9:55 am - Tuesday April 21, 2026

World

Latest News on World
Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: ECI transf...

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: ECI transfers 12 police officers in poll-boun...

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: ECI transfers 12 police officers in poll-bound West Bengal **West Bengal Gears Up for Elections: ECI Initiates Personnel Transfers Amidst Voter Mobilization** **Kolkata, [Date of Publication]** – As West Bengal stands on the cusp of its 2026 Assembly elections, the... read more »

Punjab Government nod to amended sacrile...

Punjab Government nod to amended sacrilege law with stricter punishments

Punjab Government nod to amended sacrilege law with stricter punishments ## Punjab Cabinet Approves Enhanced Legislation to Safeguard Religious Sanctity **Chandigarh, [Date of Publication]** – The Punjab Cabinet has given its assent to a significant amendment to existing legislation aimed at... read more »

Lack of funds wont hamper growth of agri...

Lack of funds wont hamper growth of agriculture sector, says Rajnath Singh

Lack of funds wont hamper growth of agriculture sector, says Rajnath Singh ## Defence Ministry Champions Organic Farming, Bolstering Agricultural Sector Growth **New Delhi, [Date]** – Despite prevailing financial constraints, the growth trajectory of India’s agriculture sector remains... read more »

Jaishankar meets UAE Deputy PM, discusse...

Jaishankar meets UAE Deputy PM, discusses regional situation

Jaishankar meets UAE Deputy PM, discusses regional situation **Indian Foreign Minister Concludes UAE Visit with High-Level Discussions** **Abu Dhabi, UAE – April 12, 2024** – India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, has concluded a significant two-nation visit to Mauritius and... read more »

Subscribe to Asia

Asia

Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides hit China

Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and... read more »

I will neither resign nor go on leave: Nawaz Shari...

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and... read more »

Americans held by North Korea implore U.S. to send an e...

In a rare opportunity to speak with foreign media, the three Americans being detained by North Korea implored the United States to send someone to negotiate... read more »

23 people killed in Afghanistan crash

KABUL: An Afghan spokesman says 23 people were killed when a passenger van and a fuel tanker collided in western Afghanistan. Raouf Ahmadi, a spokesman for... read more »

Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near...

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald... read more »

Subscribe to Middle East

Middle East

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

Attend Geneva-II conference: Arab League urges Syrian opposition

Cairo – Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called on the Syrian opposition to attend the Geneva-II conference on restoring peace in the troubled country and form a delegation as... read more »

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Aleppo

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches ...

Beirut – Syria’s armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped supporting... read more »

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Ass...

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting that any... read more »

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted a general amnesty, covering crimes committed before Oct 29, a media report said The new presidential... read more »

Subscribe to South Asia

South Asia

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Male – All three presidential candidates in the Maldives have agreed to hold presidential election a week early on Nov 2 to avoid a constitutional crisis, media reports said here Monday. The... read more »

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

Dhaka – Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since... read more »

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Kathmandu – Nepal’s Election Commission has formed a high level committee to effectively monitor the election code of conduct, an official said... read more »

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Islamabad – Pakistan has supported Saudi Arabia’s rejection of its non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council, praising its call for reform, the... read more »

Pak court extends Musharraf’s custody in 2007 Lal...

Pak court extends Musharraf's custody in 2007 Lal Masjid case

Islamabad – A Pakistani court has extended the custody of former President retired General Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 Lal Masjid raid case, banning him... read more »

More from World

Why did the Congress withdraw its candidate from Baramati at the last minute?

Why did the Congress withdraw its candidate from Baramati at the last minute? **Baramati Electoral Landscape Shifts as Congress Exits Race, Pawar Family Contest Remains Intense** The... read more »

Ex-IPS officer Ninama, former AAP leader join BJP ahead of Gujarat local polls

Ex-IPS officer Ninama, former AAP leader join BJP ahead of Gujarat local polls **Former Bureaucrat and Political Figure Aligns with BJP Ahead of Gujarat Local Elections** **AHMEDABAD,... read more »

Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on roadside' share heartbreaking update

Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on roadside' share heartbreaking update ### Woman Critically Injured Following Alleged Roadside Assault in County Tipperary A 29-year-old woman,... read more »

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US and Israel

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US and Israel ### Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares Retaliation Over Father’s Demise in Early War... read more »

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensk...

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensky to do same **Orthodox Easter Nears Amidst Unilateral Ceasefire Declaration and Ukrainian Counter-Proposal** As the Orthodox... read more »