SENSEX
NIFTY
GOLD
USD/INR

Weather

image 21    C

The Hindu

NRIs / The Hindu

IPL 2026 Countdown | Batting-heavy Sunrisers Hyderabad hopes to bowl rivals over

The franchise boasts some of the worlds best T20 batters; in the absence of regular skipper Cummins, medium-pacers Harshal and Unadkat must do the heavy lifting among bowlers

23 Mar 2026 12:12 am
Saudi Arabia orders Iranian military attache, four embassy staff to leave

Saudi Arabia has come under attack by hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones since the start of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the vast majority of which have been intercepted, authorities said

22 Mar 2026 10:16 pm
Russia claims control of border village in Ukraine's Sumy region

The Russian army has been trying to establish a uffer zone in the Sumy region for months, making small, localised breakthroughs across the border

22 Mar 2026 10:12 pm
Slovenians vote in tight race between liberals and populist right

At stake is Slovenias domestic and foreign agenda, where the outgoing government had focused on social and health reforms but delivered mixed results

22 Mar 2026 8:15 pm
Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank

The violence came as Israels government presses ahead with new settlements in the occupied West Bank

22 Mar 2026 4:12 pm
Ukraine launches more than 280 drones at Russia: Moscow

State news agency Tass reported that 283 drones in total had been intercepted, according to Russia's Defence Ministry

21 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
Iran ready to let Japanese vessels transit Strait of Hormuz, say reports

Tehran has started talks with Tokyo about possibly opening the strait, Mr. Araghchi told the Japanese news agency in a phone interview

21 Mar 2026 9:12 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israeli military says it is striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut; Trump says considering 'winding down' Iran war

The United States temporarily eased sanctions on Iranian oil shipments to stem a global supply crisis

21 Mar 2026 7:11 am
U.S. strike against alleged drug smugglers in eastern Pacific kills two, Coast Guard says

The survivor and remains were transferred to the Costa Rican Coast Guard, a Coast Guard spokesperson said

21 Mar 2026 12:44 am
Czechs investigate fire at warehouse after reports of anti-Israel group claiming responsibility

The company had previously said it was planning to open a center to develop and produce drones and train personnel in cooperation with Israeli Elbit Systems, a military technology company

20 Mar 2026 11:15 pm
Trump administration sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars

This lawsuit comes less than two months after President Trump said his administration was seeking $1 billion from Harvard to settle probes into school policies

20 Mar 2026 8:14 pm
Sri Lanka refused ground access to U.S. warplanes

Sri Lanka maintains close ties with the United States, its biggest export market, and Iran, which is a key buyer of tea, its main export commodity

20 Mar 2026 1:01 pm
Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices: International Energy Agency

The U.S-Israel war with Iran has driven up energy prices, causing concerns over inflation across the world

20 Mar 2026 12:13 pm
Judge rules U.S. government overreached with transgender health care declaration

Another federal judge in Boston on Monday (March 16, 2026) temporarily blocked several of Mr. Kennedy's vaccine policy changes

20 Mar 2026 12:04 pm
Netanyahu says Iran has lost Uranium enrichment capability after airstrikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles after weeks of US-Israeli airstrikes.

20 Mar 2026 10:11 am
Indonesian billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono dies at 86

The cause of death was not immediately clear. Alongside his brother Robert, Budi Hartono, Michael Hartono was worth an estimated $43.8 billion, according to Forbes in 2025, putting them at the top of Indonesia's rich list

20 Mar 2026 9:11 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump, Netanyahu differ on gas field attack; Iran fires at Israel after Netanyahu boasts of war gains

UAE authorities said they had dismantled a errorist network funded and operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran, and arrested its members

20 Mar 2026 7:16 am
Trump draws parallel between Pearl Harbor and U.S. strikes on Iran in meeting with Japanese PM

The Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, killed 2,390 Americans, and the U.S. declared war on Japan the next day

20 Mar 2026 5:09 am
Trump, Netanyahu split on gas field attack, raise questions about whether theyre in sync on war

The attack by Israel on the South Pars gas field prompted Iran to retaliate against energy infrastructure in other West Asian countries

20 Mar 2026 4:48 am
UAE says it dismantled 'terrorist network' funded by Iran and Hezbollah

According to the state news agency, the network was involved in money laundering, financing terrorism and threatening national security

20 Mar 2026 4:48 am
U.S. F-35 stealth fighter hit by suspected Iranian fire: reports

The United States has lost multiple aircraft during the conflict including three F-15s mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti forces, and a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq but none that are known to have been hit by Iranian fire

20 Mar 2026 2:08 am
Netanyahu claims Iran no longer has uranium enrichment capacity

Mr. Netanyahu did not provide evidence for his claim that Iran no longer had the capacity to enrich uranium

20 Mar 2026 12:53 am
Oil, power, and politics of disruption

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts a vital artery of the global economy, triggering price increases and turmoil in energy markets; as supply shocks reshape the geopolitics of energy, countries like India, the U.S., and Russia recalibrate strategies amid shifting oil flows and rising dependence

19 Mar 2026 11:08 pm
EU lawmakers vote to advance U.S. trade deal

Many lawmakers have complained the trade deal is one-sided, with the EU required to cut most import duties while the U.S. sticks to a broad rate of 15%

19 Mar 2026 10:11 pm
China calls killing of Irans Larijani, leaders unacceptable

We have always opposed the use of force in international relations. The acts of killing Iranian state leaders and attacking civilian targets are even more unacceptable, Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman said

19 Mar 2026 4:07 pm
Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to remain in power following Parliament vote

The leader of the Bhumjaithai Party garnered 293 votes, exceeding the required majority of the 498 members who attended the session in the House of Representatives

19 Mar 2026 1:04 pm
Russia-Ukraine peace talks paused amid Iran war: report

Izvestia said the Kremlin had confirmed the pause and that the Iran war could push Kyiv towards compromise.

19 Mar 2026 12:07 pm
Hong Kong's deadliest fire: Probe begins evidence hearings

Committee's lead lawyer Victor Dawes said the evidence showed that multiple factors came together to produce the disaster

19 Mar 2026 11:44 am
IPL 2026: Kishan to lead Sunrisers in Cummins absence

This marks a rare moment in IPL history, where every team features an Indian captain at least until Cummins regains full fitness, the last time being in the early stages of the 2019 edition

18 Mar 2026 7:53 pm
Sunrisers Leeds signing of Pakistans Abrar Ahmed sparks online outrage

The Sunrisers secured Ahmed for GBP 190,000 (approximately 2.34 crore) after a bidding war with the Trent Rockets

13 Mar 2026 12:09 pm
4 Mar 2026 6:39 pm
IAEA confirms entrances to Iran's Natanz enrichment plant were bombed

The underground Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) is one of Irans three uranium-enrichment plants that are known to have been operating when Israel and the United States carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last June

3 Mar 2026 4:30 pm
Hyderabad and Nalgonda to witness brief final phase of total lunar eclipse on March 3; moonrise expected at 6.22 p.m.

A lunar eclipse occurs on a full moon day when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earths shadow to fall on the lunar surface

2 Mar 2026 4:16 pm
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks estate over use of her stolen cells to advance medicine

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine

27 Feb 2026 4:44 pm
Iran says no country can deprive it of enrichment rights

Iran's nuclear programme is proceeding according to the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the countrys atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said

19 Feb 2026 6:51 pm
Review of Mariana Enriquezs Somebodys Walking on Your Grave, translated by Megan McDowell

Enriquez takes readers along on personal tours of 21 cemeteries

13 Feb 2026 11:52 am
NRIs hold 0.6% of all NSE listed companies, even as Budget 2026 hiked their limit to 10%

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the investment limit for NRIs to 10% when the demand to use even the 5% limit did not exist

10 Feb 2026 10:57 am
Iran rules out U.S. demand to end uranium enrichment during Oman talks, diplomat says

Irans missile capabilities were not discussed during the talks, said a regional diplomat, briefed by Tehran

7 Feb 2026 1:39 am
Kerala will press Centre to check flight cancellations, fare hikes affecting NRIs: Chief Minister

He says introducing a parallel or alternative flight arrangement by the Kerala government is not feasible at present and is therefore not under consideration

4 Feb 2026 4:13 pm
Mahati Kannan takes the Bharathanrithyam legacy forward

Her performance, for Krishna Gana Sabhas Pongal dance festival, stood out for its clarity and thoughtful choreography.

29 Jan 2026 5:31 pm
Tennis player Vijay Amritraj, five others named Padma award winners in Foreigner, NRI and OCI categories

Out of the 131 awardees this year, six persons are from the category of foreigners, NRI, PIO and OCI, according to a government statement published on January 25

25 Jan 2026 8:23 pm
NRI doctor-YouTuber Sangram Patil detained at Mumbai airport over defamation case

The BJP functionary, who filed the complaint, has alleged that Dr. Patil spread false information about the ruling party and made derogatory remarks against its leaders

12 Jan 2026 7:08 am