World news that matters to India: diplomacy, the subcontinent, trade, and global affairs through an Indian lens.
A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur, Bangladesh, on Saturday night. Police suspect strangulation and robbery, with the bodies discovered…
Suresh Patel, a 56-year-old Indian national from Gujarat, was shot dead during an armed robbery at his store Ridgecrest Cellars in Jackson, Tennessee, on the evening of August 20. His 19-year-old daughter,…
Oman has stopped issuing and renewing work permits for expatriate workers aged above 60, reversing a policy introduced over four years ago that allowed older foreign employees to stay in the private…
The Indian coastguard and navy are searching for 22 missing crew members after a Panama-flagged cargo vessel sank off India's eastern coast on Friday. Two Chinese nationals were rescued, the Maritime Administration…
India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on 5 August called on the Sri Lankan government to hold Provincial Council elections at the earliest and fully implement constitutional provisions for the Tamil people. The…
The final bridge segment connecting Malé with Villingili island has been set in place under the Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GMCP), the largest infrastructure project in the Maldives. The India-funded bridge, also…
US immigration authorities are increasingly scrutinising minor traffic violations during visa, green card and naturalisation reviews, creating anxiety among H-1B workers and employment-based applicants. Immigration attorneys report that even old, minor infractions…
Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao said public concern over alleged Chinese incursions along the Line of Actual Control should not be brushed aside. The BJP MP's statement follows reports of PLA activity…
A global travel platform's Social City Index survey of over 12,000 people across 39 major cities has officially named Gothenburg, Sweden, as the world's most social and talkative city. The research found…
A new historical account argues that Vasco da Gama's 1498 voyage to India depended on navigational knowledge from Indian Ocean sailors. The claim challenges the traditional European-centric narrative of the Age of…
