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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on Wednesday. It will bring together over 600 exhibitors, 300 International Companies and delegations from more than 40 countries. The exhibition will feature six country pavilions and twelve State Government pavilions, along with a dedicated Startup Pavilion. SEMICON []

Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Monday after new Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf compounded supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline. Brent crude futures rose 2.77% to $107.51 per barrel, while WTI futures climbed 2.27% to $102.32 per barrel. Oil prices []

U.S. President Donald Trumps envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are headed to Moscow and then Kyiv as part of a renewed diplomatic to push for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking to reporters on September 4, President Trump said the envoys are carrying a concrete proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war []

U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that the United States may hit Irans Pickaxe Mountain very soon. Pickaxe Mountain, located near Irans heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is a heavily fortified site that hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes. President Trump said the U.S. was carrying out intermittent strikes but said they are not fighting []

The United Nations has warned that the world is on track to cross the 1.5C global warming limit within the next few years, urging governments to take faster action against climate change. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said extreme heat, wildfires and deadly floods are signs of the growing risks from a warming planet. Guterres called []

After a long meeting headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Siliguri with all the stakeholders of the hill areas of West Bengal today, a decision has been made to form an intermediary committee headed by former IPS officer Pankaj Singh to solve all the problems permanently in connection with the hills in North []

The government imposed restrictions on the manufacturing, sale and distribution of all fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride for children below four years of age. The Health Ministry, in a notification, mandated a clear warning that these medicines shall not be used in children below four years of age, in a significant []