On a recent Saturday in Ankara, tens of thousands of people marched through the city centre in support of Ozgur Ozel, the deposed leader of Turkiye’s main opposition party. They chanted against his predecessor, waved flags and ended their rally…
To the casual outsider, Hungary—or Magyarország, the Land of the Magyars—might seem like just another Central European country, sandwiched between Austria and Romania, known for Budapest’s thermal baths, potent pálinka, and perhaps a footballing past. Yet scratch the surface and…
Two centuries ago, Alabama was a raw, restless frontier on the edge of the young American republic. In the 1820s, shortly after achieving statehood in 1819, it was a land of fertile river valleys and dense forests, drawing ambitious settlers…
In the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi, where power, history, and privilege have long intertwined, one of India’s most storied institutions faces an uncertain future. The Delhi Gymkhana Club, nestled on a sprawling 27.3-acre plot at 2, Safdarjung Road adjacent to…
In the shadow of a war that began with thunderous American and Israeli strikes in late February, the Middle East finds itself in a familiar but perilous limbo. A fragile ceasefire, brokered in April largely through Pakistani mediation, holds—barely—while high-stakes…
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, has resigned, citing the need to care for her husband, who has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. The departure, effective June 30th, marks the latest turbulence…
Russia has wrapped up large-scale nuclear forces exercises involving land, sea and air components, conducted in coordination with its ally Belarus, as both countries signal resolve in the face of ongoing conflict with Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv. The…
On a clear Sunday morning in May, Kami Rita Sherpa once again stood at 8,848.86 metres, where the sky feels close enough to touch. At 56, the Sherpa mountaineer had just completed his 32nd ascent of Mount Everest — a…
In a significant show of defiance, more than 25,000 landless squatters from 22 districts marched through the streets of Butwal in southern Nepal on Sunday, turning what was once a local grievance into a national political challenge for Prime Minister…
In the polished corridors of Mumbai’s legal and philanthropic world, a discreet but intense struggle is unfolding over one of India’s most storied institutions. On Friday evening, the Maharashtra State Charity Commissioner ordered the Tata Trusts to postpone a crucial…
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 on May 10th, the prime minister urged Indians to revive…
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 compelling stories have emerged from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal,…
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 President To Lam held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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 Indian politics in years. As results and trends trickled in…
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 firmly rejected as “untenable” and not based on historical facts.…
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 Dham, a revered 500-year-old site linked to the Bhakti saint…
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. The party’s national Election Officer, Pramod Kumar Suman — who…
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 understanding. The pacts cover construction machinery, animal vaccines and medical…
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 unwelcome material edge. A sharp surge in aviation fuel prices,…
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 terrorist incident.The victims, aged 76 and 34, suffered stab wounds…
