The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will come into force on October 1, aiming to drive $500 billion in investments, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Saturday. All four EFTA nations — Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein — have ratified the Free...
China has officially begun building the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to India’s Arunachal Pradesh border, with a staggering investment of $167.8 billion. Premier Li Qiang inaugurated the project at a ground-breaking event held in Nyingchi City, on the lower reaches of the river known locally as Yarlung Zangbo....
A tragic accident struck Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, on Saturday afternoon as a tourist boat capsized during a sudden thunderstorm, killing 34 people and leaving 8 missing, local media reported. The Wonder Sea boat, carrying 48 Vietnamese passengers and 5 crew members, overturned due to powerful winds. Most passengers were tourists from Hanoi, including around...
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Friday announced a 6% year-on-year increase in its gross revenue for the April–June quarter of FY26, reaching ₹2.73 lakh crore. Subsidiary Jio Platforms led the charge with an impressive 18.8% growth in revenue, driven by a surge in mobile and home subscribers, increased data consumption, and sustained momentum across its...
The Government of Nepal has officially ordered a ban on the messaging app Telegram, citing a surge in online fraud and alleged involvement in money laundering. On Friday evening, the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) directed all internet and telecom service providers to block access to Telegram with immediate effect. In a brief but stern notice,...
With the Monsoon Session of Parliament set to begin on July 21 and run until August 21, political activity in New Delhi has intensified. The government is preparing for a turbulent session, particularly in light of the Opposition’s plan to raise Operation Sindoor and other contentious issues. On Friday, a high-level meeting was held at...
Tata Sons has officially registered a public charitable trust in Mumbai—‘The AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’, dedicated to the victims of the tragic Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad. The trust aims to provide both immediate and long-term support to the families of the deceased, injured passengers, and those indirectly affected by the disaster....
The United States on Thursday designated 'The Resistance Front' (TRF), a group that claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Pahalgam, India, as a terrorist organization.
India on Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missiles, Prithvi-II and Agni-I, from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off the Odisha coast. The trials were carried out by the Strategic Forces Command and confirmed all technical and operational parameters, according to the Ministry of Defence. The back-to-back missile launches highlight India’s robust strategic...
A new study by researchers at the University of Leicester has revealed that women with type 2 diabetes face nearly double the risk of undetected heart damage compared to men, despite having no outward signs of heart disease. The study, one of the most detailed of its kind, focused on coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD)—a form...