Russia has agreed to take in around 70,000 Indian skilled workers this year. Most will fill roles in construction and logistics. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shared this update on Saturday while briefing a parliamentary consultative committee on India-Russia relations.…
The Election Commission of India is conducting a nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, an exercise that has triggered sharp political controversy, street protests and demands for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. At its core, the…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday that her government will shortly table a measure placing a legal maximum on the number of foreign pupils in each Italian classroom, banning the burqa and niqab in schools, and requiring parents…
US Vice President J D Vance has written to the Environmental Protection Agency’s acting inspector general Nicole N Murley, demanding demanded an investigation into “who knew what, and when” about public-health risks after the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine,…
After a month of student unrest forced an education minister from office, the country’s leaders have taken to Instagram with the zeal of mid-life converts to TikTok. In the sticky heat of a Delhi July, thousands of young Indians—many styling…
On a cloudy Saturday in July, a rocket named after the father of India’s space programme lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and reached orbit on its first attempt. Vikram-1, developed by the Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has resigned after just one year in the post. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the change on Sunday, triggering the resignation of the entire government and sparking fresh speculation about Kyiv’s direction amid the ongoing war…
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday said that the alleged embezzlement of donation at Ram temple in Ayodhya had “deeply hurt” the sentiments of Ram devotees and all of the society, and called for stringent punishment for those guilty.…
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday called on party workers in Telangana to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots and launch an extensive door-to-door campaign ahead of the upcoming municipal elections, asserting that only the BJP…
In the high-stakes drama of British politics, few phrases carry as much weight as “Enter Andy Burnham.” As of mid-June 2026, this signals not merely the return of a familiar face to the House of Commons but a pivotal challenge…
The United States and Iran have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding to bring an immediate end to their recent military conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the…
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America have jointly agreed in good faith on the following:
Early data from the investigation into Monday’s catastrophic loss of a B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base suggests the aircraft plunged towards the desert floor at nearly a mile a minute after a sharp, low-altitude turn shortly after takeoff,…
A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress has come down shortly after taking off from the vast desert runways of Edwards Air Force Base, triggering an urgent emergency response on Monday afternoon local time. The incident happened took place 11:20 a.m.…
Killing of three Indian merchant sailors by US forces in the Gulf has triggered a widespread outarge across India and sharp criticism of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The incident, which occurred late on Friday, has escalated diplomatic tensions between…
In the early weeks of what has become the Middle East’s most destructive conflict in a generation, Qatar quietly reached out to its Iranian neighbours. According to security officials cited by The Washington Post, Doha proposed a discreet understanding: Iran…
Three Indian seafarers lost their lives when US forces struck the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on 10 June, an incident that has thrust India’s large maritime workforce into the volatile centre of US-Iran tensions and…
A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s eye-watering $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, dealing a sharp setback to one of the administration’s signature efforts to reshape skilled immigration. In a ruling issued on Monday in Boston,…
In an age obsessed with treating illness, Dr Aakanksha Gupta argues that we have forgotten a more important skill — recognising the body’s warnings before disease takes hold. The modern world has become remarkably efficient at responding to health crises.…
On the evening of 3 May 2026, hours after 2.27 million students sat India’s National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG), a chemistry tutor in Rajasthan opened a PDF that was already circulating through coaching circles and WhatsApp groups. Labelled as “guess paper”,…
