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India's Petroleum Product Exports Rise 8% in July as Diesel Shipments Drive Growth
India's exports of petroleum products rose approximately 8% year-on-year in July, driven primarily by increased diesel shipments, according to government trade data. The figures…
From Washing Utensils in Kolkata to a Career-Best 167: Shahbaz Ahmed's Cricketing Ascent
Bengal all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed produced a career-best 167 in a domestic fixture this week, completing a remarkable arc that began more than a decade…
Nearly One Million Indians Trapped in US Green Card Backlog as Wait Times Projected to Span Generations
Close to one million Indian nationals are caught in the United States' employment-based green card backlog, accounting for roughly seventy-nine percent of all applicants…
India's First Bullet Train Project Costs Nearly Double to Rs 2.1 Lakh Crore
The estimated cost of India's first bullet train corridor, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, has risen from an initial Rs 1.1 lakh crore…
Anthropic Tells San Francisco Employees to Work Remotely Amid Reported Security Guard Labor Dispute
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of large language models, has instructed employees at its San Francisco headquarters to work from…
Convicted Bosnian Serb War Criminal Ratko Mladic Dies at 84 in UN Custody
Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War, died at age 84 on…
Honey, I Shrunk the Wine: Why Miniature Bottles Are Big Again
Miniature wine bottles, once relegated to the dusty corners of aeroplane amenity kits and overlooked hotel minibars, are experiencing an unexpected commercial revival across…
Three Bodies Recovered from Gandak River in Maharajganj as Nepal Flash Floods Claim Lives Along India-Nepal Border
Three bodies have been recovered from the Gandak River in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district as flash floods originating in Nepal's Rasuwa district continue to…
2 Pilots From Gujarat, Karnataka Killed in Training Aircraft Crash Near Kanpur
Two pilots were killed on Tuesday when a training aircraft crashed near a civil aerodrome in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, according to initial reports from…
Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Sand Mining in Ken River Alongside Chambal Gharial Sanctuary Case
New Delhi — The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear a plea alleging illegal sand mining along the Ken River in Madhya…
Jharkhand Man Stranded in Flood-Hit Nepal, Family Appeals to Centre for Assistance
A man from Jharkhand has been stranded in flood-ravaged Nepal, with his family urging the Indian government to step in and help bring him…
Punjab and Haryana High Court Acquits Four Men in Sonipat Sisters Rape-Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted four men convicted in connection with the rape and murder of two sisters in Sonipat district,…
Karnataka Suspends Two Government School Teachers for Participating in RSS Marches
Two government school teachers in Karnataka's Yadgir district have been suspended for taking part in marches organized by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a…
Nepal Floods Put Uttar Pradesh on High Alert as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Monitors Transboundary Threat
The Uttar Pradesh government has placed districts along the Nepal border on high alert and activated emergency response protocols after severe flooding in the…
Uttar Pradesh Activates Disaster Control Room, Issues Helpline 1070 as Nepal Floods Raise Cross-Border Concerns
The Uttar Pradesh government has activated a dedicated state control room and issued the emergency helpline number 1070 in response to severe flooding in…
Himachal Pradesh to Deny Approval to Water-Guzzling, Polluting Industries Near Nalagarh Facility
The Himachal Pradesh government has announced a sweeping new policy that will deny environmental approvals to industries deemed water-intensive or significantly polluting, with immediate…
Three UK Airports Hit by Cyber-Attack, Data of 8.7 Million Customers Accessed
A cyber-attack on the operator of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports has exposed the personal data of approximately 8.7 million customers, the…
Tottenham Find Their Footing as Celtic Collapse and Villa's Uneven Form Raises Questions – Football Weekly Review
Tottenham Hotspur collected a win in continental competition while Celtic absorbed a damaging European defeat and Aston Villa's stop-start opening to the season drew…
PSG to Face Barcelona, Manchester City and Aston Villa in Champions League as Draw Made
Paris Saint-Germain will face Barcelona, Manchester City and Aston Villa during the 2026-27 Champions League league phase, the draw conducted on Wednesday confirmed, setting…
Mamdani Opposes RSS, Says He Has No Authority to Cancel Bhagwat's Madison Square Garden Event
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly opposed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and stated he does not support an upcoming event featuring…
H1N1 in India: A seasonal surge, not a new strain, says ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed that the current rise in H1N1 influenza cases across multiple Indian states represents a seasonal…
From vibrant pookkalams to traditional feasts, Keralites around the globe celebrate Thiruvonam
Keralite communities across continents marked Thiruvonam, the most auspicious day of the Onam festival, on September 5, 2026, with traditional pookkalams, elaborate vegetarian feasts…
Chennai's Seafood Heritage Shifts as Marine Catches Overtake River and Estuary Fisheries
As Chennai marks another Madras Day, a historical transformation in the city's seafood traditions has come into sharp focus: marine catches have increasingly displaced…
Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal Declines to Choose Between India and China, Citing Structural Economic Ties
Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has publicly rebuffed pressure to align Kathmandu exclusively with either of its two powerful neighbors, deploying a striking domestic…