US President Donald Trump announced that he has been informed that killings in Iran have stopped and that planned executions will not take place, citing what he described as reliable information received by the United States. “We have been notified, and pretty strongly,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday (local time). “We’ve...
The Trump administration has ordered an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, citing concerns that applicants could become a “public charge” and draw on American welfare and public benefits, according to a State Department directive and public statements from senior administration officials. The decision, which takes effect on January 21,...
A Rs. 50-crore project undertaken by the now-deposed Sheikh Hasina government to preserve the history of Bangladesh’s Liberation War of 1971, which included video interviews of about 15,000 participants, will be shelved now, said reports. Dhaka’s current administration has no plans to preserve the interviews, and the agency working on the project will not be...
Updated: Jan 14th, 2026 The Israel Foreign Ministry has announced that Israel has cut ties with multiple United Nations agencies and international organisations, citing a decision taken after the United States withdrew from dozens of global bodies. In a statement shared on social media platform X, the ministry said that following a review prompted by...
Updated: Dec 24th, 2025 In yet another historic feat, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched LVM3-M6 rocket, carrying United States’ new generation BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite. “Mission Success. The LVM3-M6 mission has successfully placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended orbit,” said ISRO in an X post. The communication satellite,...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday said it is ready to launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellite on December 24. The launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center will place the BlueBird Block-2 satellite, also referred to as BlueBird-6, in Low Earth Orbit. BlueBird communications satellite, developed by the US-based AST SpaceMobile, will be...
Updated: Dec 22nd, 2025 Scientists at the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that could change how we understand and treat cancer, and also pave the way for personalised therapies, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Wednesday. The framework, developed in collaboration with Ashoka University,...
Updated: Dec 12th, 2025 Meta India on Friday announced the appointment of Aman Jain as its new Head of Public Policy. He will take charge early next year and will report to Simon Milner, Meta’s Vice President of Policy for the Asia Pacific region. Jain will also join the company’s India leadership team as part...
Updated: Dec 8th, 2025 Image: Phys.org A reexamination of ancient Chinese records has helped scientists resolve a 2,700-year-old astronomical puzzle and produce new estimates of how fast Earth rotated in 709 BCE. The findings, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, combine historical geography with modern eclipse modelling to reinterpret what is considered the earliest datable...
Updated: Dec 24th, 2025 Pakistan has finalised one of its largest-ever defence export agreements, signing a multi-billion-dollar arms deal with forces based in eastern Libya, as per reports. The agreement is being seen as a significant step in Islamabad’s efforts to strengthen defence exports and move towards a more self-reliant, export-driven economy. According to reports,...