoughts

State capitalism: Where the state is a corporation

Analysis

Why the killing of Major Sinha is a fresh assault on the state

Court

Health ministry moves against HC order on refusal to treat patients

A man pulling another onboard an overcrowded ferry in Mawa. Thousands of people defied the social distance protocols and went on with the perilous journey towards their hometown ahead of Eid. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Analysis