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Budget 2026 expectations for defence: Why capital outlay should be hiked for ‘Atmanirbharta’ – 4 points to focus on

Budget 2026 for defence: FICCI has advocated for higher emphasis on ‘Atmanirbharta’ in defence, with modern techniques. (AI image) Budget 2026 for defence: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2026 should look to prioritise growth-enhancing productive capital expenditure, with a special focus on the defence sector at a time when the global environment is marked […]

Saarc forgotten word and that’s a shame: Yunus

DHAKA: Amid strained ties with India, Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called for the revival of Saarc as he urged its member countries to “work together and learn from each other”. “Saarc as a word has been forgotten and that’s a shame on us,” he said at an edcuation conference linked to the […]

Another Hindu man killed in Bangladesh, 8th casualty since December 18

DHAKA: In the latest in a series of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, Samir Das, an auto driver, has been beaten to death in Daganbhuiyan in Feni district, with police saying it appears to be a “pre-planned murder”.Samir (28), who was killed on Sunday night, is the eighth to die since the lynching of garment […]

3,000 people likely killed in protests: Iran official

As the Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos and witness accounts slowly emerging suggest that govt is waging one of its deadliest crackdowns on unrest in more than a decade. Eyewitnesses say govt forces have begun opening fire, apparently with automatic weapons and at times seemingly […]

Nipah alert in West Bengal: Pune lab confirms 2 samples; both nurses critical, over 120 contacts in home isolation | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has confirmed Nipah, a viral disease with high mortality, in both samples sent from Bengal. The samples were taken from two nurses of a Barasat hospital whose condition remain critical. A house staff at a Burdwan hospital, who came in close contact with one of the nurses, […]

Trump hurls abuse and shows middle finger to Ford worker who shouted ‘pedophile protector’ | World News

President Donald Trump appeared to lash out at a worker who shouted pedophile protector during his visit to Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, with video showing him seemingly responding with an expletive and the middle finger.Footage obtained by TMZ captured the moment as Trump toured the plant, pointing towards […]

NEET-PG cut-off score now fixed at -40 out of 800 | India News

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday lowered qualifying cut-off for NEET-PG 2025, paving the way to fill over 9,000 vacant PG medical seats, amid concerns that a big chunk of training capacity was being wasted at a time of acute doctor shortages.Under the revised criteria, qualifying percentile for general and EWS candidates has been reduced […]

‘I’m alone in the dark’: Trump’s dramatic fundraising email triggers online criticism

November 2026 is an important month for Donald Trump. The US President will be facing midterm elections during this time and the results could not only determine the control of the House and Senate but also decide if the President will be impeached, for the third time. The 79-year-old has been worried about his fate […]

Nick Fuentes says he wants to take over Kick and asks Adin Ross for help

A controversial online personality, Nick Fuentes, recently made the news for announcing that he would “take over” the online streaming platform Kick and even reaching out to popular streamer Adin Ross for help. In a recent online clip going viral on various social media platforms, Fuentes can be spotted proposing his strategy to “take over” […]

Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump sending ‘friendly’ texts to each other, claims report; subject unknown

When New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was ‘briefed’ about US military’s capture of Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, critics laughed off and advised Mamdani to get down from the ‘high horse’ as he is just the NYC mayor. But as it turns out, Mamdani and President Donald Trump have been texting each other […]