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Amidst simmering tensions, India-Bangladesh consular dialogue postponed

This would have been the fifth such consular dialogue and the first after the August 2024 uprising; postponement due to tensions over former PM Hasinas plan to return to Bangladesh next month

12 Nov 2026 10:13 pm
U.S. envoys meet Putin at Kremlin following Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi

The talks produced no visible breakthrough in ending the nearly five years of large-scale hostilities, which began on February 24, 2022, after the fighting initially started in 2014 in eastern Ukraine

12 Nov 2026 8:04 pm
Irans Guards say accident left two tankers on fire in Hormuz

Iranian forces have made multiple announcements in recent weeks of ships catching fire attempting to use routes that Tehran considers off-limits

12 Nov 2026 2:02 pm
Xi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stopped

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite Taipei's strong rejection of that claim, and has repeatedly offered a one country, two systems model of autonomy

12 Nov 2026 12:07 pm
U.S. Defence Secretary Hegseth, staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

As the group broke from taking photos, a loud laugh could be heard, and the soldier guarding the tomb shouted that all visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times

12 Nov 2026 11:11 am
At least two people dead, many feared trapped as building collapses in NYC

The building that collapsed had been perched at the edge of a lot where another one-story building had been torn down for a construction project

12 Nov 2026 8:07 am
Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction

Former President Bill Clinton and former Vice-President Kamala Harris campaigned on Scott Colom's behalf in the campaign's closing weeks

12 Nov 2026 7:17 am
Brazil electoral court fines Meta, sees no deliberate election bias

Meta told the Court last month it had adopted measures to ensure equal treatment of the two campaigns

11 Nov 2026 7:14 pm
Himalayas agenda left off COP31 formal list as major blocs withhold support: Nepal Foreign Minister

Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the three countries would continue to face challenges in getting the issue formally recognised without the support of major countries

11 Nov 2026 12:09 pm
Liberia-flagged VLCC hit in Persian Gulf, six Indian seafarers aboard: Sarbananda Sonowal

Mr. Sonowal said four crew members sustained injuries in the attack, including one Indian national, who suffered minor injuries and has been safely taken ashore

11 Nov 2026 10:11 am
U.S. and China should stay clear-eyed on AI cooperation and competition, says Scott Bessent

Bessent, who will travel to China next week for U.S. President Donald Trumps third meeting this year with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said that he wanted to build a constructive relationship on the basis of balance and reciprocity

11 Nov 2026 8:15 am
Rubio says 'no need' to attack Iran as diplomacy gathers pace

Tehran said its offer to reopen Hormuz within two days if Washington agreed to a raft of conditions remained on the table

11 Nov 2026 8:06 am
U.S. House Oversight Committee criticises Trump administration over release of Epstein records

The 137-page report, released by the GOP-controlled committee, comes nearly a year after Congress passed and President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act

11 Nov 2026 7:11 am
U.S. judge says Trumps $10 billion BBC defamation case can proceed

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz in Florida declined to throw out Mr. Trumps defamation claim against the BBC, saying Mr. Trump had plausibly alleged that the broadcaster damaged his reputation and knew or should have known the clip was misleading

11 Nov 2026 6:06 am
U.S. Army member arrested in U.K. for alleged Russian links

The U.K. authorities said the investigation was not linked to other ongoing counterterrorism investigations

11 Nov 2026 5:05 am
U.S. charges three Iranian operatives over U.K. airbase plot

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani allegedly helped plan and direct the September incident at Britains RAF Fairford airbase

11 Nov 2026 4:39 am
NMDC said to be in talks with Russias Rosatom over lithium investments

Rosatom and Russian miner Nornickel, however, are developing the countrys largest lithium deposit through their PolarLithium joint venture, with commercial production expected to begin by 2030

10 Nov 2026 11:17 pm
Israeli forces shoot dead 14-year-old in West Bank: Palestinian officials

The Israeli military, asked by AFP about the incident, said on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) it had acted to hwart stone-hurling and terrorist attacks in the area.

10 Nov 2026 10:15 pm
Iran rejects Frances baseless accusations on cyberattack

Hundreds of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators and freezers, forcing many to throw away entire inventories of perishable food

10 Nov 2026 8:07 pm
Explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh: AFP journalists

AFP journalists heard the blasts, and residents received an alert on their mobile phones instructing them to take shelter due to an aerial threat

10 Nov 2026 2:14 pm
What are the eight Articles of impeachment filed against U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth?

Representative Thomas Massie, backed by lawmakers including Ro Khanna, has introduced eight Articles of Impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the House; heres what you should know about them

10 Nov 2026 2:03 pm
UFC chief Dana White declines Donald Trump's White House job offer

Dana White visited the White House on November 9, and Donald Trump brought him out for a chaotic news conference in the James Brady Briefing Room

10 Nov 2026 10:14 am
France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges

The October 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of Frances supermarkets

10 Nov 2026 9:01 am
Trump says resumption of war with Iran 'highly unlikely'

Iran continues to at least partly block traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which has dented oil supplies out of the Gulf.

9 Nov 2026 10:16 pm
Houthi rebels say at least 44 killed in airstrike near Yemeni capital

Al-Asbahi said rescue teams were still searching the area for missing people, raising fears that the death toll could rise.

9 Nov 2026 9:08 pm
Trump to meet Iran war mediator Qatar, no imminent deal seen to end war

Mutual attacks continue, with the U.S. striking Iran's Qeshm island overnight, according to Iranian state media, and Iran attacking tankers in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz this month while its Yemeni Houthi allies have hit Saudi Arabia

9 Nov 2026 6:12 pm
Untangling Nvidia chief Jensen Huangs Chinese spy connection

Nvidia said that it was investigating its Mr. Huang after he told the board he had been intimate with a customer, Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy, per a report by New York Times

9 Nov 2026 2:12 pm
Krakow shooting suspect dies: Poland police

The gunman was wounded in a shootout with police and had been in critical condition in hospital

9 Nov 2026 12:05 pm
Iran security chief rejects moving enriched uranium out of country

Not even a tiny bit of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran; such materials constitute a major asset and national wealth for the Iranian people, intended for use within the country, says Mr. Rezaei, Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council

21 Oct 2026 3:32 am
Iran must cut enrichment to end war, U.S. Vice-President Vance says

J.D. Vance, in an interview, said the U.S. was in talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. But it was unclear how much authority they wield within Irans power structure, he said

17 Oct 2026 1:49 am
With 15% seats in government colleges allocated to NRI quota, demand for management seats drops in private colleges

As many as 656 management quota seats remained vacant in private medical colleges

8 Oct 2026 10:02 pm
Chemistry Nobel 2026 awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

The duo was recognised for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis

7 Oct 2026 3:22 pm
Special Enrichment programme expanded to 445 schools in Keralam

The initiative is aimed at supporting students who face educational setbacks owing to geographical difficulties and mental stress, says General Education Minister N. Samsudheen

28 Sep 2026 9:14 pm
NRI University students win global quantum technology challenge

Team wins WISER Vanguard Global Challenge with THRINETRA, a project focused on quantum technology for workforce optimisation

25 Sep 2026 6:33 pm
Column | Dont hate on NRIs

Do you think we are all sitting in AC rooms and judging India?

11 Sep 2026 4:36 pm
Champat Rais article on Nripendra Misras role in Ayodhya temple construction sparks controversy

Mr. Misra says there is nothing negative or controversial in the article; it isnt Rai vs. Misra, it is Modi vs. Bhagwat, says Congress

21 Aug 2026 9:12 pm
Pravasi trust calls for tapping NRI savings for Keralas growth

In its memorandum to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, the trust suggests raising funds from NRKs for the proposed high-speed railway between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod through a secured, redeemable and tax-free non-convertible bond

13 Aug 2026 12:33 am
Air India captain's confirmatory drug test positive for marijuana, say TV channels

Earlier in the day, India's Ministry of Civil Aviation summoned Air India CEO Campbell Wilson over the incident, which involved an Airbus A320neo aircraft

12 Aug 2026 8:09 pm
Panel asks government if India will push de-dollarisation agenda at BRICS summit

Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs raise questions on local currency trade, U.S. dominance in global financial institutions, and Indias position on a BRICS currency

12 Aug 2026 7:58 pm
Govt. ready to collaborate with Indian Army to encourage youth to attend recruitment drives: CM

CM assures General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command

12 Aug 2026 7:41 pm