World news that matters to India: diplomacy, the subcontinent, trade, and global affairs through an Indian lens.
An experimental maglev train developed at Donghu Laboratory in Hubei province has reached 800 kmph from a standstill in 5.3 seconds on a 1-km test track, breaking its own world acceleration record…
Philadelphia police believe two of four missing women linked to a home in the Olney neighbourhood are dead. Video evidence from a hard drive found inside the Chew Avenue property led investigators…
Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Toronto on August 26 for a two-day trip to launch the inaugural Economic and Financial Dialogue with Canada. She will meet corporate leaders at an…
US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones and their components, citing national security. Drones weighing over 25 kg or with thermal imaging will face the…
Apple has sent fresh threat notifications to users in 110 countries, warning that their iPhones, iPads, or Macs may have been targeted by highly sophisticated 'mercenary spyware' capable of remote compromise. The…
Iran rejected US President Donald Trump’s statement that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the waterway could not…
Former super welterweight boxer Prichard Colón died on 13 August 2026, his father announced, nearly 11 years after a catastrophic brain injury during a 2015 bout. Colón, then unbeaten in 16 fights,…
अमेरिकी सेंट्रल कमांड (CENTCOM) ने यूएसएस अब्राहम लिंकन पर 7 सैनिकों की मौत के दावों को गलत बताया है। उसने कहा कि 3 अगस्त को एक नाविक समुद्र में गिर गया था,…
After seven years of separation, an Indian grandfather has finally reunited with his son and three grandchildren in Windsor, Canada, writes a Mohali-based freelance contributor in Hindustan Times. The author says government…
A federal lawsuit in Delaware accuses Wondermind, a mental fitness startup co-founded by Selena Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey, and entrepreneur Daniella Pierson, of defrauding investors. Two investment entities that funded the…
