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May 14, 2026 4:09 PM
The recent wildfire in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris region, which destroyed vast stretches of forest amid soaring temperatures and dry winds, has once again highlighted the alarming impacts of climate change across the Indian subcontinent. Scientists warn that 2026 is already witnessing unprecedented wil...
May 14, 2026 11:41 AM
Sitting out the oil shock may not be enough. The Federal Reserve may now have to prove it will act to meet its inflation target, much as its counterparts in Europe seem determined to do. Given what Wall Street forecasters currently think, that could pack quite a punch if it happens. Year-end crude ...
May 20, 2026 11:59 AM
The afternoon sun hangs heavily over the roads of Delhi and NCR, but for 48 year-old rickshaw puller Ramesh, stopping work is not an option. Sweat drips constantly from his forehead as he pedals through traffic under temperatures touching nearly 44 degree Celsius. Every few minutes, he wipes his fac...
May 11, 2026 1:31 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared an article by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal describing the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple as one of the earliest expressions of national self-confidence in newly independent India. Sharing the article on X during the ongoing So...
May 11, 2026 1:31 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared an article by Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat highlighting the resilience, cultural continuity and timeless civilisational significance of the Somnath Temple in Gujarat. “More than a temple, Somnath is a testament to India...
May 8, 2026 11:24 AM
At the start of 2026, I had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple. Now, I will be back in Somnath on 11th May to mark 75 years since the inauguration of the restored Temple by the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Pr...
May 4, 2026 11:12 PM
India’s Left parties, once a dominant force in national and regional politics, are now staring at the possibility of being out of power in all states for the first time in over five decades. To understand the magnitude of this shift, it is important to look back at history. The late 1970s mark...
April 28, 2026 3:25 PM
Saturday's attack at a black-tie Washington gala that featured President Donald Trump did not result in any deaths, but it did raise the question about who would take charge if he or other top members of his administration were harmed. U.S. law lays out a clear line of succession, which includes to...
April 22, 2026 1:03 PM
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused the biggest oil supply disruption on record by daily output lost, though at least one earlier shock had a greater cumulative impact, according to Reuters calculations based on International Energy Agency and U.S. Depa...
April 21, 2026 1:07 PM
The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. Here are the candidates so far running to take over from outgoing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres. RAFAEL GROSSI Rafael Grossi, a 65-year-old career diplomat from Argentina, has been ...
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