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China says Dalai Lama succession issue a ‘thorn’ in relations with India

An Indian minister has said Dalai Lama’s institution will decide on his succession; Jaishankar to attend SCO moot in Tianjin. Published 13 Jul, 2025 05:57pm

Air India crash report shows pilot confusion over engine switch movement

Report reveals fuel switches almost simultaneously flipped to cutoff just after takeoff; experts say pilot won't be able to accidentally move switches.

Published 12 Jul, 2025 01:19pm

Defeat inflicted by Pakistan has been difficult for India to digest: Dar

Deputy PM meets Malaysian PM, FMs of various countries at Asean meet.

Published 11 Jul, 2025 06:54pm

Bangladesh’s ex-top cop pleads guilty to crimes against humanity

Former PM Hasina formally indicted.

Updated 11 Jul, 2025 08:09am

Indian school principal, staff arrested after girls stripped for menstruation check

Police say parents protested at school; minister says Maharashtra CM has ordered strict action against those responsible.

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 06:55pm

Electoral roll revision in India’s Bihar sparks fear and fury

Opposition lawmakers say revision will impact minorities the hardest, including Muslims and Dalits.

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 04:33pm

Bangladesh recordings suggest ex-PM Hasina ordered deadly crackdown

BBC says no evidence found that speech was edited or manipulated; Bangladesh police match audio with recordings of Hasina.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 08:05pm

DG ISPR brands Indian NSA Ajit Doval ‘chief architect’ of terrorism in Pakistan

Says India's "senseless blame game" brought both nations closer to war.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:11pm

Musk’s Starlink receives India’s final regulatory nod for launch

Will now need to secure spectrum from govt, set up ground infrastructure and also demonstrate that it meets the security rules.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 10:37pm

Toll of Air India disaster rests at 260 as focus turns to crash report

Probe focused on "movement of the engine fuel switches", sources say; officials express doubt that further remains would be found in wreckage.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 06:40pm

2 pilots killed as Indian Air Force Jaguar jet crashes in Rajasthan

IAF says no damage to any civilian property, board of inquiry constituted to determine the cause of accident.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 04:19pm

Chinese air chief commends PAF’s ‘exemplary performance’ during Pak-India conflict

Meets Air Chief Marshal Sidhu, discusses regional security dynamics, operational synergy.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 02:48pm

UAE denies granting lifetime Golden Visas to certain nationalities

Clarification comes after several media reports said UAE launched a "new nomination-based visa policy" for Indian, Bangladeshi citizens.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:54am

Indian villagers beat five to death for ‘witchcraft’ in Bihar

Murderers and victims all belong to India’s Oraon tribe.

Published 08 Jul, 2025 08:45pm

ICC seeks arrest of Taliban supremo, Afghan chief justice over persecution of women

Says the two “have committed … the crime against humanity of persecution … on gender grounds”; Taliban reject warrants as “nonsense”.

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 10:45pm

X blasts India ‘censorship’ order on thousands of accounts

Refutes Indian govt claims that it had not ordered blocking 2,355 accounts, including two Reuters news agency accounts.

Published 08 Jul, 2025 07:10pm

Pakistan, Afghanistan recognise terrorism as serious threat in 1st round of additional-secretary talks

Areas of bilateral interest including trade and transit cooperation, security, and connectivity also discussed.

Published 07 Jul, 2025 11:46pm

Army chief dismisses ‘factually incorrect’ claims of external input in Operation Bunyanum Marsoos

ISPR says conflict was “purely bilateral military conflagration”.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 02:36pm

ICC names top Indian broadcaster JioStar’s Sanjog Gupta as CEO

ICC chairman Jay Shah says Gupta “brings extensive experience in sports strategy and commercialisation".

Updated 07 Jul, 2025 02:41pm

Reuters X account restored in India after suspension over legal demand

A notice said the account was withheld in response to a "legal demand" but Indian govt said no agency had required so.

Published 07 Jul, 2025 11:06am

Over 300 Afghan students arrive in Pakistan to pursue higher education

HEC holds reception to welcome students at commission’s Peshawar regional centre.

Published 05 Jul, 2025 05:15am