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August 20, 2025 2:44 PM

India extends greetings to Hungary on State Foundation Day

Hungary commemorates its ‘State Foundation Day’ every year on 20 August, which is one of the most important national celebrations in the country’s history, marking the foundation of the Hungarian state. The day holds immense cultural, historica...

August 20, 2025 1:43 PM

As Netanyahu expands Gaza war, some reservists grow more disillusioned

As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in Gaza, a measure of how the country's mood has changed in the nearly two-year-old conflict is the discontent evident among some reservists being called up to serve once again. Shortly after the October 7, 20...

August 20, 2025 1:13 PM

How a Ukrainian designer helped Zelenskiy dress for Trump diplomacy

When Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy a new black suit last Friday, it included a small detail. A back vent on the back inched it closer to a civilian suit, compared to the military outfits the president has favoured thro...

August 20, 2025 5:02 PM

Early findings show military drone fell in Poland, prosecutor says

An object that fell and exploded in a corn field in eastern Poland was a military drone, according to the preliminary findings of an investigation, a Polish prosecutor said on Wednesday. Poland has been on high alert for objects entering its airspac...

August 20, 2025 12:24 PM

NCERT launches modules on Operation Sindoor, calls it a saga of courage

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday introduced new modules on Operation Sindoor, describing it as a “military success, a technological breakthrough, and a political message rolled into one.” The modules, ...

August 20, 2025 12:15 PM

Evicted Afghan refugees huddle in Islamabad park, dreading return home

NDA's candidate CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential elections in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, Kiren Rijiju and Arju...

August 20, 2025 9:56 AM

Musk quietly puts brakes on plans for new political party, WSJ says

Billionaire Elon Musk is quietly putting the brakes on plans to start his new political party, telling allies he wants to focus on his companies, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the plans. Musk unveiled the '...

August 20, 2025 9:47 AM

Humble coconut oil turns into a luxury on rising demand, shrinking output

Prices of coconut oil are surging in Asia, where top consumer India leads the charge with a tripling in two years, as supply shortages and booming demand for the nutrient-rich water enclosed within turn the kitchen staple into a premium product. The...

August 20, 2025 9:37 AM

EAM Jaishankar to co-chair 26th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission session in Moscow today

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will co-chair the 26th session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Moscow on Wednesday. The session aimed at ...

August 19, 2025 8:44 PM

Trump says Putin ‘tired’ of war, but possible he doesn’t want to make a deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to "be good" and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible the Russian president doesn't want to make a deal. "I don't think it's going t...

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