The rapid buildup of US forces in the Middle East has progressed to the point that President Donald Trump has the option to launch military action against Iran as soon as this weekend, a newspaper reported, citing administration and Pentagon officials. According to a report in The New York Times on Wednesday (local time), the...
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...
Updated: Feb 17th, 2026 A shooting at an arena in Pawtucket, US Rhode Island, has left three people dead, including the suspect, and three others critically injured, police said. The gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the attack, Chinese news agency reported. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told a news conference that officers...
Updated: Feb 16th, 2026 A tech professional from Bengaluru has created a unique AI-powered device to discourage people from smoking in public places. The developer, Pankaj, shared his project in a post on X, saying he built the device because he dislikes people smoking around him in public. The device works like it uses artificial...