November 12, 2025 7:33 PM

India set to command 10% of global green hydrogen demand by 2030: Shripad Naik

India is on track to command 10 percent of the global green hydrogen demand by 2030, Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power Shripad Y. Naik said on Wednesday. Addressing the 3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH 2025) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, he said th...

November 12, 2025 7:27 PM

UK PM Starmer backs BBC but says it must get ‘house in order’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday a strong and independent BBC was needed in a time of disinformation but he said the broadcaster must get its "house in order" after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened legal action. The British Broadcasting Corporation has been plunged into i...

November 12, 2025 6:18 PM

Thai-Cambodia border tensions escalate, at least one dead

At least one person was killed in Cambodia amid a flare-up of conflict with Thailand on Wednesday as the neighbours accused each other of opening fire along a disputed part of their border, threatening a U.S.-brokered truce. Earlier on Wednesday Thailand's foreign ministry said it had demanded an a...

November 12, 2025 5:09 PM

UN agencies warn of famine for millions, appeal for more funding

Millions more people risk famine in at least a dozen crisis spots around the world, including Sudan and Gaza, two U.N. agencies warned on Wednesday, appealing for funds to address a shortfall amid global cuts to international aid. In a joint report, the World Food Programme and the Food and Agricul...

November 12, 2025 4:33 PM

India’s air passenger traffic touches 202 million in H1FY26, up 2.6 pc YoY

India's total air passenger traffic grew 2.6 per cent year-on-year to 202 million in H1FY26, up from 197 million a year earlier, a report said on Wednesday. Domestic traffic in India grew 1.6 per cent while international traffic in the country grew 6.9 per cent, the report from ratings agency CareE...