Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir — July 25, 2025 A landmine explosion in the Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district has claimed the life of Agniveer Lalit Kumar, while Naib Subedar Hari Ram and Havaldar Gajendra Singh sustained serious injuries during a routine patrol near the Line of Control (LoC). The incident, which […]
In a turning point for bilateral relations, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer today signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement. The accord, aimed at doubling trade to roughly $120 billion by 2030, removes tariffs on virtually all Indian exports and dramatically lowers duties on key UK goods—boosting growth, jobs, and consumer choice in both countries. […]
Ukraine’s fragile wartime democracy is facing one of its most significant internal tests as massive protests break out across the country following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s signing of a controversial bill that critics say threatens the independence of anti-corruption institutions. On July 22, the Ukrainian Parliament passed legislation that subordinates the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and […]
In a development that caught both political observers and the public by surprise, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his constitutional post on July 21, 2025, citing health reasons. The resignation, submitted to President Droupadi Murmu under Article 67(a) of the Indian Constitution, brings an abrupt end to his tenure that began in August 2022. […]
When a state-of-the-art UK F-35B stealth fighter made an unscheduled landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on June 14, no one expected it would become a national talking point—and certainly not the centerpiece of a viral tourism campaign. Forced to land due to mechanical failure and low fuel while flying back to HMS Prince of Wales, the […]
In a case that has rattled the capital, a 36-year-old man’s sudden death in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar was revealed to be a premeditated murder, carefully orchestrated by his wife and her lover—who also happened to be his paternal cousin. What began as an alleged accident turned into a full-fledged criminal investigation after disturbing social media […]
The European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Russia has sent shockwaves across the global oil industry—but none more acutely than in India, where Nayara Energy has become the first Indian refinery to be directly impacted. With the EU blacklisting Nayara’s Vadinar facility due to its partial ownership by Russian state-controlled Rosneft, a new set of […]
In a dramatic escalation of regional tensions, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes early Tuesday targeting Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus, following days of intense sectarian violence in southern Syria’s Sweida province, home to the country’s Druze minority. The strikes mark one of Israel’s boldest military responses since the fall of the Assad regime […]
In a dramatic and emotionally charged development, the execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala sentenced to death in Yemen, has been temporarily postponed. The decision comes just a day before her scheduled execution on July 16, 2025, providing a narrow but significant window for renewed legal and diplomatic intervention. The stay has […]
July 14, 2025 – The journey back to Earth has begun for Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s representative aboard the Axiom-4 space mission. Alongside his international crewmates, the Group Captain from the Indian Air Force departed the International Space Station (ISS) today aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Grace” after an eventful 18-day orbital mission. The return leg will […]
