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A string of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels in the Black Sea this month, off the coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria, has some members of the alliance wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking escalation to test their support for Ukraine in its war against Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Also…
Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery on Thursday (October 16, 2026), abandoning a brief truce involving energy-related targets that it said Moscow did not heed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The drone strike started a fire at the refinery about 300 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of…
Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), in Bengaluru. The agreement lays out efforts to further the transit of air cargo between southern India and Canada, and particularly when it comes to supporting growing industries in the two regions, as well as the goal of developing direct air service between Bengaluru and Vancouver. | Photo Credit: File photo…
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File photo of Union Finance Minister NIrmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (October 16, 2026) expressed hope that the India-U.S. trade agreement would be concluded at the earliest, in the interest of global trade and bilateral economic ties between the two countries. “I think recently the Indian…
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Loss-making Air India has set up a multi-disciplinary team to identify cost-saving opportunities, with the new CEO Tewolde Gebremariam urging the staff to embed a mindset of frugality and accountability in all their works. Mr. Gebremariam, who officially took over the reins as CEO and MD on October 1, told the employees this week that…
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The twin towers of the Chander Kunj Army Apartment Complex at Vyttila in Kochi. (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The handover of 208 apartments in towers ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the Chander Kunj Army apartment complex at Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, Kochi, to the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) for demolition remains stalled after…
Four people died on Indonesia’s Java island fighting the blazes that have been sending toxic smoke across Southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge of respiratory complaints in the region, authorities said on Friday (October 16, 2026). The impact of the months-long fires has prompted Singapore’s leader to vow legal action against any companies…
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A most-wanted fraudster accused of irregularities in U.S. government schemes has been extradited from India, the Department of Justice has said. Manjeet Singh Bedi, who was arrested in India last month, was brought back to the U.S. on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) night, Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd said. Mr. Bedi will appear before…
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Pakistan’s parliament on Thursday (October 15, 2026) endorsed the federal government’s decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province previously governed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Opposition lawmakers protested during a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate, carrying placards with slogans such as…
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file image for representation | Photo Credit: kuwaitairways.com The Kuwait Airways flight that was grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday (October 15, 2026) after it was suspected to have hit a bird returned to Kuwait on Friday. According to airport sources, the aircraft reported technical issues after it was suspected to have hit a…