Men on a motorcycle drive past as Mannequins are displayed inside a reopened clothing store with blast-damaged windows, as rubble from a building destroyed in an Israeli strike is seen across the street, after the Israel-Lebanon deal, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on July 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amnesty International on Thursday (July 9,…
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia to the escalating conflict in West Asia, to new developments in the Sri Lanka prison clashes, we bring you the latest in this episode. We also look at the Navy’s Drishti-10 UAV that crashed near Gujarat, the controversy surrounding Argentina’s latest FIFA World Cup win, and other…
Policemen escort Lawrence Bishnoi at a court, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) said that between 2022 and 2026, jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi announced his intention “to murder S.K., a well-known Indian actor and television personality” to promote his “enterprise” and instill fear in the public. Though…
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, firefighters at the scene of a footwear factory fire in Jiangtou village, Chendai township of Jinjiang city, southeastern China’s Fujian province, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Xinhua via AP A fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday (July 9, 2026) killed…
As the number of dengue cases across the island rose last month, authorities appointed a military-led team to monitor the outbreak. File | Photo Credit: Reuters COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s University of Colombo has decided to move some lectures online amid the persisting dengue surge on the island, authorities said. The decision comes after the University of…
India and Australia on Thursday (July 9, 2026) sealed a raft of landmark pacts spanning civil nuclear energy, maritime security and critical minerals sectors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese reinforced the vital role of the bilateral partnership in ensuring a peaceful Indo-Pacific. The agreement on civil nuclear energy to…
Nigel Farage, who heads the right-wing Reform UK party, announced on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) that he was resigning as the MP for the English constituency of Clacton-on-Sea, only to quickly add that he would re-run in the ensuing byelection. Mr. Farage, a polarising figure with staying power, has survived a plane crash, a car…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a picture with the Governor-General of Australia, Sam Mostyn A.C., in Melbourne. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (July 9, 2026) met Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn and discussed “enduring” bilateral bonds, strong people-to-people ties and the strengthening of the “multifaceted partnership” between the two countries. Mr….
The story so far: On July 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced indictment against three Punjab-linked transnational organised crime syndicates operating across India, Canada, the United States and Europe. Among the most significant allegations is that Lawrence Bishnoi (33), a Punjab-born gangster currently lodged in a high-security prison in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and his…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. File photo | Photo Credit: AP A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the country, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced that 57% of Wellington’s exports to New Delhi would be “tariff-free from day one”. In a post on social…