Updated: Feb 18th, 2026 French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday praised India’s growing global influence in innovation, highlighting the rise of Indian-origin chief executives leading major multinational corporations from IBM to Microsoft, as per reports. Addressing the India–France Innovation Forum in Mumbai, Macron reportedly underlined India’s expanding role in shaping global industries, citing the presence...
Updated: Feb 18th, 2026 The United States military has reportedly deployed more than 50 fighter jets to the Middle East as a show of strength against Iran. This development comes at a time of indirect negotiations between the US and Iran’s nuclear programme. According to local reports, independent flight trackers spotted a mix of...
A 54-year-old Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to an alleged failed assassination of a prominent Sikh separatist and a US resident, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York is hearing the case. The case has stirred concerns about foreign interference, legal...
Updated: Feb 18th, 2026 Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $550 billion trade deal, which the White House described as ‘historic’, saying it will ‘strengthen American national and economic security’. The large part of the deal included a natural gas power facility in Portsmouth, Ohio, costing $33 billion with a capacity of 9.2 GW, which...
Around 11 Pakistani security personnel were killed in a targetted suicide car bombing at a joint checkpost in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported citing a confirmation from the media wing of country’s military on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack involving an explosive-laden...
Tarique Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was on Tuesday sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh following his party’s decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary elections. After he took the oath, other members of the cabinet – including BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed,...
China is expanding secret nuclear facilities in Sinchuan, according to reports. Experts say the developments are raising global security concerts because the sites are located relatively closer to India. According to report , China’s nuclear weapons stockpile has grown to around 600 warheads. This makes China the world’s third-largest nuclear power after Russia and the...