Month: August 2026

Trump’s new economic squeeze on Iran has big challenge: China

August 26, 2026 admin

The “economic onslaught” that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared on Iran’s financial connections around the world may have one major caveat, says China. Beijing is Iran’s biggest trading partner and its leading oil buyer. While the U.S. is trying to isolate the Islamic Republic from its remaining economic partners, President Donald Trump is also…

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‘Kanda Express’ to bring onions to Delhi; government to sell onions at ₹35/kg

August 26, 2026 admin

Union government will sell onions at ₹35 per kg in the national capital, a discount of around 36% from the prevailing average retail price, as it seeks to provide relief from high prices. File | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain New Delhi The Delhi government will procure onions and sugar from the Centre’s National Agricultural Cooperative…

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U.S. military says it struck vessel in the Caribbean, killing four

August 26, 2026 admin

U.S. forces strike a vessel in the Caribbean as part of operations against suspected narco-terrorist networks. (Screengrab) (X/@Southcom) The U.S. military said on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) that four people were killed in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, the latest in a series of attacks Washington says target “narco-terrorists”, but human rights…

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U.N. committee calls for addressing ‘hate speech’ and ‘hate crimes’ in India

August 26, 2026 admin

The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) said there had been an increase in incidents targeting Bengali-speaking Muslims. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The official Indian delegation at the 11th periodic review of the State of India by the UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) had “rejected” the findings of the Committee,…

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Suvendu vows to keep Mamata off the streets, TMC chairperson says not taking political sanyas

August 25, 2026 admin

After the defeat in the West Bengal Assembly polls 2026, Mamata Banerjee, who made her political mark as a ‘street-fighter ’, has not hit the streets often. Photo: TMC via ANI. Referring to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee interacting with her supporters through social media, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (August 24,…

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Pune tribal students’ protest enters 13th day as talks with Tribal Minister yield no breakthrough, say students

August 25, 2026 admin

The students’ protest at a government tribal boys’ hostel in Pune continued for the 13th day on Tuesday (August 25, 2026), a day after ten students met Tribal Minister Dr. Ashok Ramaji Uike at Mantralaya in Mumbai but failed to secure assurances on their demands. Vijay Waghmare, a Secretary in the Tribal Department, said that…

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Iran, Oman hold talks on managing Strait of Hormuz

August 25, 2026 admin

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi in Tehran, Iran, August 25, 2026. Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry via Reuters. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaid met Tuesday (August 25, 2026) with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Tehran to discuss a framework for managing ship traffic in the Strait of…

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When sea food edged out catch from river

August 25, 2026 admin

A community leader says encroachments, pollution, and lack of desilting of rivers have made them mere sewage carriers and garbage bins. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Until about four decades ago, people in Madras bought and consumed madava, keluthi, ooda, era, and nandu freshly caught from the city’s rivers and estuaries. You could hear fish mongers hawking out aloud “meen, ma, meen” urging the women…

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We’ve developed winning culture, hungry for more, says Harmanpreet ahead of Asia Cup, Asian Games

August 25, 2026 admin

Indian women cricketers are “hungry for more” after a string of impressive victories, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur saying a winning culture is taking shape as they head into the Asia Cup in the UAE and Asian Games in Japan. Fresh from winning the first-ever women’s Test match at Lord’s by defeating England last month, India…

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Village in Rae Bareli tense after mud smeared on Ambedkar’s statue

August 25, 2026 admin

Baburiha village under the Gadganj police station limits in Raebareli district remained tense on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) after unknown miscreants smeared mud and soot on a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the intervening night, sparking widespread anger among villagers. When villagers saw the condition of the statue in the morning, they demanded action…

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