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Flourish Stay owner sent to 4-day police custody; MCD finds 12 nearby B&...

Flourish Stay owner sent to 4-day police custody; MCD finds 12 nearby B&Bs violating their permits ## Hospitality Establishment Owner Detained Amidst Regulatory Scrutiny; Multiple Businesses Cited for Permit Violations **New Delhi** – Authorities have taken a significant step in enforcing... read more »

Burglar involved in over 60 cases turns ...

Burglar involved in over 60 cases turns out to be Robinhood-figure for a vi...

Burglar involved in over 60 cases turns out to be Robinhood-figure for a village in U.P. ## Alleged Burglar’s Double Life Uncovered in Telangana Investigation **Vikarabad, Telangana** – A recent burglary investigation in Vikarabad, Telangana, has unearthed a surprising dual existence for... read more »

How this tree man from Kerala has plante...

How this tree man from Kerala has planted over 20,000 trees in 26 years

How this tree man from Kerala has planted over 20,000 trees in 26 years **Green Visionary Cultivates a Forested Legacy: Kerala Man’s Decades-Long Tree Planting Endeavor** A remarkable testament to environmental stewardship is unfolding in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where M.... read more »

The Hindu Huddle 2026 LIVE updates: Day ...

The Hindu Huddle 2026 LIVE updates: Day 1 opens with session on 'The r...

The Hindu Huddle 2026 LIVE updates: Day 1 opens with session on 'The role of Kashmir in great power politics'; CM Omar Abdullah to speak ## Bengaluru Hosts Premier Ideas Conclave: The Hindu Huddle 2026 Commences **Bengaluru, India – June 5, 2026** – The sixth iteration of The Hindu... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Video: Teachers in northern Nigeria protest abduction of school children

Video: Teachers in northern Nigeria protest abduction of school children **Nigerian Educators Demand Enhanced Security Amidst Growing Abduction Fears** **MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA** – In a... read more »

Does UKs new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farages Reform?

Does UKs new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farages Reform? ## Emerging Far-Right Force: Restore Unveils Ambitious Deportation Agenda, Challenging Political Landscape A newly... read more »

Is Asia facing a new currency crisis?

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Palantir Contracts Have Become An Unacceptable Point of Weakness, UK Politicians Warn

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