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August 1, 2025 10:27 AM

PM Modi invites citizens to share ideas for Independence Day speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited citizens across the country to share their ideas and suggestions for this year’s Independence Day address. In a post on X, PM Modi urged the public to contribute their thoughts via the open forums on ...

July 31, 2025 10:20 AM

Trump hits Brazil with tariffs, sanctions but key sectors excluded

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped a 50% tariff on most Brazilian goods to fight what he has called a "witch hunt" against former President Jair Bolsonaro, but softened the blow by excluding sectors such as aircraft, energy and ora...

July 30, 2025 4:55 PM

Skilled Workforce Drives India’s Rise as the World’s Leading Remittance Recipient

Thanks to the demographic dividend, with 65% of India’s population being under 35 years of age, and India being the largest provider of human resources in the world, with the largest pool of STEM graduates (STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, a...

July 30, 2025 3:49 PM

Modi govt has corrected Nehru’s mistakes on Indus Water Treaty: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday asserted in the Rajya Sabha that the Modi government has corrected the “historical mistakes” made by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), stating that the agr...

July 30, 2025 12:36 PM

India’s space programme soars to new heights with bold missions and global partnerships

From launching a modest sounding rocket in 1963 to becoming a key player in global space exploration, India has come a long way. Today, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) stands at the forefront of innovation and scientific achievement, st...

July 30, 2025 3:37 PM

Tsunami waves reach Hawaii after huge quake rattles Russia’s Far East

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves of up to 5 metres (16 feet) nearby and sparked evacuation orders as far away as Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday. The shallow earthqua...

July 30, 2025 12:07 AM

J.D. Vance tried to call me four to five times on May 9, but I did not pick up his calls: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that he did not take phone calls from US Vice President J.D. Vance on May 9 as he was attending a key national security meeting. “The US Vice President tried calling me four to five times....

July 29, 2025 4:05 PM

Global hunger falls but conflict and climate threaten progress, UN says

The number of hungry people around the world fell for a third straight year in 2024, retreating from a COVID-era spike, even as conflict and climate shocks deepened malnutrition across much of Africa and western Asia, a U.N. report said on Monday. A...

July 29, 2025 4:05 PM

EU proposes curbs on Israel research funding over Gaza crisis

The European Union's executive body recommended on Monday curbing Israeli access to its flagship research funding programme after calls from EU countries to increase pressure on Israel to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Multiple EU countr...

July 29, 2025 11:36 AM

Trump says many are starving in Gaza, vows to set up food centres

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as Palestinians struggled to feed their children a day after Israel declared steps to improve supplies. As the de...

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