Monday, August 17, 2026
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August 17, 2026 9:41 AM
Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave. Hamas officials wer...
August 17, 2026 9:24 AM
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday, following attacks on tankers, while U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the Middle East conflict stalled. Five commodity vessels transited the strait on Saturday, with none...
August 17, 2026 9:25 AM
Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia, killing at least 53, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday. They added that more than 130 people had been injured, many w...
August 17, 2026 9:21 AM
More than 180,000 utility customers remained without power across Hawaii on Sunday afternoon after Hurricane Lala brushed the Big Island before being downgraded to a tropical storm. Some 183,123 customers across Hawaii were without power as of 3...
August 17, 2026 9:10 AM
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will organise the 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony and the 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi ...
August 17, 2026 9:06 AM
Lakhs of devotees gathered at major Shiva temples across the country on the third Monday of Sawan, which coincided with Nag Panchami, offering prayers and water to Lord Shiva amid tight security arrangements. In Varanasi, a massive crowd of devotees...
August 17, 2026 8:55 AM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 944 development projects worth ₹5,755 crore across 15 districts of Rajasthan. The projects were unveiled during an event in Chittorgarh, where Shah also unv...
August 17, 2026 8:50 AM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 954 development works worth ₹6,453 crore across 17 districts of Rajasthan. Addressing a gathering in Alwar, Shah said empowering the youth, poor, farmers and wo...
August 17, 2026 8:29 AM
Asian shares drifted sideways on Monday while investors kept a wary eye on oil prices, which notched sizeable gains last week as the lack of progress towards ending the Iran war kept inflation risks tilted to the upside. Progress towards peace talks...
August 17, 2026 8:19 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" 10 days of joint military exercises with South Korea as they were about to get underway, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul's refusal to take part in actions...
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