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September 1, 2025 12:07 PM

China’s Xi unveils vision for new global order at security forum

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members to leverage their "mega-scale market" on Monday, while unveiling his ambition for a new global security and economic order that poses a challenge to the United States. The ...

August 31, 2025 4:35 PM

Thousands in Australia march against immigration, government condemns rally

Thousands of Australians joined anti-immigration rallies across the country on Sunday that the centre-left government condemned, saying they sought to spread hate and were linked to neo-Nazis. March for Australia rallies against immigration were hel...

August 31, 2025 8:36 AM

Prime Minister of Yemen’s Houthi-run government killed in Israeli strike

The prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government and several other ministers were killed in an Israeli strike on the capital Sanaa, the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council said on Saturday, in the first such attack to kill senior official...

August 30, 2025 3:24 PM

Social security net widens: Govt plans cover for gig, platform workers under e-Shram, Ayushman Bharat

India’s gig economy — projected to employ 2.35 crore workers by 2029-30 — is set to receive a significant social security boost with the government pushing measures to extend healthcare and welfare benefits to platform-based workers. According...

August 29, 2025 6:48 PM

Daruma doll: PM Modi receives ‘unique’ gift during Japan visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day official visit to Japan (August 29–30) for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, was presented with a traditional Daruma doll on Friday. The gift was offered by the Chief Priest of Darumaji Temple, R...

August 29, 2025 6:15 PM

India, Japan set 10-year roadmap with focus on security, innovation, and $65 billion investment target

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Friday unveiled a comprehensive 10-year roadmap aimed at deepening strategic, economic, and technological cooperation between India and Japan. The announcement came after wi...

August 29, 2025 11:39 AM

India Japan ties: A friendship forged through centuries

India and Japan’s relations, elevated to a ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’, date back centuries. It is a relationship marked by a civilizational connection, as Buddhism spread from India to the world. According to the Ministry of For...

August 28, 2025 10:44 PM

PM Modi embarks on two-day visit to Japan for 15th India-Japan annual summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed from New Delhi on Thursday for a two-day official visit to Japan, from August 29 to 30, to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. This is his first standalone visit to Japan in nearly seven years. The visit ...

August 28, 2025 7:02 PM

Iran’s ambassador, leaving Sydney after expulsion, decries ‘lies’

Iran ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi, arriving at Sydney Airport before an expulsion deadline, on Thursday rejected as "lies" Australia's accusation that Tehran had directed antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, . Australia gave ...

August 28, 2025 4:00 PM

The ‘land swap’ that wasn’t: Inside Trump’s frantic dash for Ukraine peace

Shortly after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow on August 6, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered major news to Donald Trump: The Russian president was prepared to offer significant territorial concessions to end his war in Ukraine. Following W...

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