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India pursues parallel bid for UNSC, launching candidature for election while campaigning for permanent seat

United Nations: India is pursuing parallel roads to the UN Security Council (UNSC), launching on Monday a campaign for election to it, while continuing its bid for a permanent seat. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S…

Difficult to fill vacuum after Ajit Pawar’s demise, NCP needs corrective steps: Praful Patel

Mumbai: The structural cracks within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have widened into a high-stakes battle for organisational control following the untimely demise of former national president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Admitting…

Weakening job market forces people to use Communist Party centres to hide unemployment in China: Report

Colombo: The weakening job market in China is forcing a rising number of unemployed people to seek refuge in free public spaces, as they find jobs and in some cases, hide about their unemployment from…

Chinese projects in Tibet damaging local environment

New Delhi: China is using Tibet as a resource hub to propel its renewable energy campaign, but this is happening at a high cost to the region’s environment and the life of the local population,…

Trump renews criticism of US media, alleges ‘fake news’

Washington: US President Donald Trump launched a fresh broadside against major US news organisations and New York Times reporters, defending his record while accusing the media of “Fake News”, as the White House Correspondents’ Association…

Concerns grow about Navy’s acquisition plans as INS Mahendragiri gets inducted

Kolkata: Even as the Indian Navy inducted its sixth advanced stealth frigate on Saturday, concerns remain regarding its plans to expand the fleet to 200 warships by 2035.   The Navy’s proposal to acquire eight…

China dismisses ‘China Shock 2.0’ concerns, says industrial growth benefits global markets

Washington: China has rejected warnings of a new economic “China Shock 2.0,” saying its expanding technological and industrial strength offers countries greater market access, deeper cooperation and new investment opportunities rather than threats. Liu Chang,…

India emerging as key geopolitical player, Indo-Pacific partner under PM Modi, says Christopher Luxon

Auckland: Highlighting India’s growing global stature, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Saturday said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the country has risen as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, a major…

‘There is no driver’: Acharya Prashant and UCL neuroscientist Steve Fleming examine nature of the self

London: Philosopher and author Acharya Prashant and the noted cognitive neuroscientist Professor Steve Fleming held a public dialogue on self-knowledge, metacognition and consciousness at University College London (UCL) on the evening of July 9. Titled…

Indians contribute an ‘outsized’ 8.6 pc of New Zealand GDP: Report

New Delhi: Indians living in New Zealand made an outsized contribution to the country’s economy equivalent to 8.6 per cent of gross domestic product in the year to March 2025, a report has said. Indians…

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