Modi’s call for sacrifice
With crude oil prices elevated above $105 a barrel amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Narendra Modi has asked his 1.4bn fellow citizens to consume less. In a speech…
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India’s Dramatic Power Shift: New Stars, Old Bastions Fall
In a week that has reshaped India’s political map, assembly elections across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry have produced decisive verdicts. While all results matter, the most…
India, Vietnam Elevate Ties to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Target $25 Bln Trade by 2030
India and Vietnam elevated their bilateral ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on Wednesday and set an ambitious target of $25 billion in annual trade by 2030, as Vietnamese…
Assembly polls 2026: The lotus in full bloom
A saffron wave has swept through West Bengal, handing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) its first government in the eastern state and marking one of the most dramatic shifts in…
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Nepal stakes claim on Lipulekh, India calls it ‘untenable’
Nepal has objected to India and China routing this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh Pass, claiming the strategic Himalayan route lies on its territory, a move India has…
Saints of the flame: Rajasthan ascetics ready to renounce earthly life for a sacred grove
In the blistering heat of Rajasthan’s Dudu district, a group of Hindu seers have chosen fire and fasting over comfort. Since 15 April, saints of the Dadu sect at Bhairana…
RLM ramps up organisational polls in Bihar to bolster base
Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) has intensified efforts to strengthen its organisation in Bihar, appointing a state election officer as it prepares for internal polls amid recent electoral gains.…
Pakistan and China: small steps in a grand embrace
On May 1st, in the balmy southern Chinese city of Sanya, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan watched officials from both countries sign a joint-venture agreement and two memorandums of…
A costly journey to Mecca
The Hajj is meant to be a profoundly spiritual affair: a once-in-a-lifetime submission to the divine, stripped of worldly vanities. This year, however, the path to Mecca has acquired an…
Two Jewish Men Stabbed in North London Neighborhood, Police Declare Terrorist Incident
Two Jewish men were stabbed Wednesday morning in Golders Green, a north London neighborhood known for its large Orthodox Jewish population, in an attack that police have formally declared a…
King Charles III Urges Unity in Address to U.S. Congress During Historic State Visit
Standing before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Tuesday, Charles III used a rare appearance by a British monarch to emphasise the enduring alliance between Britain and…
Violence surges in Colombia’s southwest as rebel attacks intensify before presidential poll
A series of explosive and drone strikes in Colombia’s volatile southwestern departments has left at least 21 people dead and deepened fears over public security as the country approaches a…
India and New Zealand sign landmark free trade agreement in New Delhi
India and New Zealand signed a comprehensive free trade agreement in New Delhi on Monday, delivering duty-free access for 100 per cent of Indian exports to New Zealand while granting…
The Man Who Tried to Crash the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
By the time the first champagne flutes hit the carpet at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, Cole Tomas Allen was already on the floor, shirtless and handcuffed, his face…
Trump’s defiant response: “They can’t stop me”
Donald Trump has cast the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as further proof that “they can’t stop me”, in a series of robust statements to reporters and…
Gunfire erupts outside White House Correspondents’ Dinner ballroom as Trump and senior officials are rushed to safety
A gunman armed with a shotgun, a handgun and several knives stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night, triggering gunfire that sent President…
Mali junta rocked as al-Qaida militants and Tuareg separatists launch major coordinated attacks on Bamako and northern cities
Islamist militants linked to al-Qaida and Tuareg separatists carried out one of the largest coordinated assaults in Mali in more than a decade on Saturday, striking the capital Bamako, its…
Indian authorities warn travellers of harsh new drug penalties in Maldives, including possible death sentence
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau has issued a strong advisory cautioning citizens travelling to the Maldives that even small quantities of prohibited drugs can now trigger severe punishment under the island…
A hellhole of a row
Donald Trump’s fondness for social media has once again tested the patience of America’s friends. On this occasion, it was India’s turn to take offence. The president reposted remarks by…
Trump authorises U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” Iranian mine-laying boats in Strait of Hormuz escalation
President Donald Trump has ordered the United States Navy to “shoot and kill” any small vessels seen laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating a months‑long standoff in…