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April 16, 2026 1:09 PM
Tehran has sought to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz by charging tolls on vessels to ensure safe passage, in conjunction with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The following explains law governing toll collections and actions that countries opposed to tolls might take. WHAT IS T...
April 9, 2026 9:58 AM
In the coming days, India will be immersed in a festive season, with celebrations taking place across the length and breadth of the nation. The people of Assam will mark Rongali Bihu while Odisha will celebrate Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti. In West Bengal, Poila Boishakh will usher in the Bengali New...
April 4, 2026 9:39 AM
The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges - ranging from the war in Ukraine to multiple bouts of pressure and insults from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has questioned its core mission and threatened to seize Greenland. But it is the U.S.-Israeli war withIran, thousan...
March 31, 2026 4:57 PM
The large-scale development of the Arctic region, and above all, the profitable extraction of its mineral resources, poses an unprecedented challenge, extending beyond the traditional Arctic nations. Given that the extent of economic collaboration often dictates the depth of political cooperation, ...
March 27, 2026 10:09 AM
President Donald Trump has been weighing whether to use ground forces to seize Iran's strategic oil hub of Kharg Island, an operation analysts say could be achieved quickly, but leave U.S. troops in great peril and prolong rather than shorten the war. WHERE IS KHARG ISLAND AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? ...
March 25, 2026 10:25 AM
Giorgia Meloni's defeat in a justice reform referendum has thrust the Italian leader into the toughest phase of her premiership, with her authority weakened, her reform programme in tatters and no easy way to regain the initiative. The prime minister's right-wing coalition suffered a resounding los...
March 25, 2026 10:14 AM
Donald Trump’s abrupt pause in his showdown with Iran followed warnings from Gulf states that the war was veering into a far more perilous phase and rising fears among officials in the region that Washington had misjudged Tehran’s readiness to escalate, regional sources and analysts said. Gulf ...
March 22, 2026 12:07 PM
Today, as we celebrate Bihar Divas, we are not only marking the formation of a state; we are honouring a civilisation that has profoundly shaped the intellectual, political, and moral foundations of India—and, indeed, the world. Bihar is not just a geographical entity; it is an idea, a legacy, and...
March 20, 2026 12:45 PM
A rare convergence of the Persian new year of Nowruz and Eid al-Fitr is being marked across West Asia today, but celebrations have been overshadowed by escalating conflict and widespread attacks on critical energy infrastructure. The region has witnessed a sharp intensification in hostilities over t...
March 13, 2026 4:55 PM
Iran's Shi'ite allies in Lebanon and Iraq have joined the war in the region unleashed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran. But Yemen's Houthi rebels, heavily armed and capable of striking Gulf neighbours and causing major disruption to maritime navigation around the Arabian Peninsula, have not yet...
02/07/26 | 12:16 pm
