Trump aims to create ‘humanitarian zones’ in Rafah US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is planning a pilot “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza that would aim to accommodate tens of thousands of vetted Palestinian civilians, a board official told AFP.The official said the zone could act as a “starting point” for the Palestinian technocratic […]
The judgment also ordered the confiscation of Yang’s personal assets. (Representative image) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced former Nanjing economic development official Yang Youlin to death after finding him guilty of accepting bribes worth more than 2.21 billion yuan, or about $325 million, over a period of three decades.Besides bribery, Yang was convicted of […]
A US State Department spokesperson recently said that no visa laws specifically target India — all new rules are being globally implemented. As India contributes the highest number of H-1B visa holders to the US, any change in the H-1B visa rule affects Indi first. The social media vetting introduced in December 2025 pushed H-1B […]
U.S. counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka with India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra. File Photo: X/@AmbVMKwatra India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed threats posed by terrorism across the world during a meeting with senior U.S. counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka. “Had an engaging conversation with @SebGorka Deputy Assistant to the President & […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reportedly submitted a letter of resignation to the Office of the Supreme Leader, said Fox News, citing a report by Iranian media.According to the report, which cited an unnamed Iran International source, Pezeshkian stated in the letter that his administration had been excluded from major decision-making processes in Iran, while […]
A government official in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district has accused an MLA of the ruling BJP and his supporters of assaulting him. The official, on the other hand, is accused of misbehaving with a female relative of the MLA. The official and the MLA, along with his supporters, have been booked in separate FIRs. Tushar Manik, […]
The Hague, May 16: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a five-nation tour, having arrived in the Netherlands after his initial stop in the United Arab Emirates. During this visit, he is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Saturday. Additionally, Prime Minister Modi will meet King Willem-Alexander and […]
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday publicly questioned Pakistan’s credibility as a mediator in the ongoing US-Iran negotiations, citing reports that Iranian military aircraft had been allowed to use Pakistani airbases during the conflict.Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Graham pressed US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports that Iranian aircraft were operating […]
Royal archives unlocked for first authorised biography of Queen Elizabeth II / Image: File For the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, her private papers are being opened to an authorised historian, marking a significant step in documenting the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.Anna Keay, a respected historian and […]
