PM may visit China for the 1st time in 7 years; visit amid trade standoff with US

PM Narendra Modi is likely to visit China for the Shanghai Cooperation Summit in late August, hosted by President Xi Jinping. Preparations are underway for India’s participation, with a potential…

Uttarkashi flash floods highlights: Rescuers retrieve two bodies in flood-hit Dharali; at least 190 rescued

At least four persons were killed and dozens feared washed away in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand after flash floods triggered by torrential rain hit the Kheer Ganga river on Tuesday…

Trump India Tariffs 2025 Live Updates: Trump Warns Of Secondary Sanctions, India Reuses To Budge

On US President Trump imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on India over Russian oil purchases, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said “I don’t think that’s particularly good news for…

Modi-Trump Trade Standoff Could Hand China the Prize

Welcome to India Edition, I’m Menaka Doshi. Join me each week for a ringside view of the billionaires, businesses and policy decisions behind India’s rise as an emerging economic powerhouse.…

Ghanas Defence And Environment Ministers Killed In Military Helicopter Crash

Ghana’s defence minister Edward Omane Boamah and environment minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among eight people killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday, the presidency confirmed. The Ghana Air…

Cyber attack? United Airlines grounds flights at US airports; hundreds of flights affected

United Airlines faced widespread disruptions Wednesday evening after a technology issue temporarily grounded all mainline flights. Hundreds of flights were delayed, and some were canceled, impacting passengers across the U.S.…

‘Very soon’: Trump to meet Putin for first time in term two; to push end to Russia-Ukraine war

Donald Trump indicated a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, following White House confirmation of openness to such talks. This comes after a US envoy’s discussions…

413 Pilgrims Rescued Via Zipline, Cloudbursts Wash Away Bridge In Himachal

Over 400 pilgrims have been rescued from the Kinnaur Kailash trek in Himachal Pradesh after two makeshift bridges on the trek route were washed away, leaving several tourists stranded. Incidents…

Uttarkashi Cloudburst Live Updates: One more body recovered in Dharali, death toll touches 5

Uttarkashi Cloudburst Live: At least five people died, and several others went missing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Uttarkashi’s Dharali area on Tuesday. Rescue teams from the police,…

A shipwreck off Yemen has killed 56 migrants and left 132 missing, U.N. says in revised figures

A boat carrying African migrants that capsized over the weekend off the coast of war-torn Yemen killed 56 and left 132 missing, the U.N. immigration agency said on Tuesday (August…