DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China. A meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has started in Beijing, Chinese state media report. Xi welcomed Putin to the Chinese capital onContinue Reading
India is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS nations on May 14-15 in a precursor to the 18th BRICS summit, which New Delhi will host in September. The meeting, which starts on Thursday morning, coincides with United States President Donald Trump’s three-day visit to Beijing for a stateContinue Reading
Five second-innings wickets by Nahid Rana allow Bangladesh to claim a maiden home Test victory against Pakistan in Dhaka. Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026 Pace bowler Nahid Rana has claimed five wickets as Bangladesh have trumped Pakistan by 104 runs in a rain-hit first Test after a thrillingContinue Reading
A Magnum Photos icon, Rai’s photographs preserved India’s memory through some of its pathbreaking events spanning decades. Published On 26 Apr 202626 Apr 2026 Internationally acclaimed photographer Raghu Rai, widely regarded as one of the foremost chroniclers of independent India, has died at the age of 83. The photographer’s familyContinue Reading
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan, as Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad. Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan On Saturday for talks with Iran, the White House has said, whileContinue Reading
India’s Foreign Ministry says comments by US radio host Michael Savage, circulated by Trump, are ‘uninformed’. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026 Comments shared by United States President Donald Trump referring to India as a “hellhole” were “in poor taste” and at odds with the countries’ relationship, an IndianContinue Reading
Waving a big Catla fish in his hands, Sharadwat Mukherjee went door to door canvassing for votes before Thursday’s election to the state legislature in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Mukherjee is a candidate from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which rules nationally but hasContinue Reading
Field Marshal Asim Munir leaves Tehran while Premier Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye amid hopes of another round of US-Iran talks. Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026 Pakistan’s army chief and the prime minister have wrapped up separate diplomatic visits aimed at advancing efforts to end the UnitedContinue Reading
Modern warfare has dramatically changed as we have seen from the Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts involving Gaza, India and Pakistan, and the recent US-Israeli strikes on Iran. At the center of this shift is an emerging global reliance on drone and missile technology as well as advanced air defense systems. Turkiye,Continue Reading
Islamabad, Pakistan – On April 11, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shook hands with United States Vice President JD Vance, guiding him to a seat for talks on the sidelines of the highest-level direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. At almost the same time, SaudiContinue Reading
