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Firefighters gather at the side of a food warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine on August 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine’s air force said on Thursday (August 20, 2026) that Russia had launched dozens of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, as well as…
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday (August 20, 2026) that it strongly opposed a U.S. report about transshipment and urged Washington to cease its “irresponsible accusations”. The report, released last week, said that the U.S. is losing annual tariff revenue of about $19 billion…
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A deadly mix of social media influence, cinematic inspiration, and unchecked access to smartphones is believed to have driven the alleged brutal murder of a 65‑year‑old man, reportedly plotted by his 13‑year‑old granddaughter and executed by three of her minor acquaintances in Alappuzha district, Keralam, according to the police. Investigators are now gathering scientific evidence…
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat salutes during the flag-hoisting ceremony at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur | Photo Credit: ANI Officials of a U.S. advisory body on religious freedom have called for sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked the American government not to extend diplomatic courtesies to its leaders or…
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat salutes during the flag-hoisting ceremony at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur | Photo Credit: ANI Officials of a U.S. advisory body on religious freedom have called for sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked the American government not to extend diplomatic courtesies to its leaders or…
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Globally, more than one in 10 adults now live with diabetes. If you have South Asian roots, that risk is even higher, and it hits earlier than it does in many other populations. In India alone, the number of people with diabetes is projected to reach 125 million by 2045. Yet, when scientists try to…
Photograph of Jinnah with Gandhi in 1944. | Photo Credit: British Library’s Digital Collection via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan will confer its highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, upon two Indian doctors who had kept the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness a secret in 1946. This was a year before Partition, which saw a…
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Lawyers stage a protest against the Chairman of Bar Council of India outside BCI office in New Delhi on August 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Days after the NALSAR students controversy, a group of lawyers on Thursday (August 20, 2026) staged a protest outside the office of the Bar Council of India…
U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor held a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) summoned U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker and lodged a “strong demarche” over remarks by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor regarding Jammu…
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The BJP on Thursday demanded the resignation of Pinarayi Vijayan as the Leader of Opposition in the Keralam Assembly following fresh revelations by the ED in its probe into the CMRL money laundering case involving his daughter T. Veena. BJP State vice president Shone George told reporters that the party’s stand is that Mr. Vijayan…