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An external crisis, internal opportunity: What PM Modi's austerity call means

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting, at Secunderabad in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Updated on May 21, 2026 03:03 pm IST

Karachi Uni faculty boycott exams over unpaid dues amid Pak's economic crisis

The Kuts president noted that despite repeated alerts, the "university administration took no steps to take teachers into confidence, leaving them with no option but to go on boycott."
Updated on May 06, 2026 11:45 am IST

Islamabad's Serena hotel turns into nerve centre for US-Iran talks | See pics

Pakistan is hosting talks aimed at stabilizing the West Asia ceasefire. Authorities have ramped up security at the Serena hotel, installing checkpoints and barricades.
Updated on Apr 12, 2026 12:00 am IST

How US-Iran ceasefire deal was reached: Inside the high-stakes diplomacy

US Iran ceasefire: Key players like Pakistan, China, Egypt and Turkey played vital roles in averting conflict.
Published on Apr 08, 2026 02:09 pm IST

US-Iran truce: what we know so far

Demonstrators protest against military action in Iran after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.
Published on Apr 08, 2026 12:18 pm IST

Trieste and the new routes of global trade

The Northern Adriatic occupies a privileged position in connecting the Mediterranean with Central Europe. Trieste, by virtue of its history, location and infrastructure links, represents one of the most natural hubs within this network. (Shutterstock)
Published on Mar 15, 2026 10:33 pm IST

Dubai Police warns of SIM scam linked to fake ‘crisis management’ calls

The authorities explained that sharing such information could allow criminals to carry out SIM swap fraud.
Published on Mar 02, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Young woman turns truck into her $40,000 dream home to beat housing crisis

Humberstone highlighted the housing crisis as rising prices and tough rentals leave young people struggling.
Published on Feb 20, 2026 08:44 am IST

Boss asks employee to work on 'nightmare project' right before his engagement

The employee claimed everything in office is treated as a “priority”, with no clear direction or planning.
Published on Feb 01, 2026 12:51 pm IST

The truth about affordability

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Illustration: Mona Eing & Michael Meissner
Updated on Jan 02, 2026 11:25 am IST

IndiGo crisis: Delhi HC to hear urgent petition today as airline crawls back

A stranded passenger at T1 of IGI Airport due to cancellation of IndiGo flights in New Delhi..
Published on Dec 10, 2025 08:42 am IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

More than gratitude: A Teachers’ Day reflection on shaping lives

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik makes a sand sculpture on the eve of Teachers' Day, at Puri beach, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.
Updated on Sept 05, 2025 12:29 pm IST

40 dead in Darfur as worst cholera outbreak hits Sudan

A worker disinfects a man at the entrance of a cholera isolation centre at the refugee camps of western Sudan, in Tawila city in Darfur.
Published on Aug 14, 2025 02:03 pm IST

Residents decry lack of help as Myanmar refugee influx overwhelms Mizoram

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Zokhawthar, a village of around 5,000 people, alone hosts over 8,000 refugees. (Sourced)
Updated on Jul 17, 2025 02:58 pm IST

China, the world’s top steel producer warns of ‘severe’ industry crisis

An employee works next to molten iron at a steel mill of Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. (Stringer/REUTERS)
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 07:03 pm IST

Taslima Nasreen's strong reaction to Sheikh Hasina's exit from Bangladesh

Author Taslima Nasreen
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 02:16 pm IST

Jaishankar briefs all-party meeting on Bangladesh, assures border situation ‘not alarming’

EAM S Jaishankar briefing an all-party meeting on Tuesday on the Bangladesh crisis. (Photo from X)
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 06:47 pm IST

AUKUS to boost Pacific deterrence sooner than expected, report finds

AUKUS to boost Pacific deterrence sooner than expected, report finds
Published on Jul 29, 2024 06:04 pm IST

Weather Bee| July's sudden warming surge leads to the warmest day globally on re

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A cyclist rides towards a thermometer that reads 45 degrees Celsius on a street of Seville on July 23, 2024. July 21, 2024 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on July 23, 2024 by the EU's climate monitor. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air temperature on July 21 was 17.09 degrees Celsius, a fraction above the previous record set in 2023. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)
Published on Jul 26, 2024 08:00 am IST

Moderating politics in the age of extremes

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while he is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (REUTERS)
Published on Jul 15, 2024 09:02 pm IST

In US, Nato at 75 grapples with internal and external crisis

A Nato summit attendee walks through the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, on Tuesday. (AP)
Published on Jul 09, 2024 09:31 pm IST

Record 120 million people forcibly displaced by war, violence globally: UN

At the end of last year, 117.3 million people were displaced, UNHCR said in a report.
Published on Jun 13, 2024 08:42 am IST

Royal family ‘needs a shake-up’ after ‘losing' Harry and Meghan, expert says

Royal family ‘needs a shake-up’ after ‘losing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,’ an expert has said (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP)
Published on Jun 02, 2024 12:16 pm IST

From despair to dynamism: Time to reinvent Punjab

Manpreet Singh Badal
Updated on May 26, 2024 08:10 am IST

Protest in Tripura over fuel crisis; CM writes to Centre

(Representative Photo)
Published on May 10, 2024 06:14 pm IST

Haryana: Another JJP MLA revolts, says he’s backing Khattar

JJP MLA Ram Nivas Surjakhera, a legislator from Narwana, met Khattar at his residence in Karnal with his supporters to announce the decision and said, “National interest is above party”. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 07, 2024 08:44 am IST

At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after spike in opioid overdoses

Preliminary testing showed that all nine people who died had traces of fentanyl in their system and the majority had other drugs present too
Published on May 02, 2024 02:42 am IST

Dousing the summer fire in Uttarakhand

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Forest fire raging in Ranibagh area of Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Saturday night.
Published on Apr 29, 2024 11:02 pm IST

In the shadow of war, Gaza women battle on

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Palestinian women react as they sit on the rubble of a residential building housing their apartments, following an Israeli raid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Doaa Rouqa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Published on Apr 27, 2024 10:08 pm IST