A newly issued United Nations world map has sparked debate in India after it showed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as areas lying between separate “Indian” and “Chinese” claim lines. The depiction comes days after India supported a UN resolution on fairer world maps, prompting New Delhi to...
Iran is preparing to impose a new layer of restrictions around one of the world’s most sensitive shipping routes, with its top security official warning that vessels entering a proposed maritime zone beyond...
The United States and Iran have exchanged fresh fire in West Asia, ending a brief lull in a war that has now lasted six months. The latest round of clashes began with U.S....
Lionel Messi has officially retired from international football, bringing an end to his 21-year journey with the Argentina national team. The 39-year-old confirmed the decision in an emotional Instagram post on August 31, 2026, saying...
India will announce the final details of its Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States only after Washington offers a preferential tariff rate that gives Indian exporters an advantage over competing countries,...
India’s economy expanded 7.8% in the April–June quarter of FY27 (Q1 FY27), faster than the 6.9% growth in the same period last year but slower than the 8.6% recorded in the previous quarter...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday that India remains in continuous touch with both Ukraine and Russia, working to develop ideas that could help de‑escalate and eventually end the war now in its fifth year.
Speaking in Warsaw after meeting Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, Jaishankar underlined New Delhi’s facilitative approach. He said India is not pushing a fixed formula but is trying to see whether suggestions from both sides can be shaped into practical steps that reduce fighting and move towards a ceasefire.
What Jaishankar said in Warsaw
Jaishankar told reporters that India has been in “continuous touch” with the Ukrainian and Russian sides and...
The PM CARES Fund received nearly ₹480 crore in donations during the financial year 2024–25, marking a reported 592% increase over the previous year....
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has clearly stated that it will not be privatisedand its importance will not be reduced, even as India opens up its space sector to greater private participation.
In a...
Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government have launched counterattacks against the Houthi rebels, with officials saying they aim to recapture the capital, Sanaa, more than a decade after the Iran-backed Houthis seized...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) should support, not substitute, human decision-making in India's judicial...
A new report from the United Nations University says the rapid rise of artificial intelligence could significantly increase the environmental cost of data centres...
On the outer wall of the Airavatesvara Temple in Tamil Nadu, a 12th-century stone carving shows a woman giving birth while standing upright, supported...
Sudan's devastating civil war has reached its fourth year, prompting a dire warning from the United Nations' top aid official. Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian...
In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely much higher. An overwhelming...
Gaza: On 4th January 2025, Israel has ordered the evacuation of two major hospitals in northern Gaza, the Indonesian Hospital and Al-Awda Hospital, as...