US President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft while leaving Turkey last month after officials received a credible threat that Iran was planning to assassinate him, an elaborate deception operation first reported by The Washington Post and since confirmed by CBS News, Reuters and other US outlets. Trump had travelled to Ankara for a NATO summit […]
Shantirbazar: A passenger waiting shed at Patichhari Drop Gate, built under the constituency development fund of Shantirbazar MLA Pramod Reang, has fallen into a state of neglect due to prolonged lack of maintenance, prompting residents to demand immediate action. The shed, constructed to provide relief to commuters, is now overrun with overgrown bushes, while its
Turkey’s parliament passed a law on Monday establishing a legal framework for the disbandment of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a major step toward ending a four-decade conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people. The legislation, formally titled the Bill on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Cohesion, was approved by 468 votes in
On September 12 and 13, New Delhi will host the 18th BRICS Summit, India’s fourth turn in the chair since 2012 and, by most measures, one of the most consequential diplomatic gatherings on Indian soil in years. Xi Jinping is expected to attend — his first visit to India since the 2019 Mamallapuram summit, held
On August 7, the Survey of India formally recorded 27 locations and geographical features across Arunachal Pradesh on official maps under their standard Indian names, acting on an order from the Ministry of Home Affairs in consultation with the state government. Among them: the strategic Thag La Pass and Long Ju along the Line of
On August 7, the US Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by an overwhelming 86-11 vote, granting President Trump discretionary authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on goods from countries ranked among the top five importers of Russian oil and gas. India and China sit
BOGOTÁ: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 in magnitude struck western Colombia early Monday morning, killing at least 111 people, trapping residents under rubble, and prompting the government to declare a national emergency, authorities said. The quake’s epicenter was located near San José del Palmar in Chocó department, roughly 250 miles west of Bogotá, at a
RANCHI: JSSU leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on a nine-day hunger strike over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams, was hospitalised on Monday after his health condition worsened during a students’ march to the state assembly. Mahto’s aide Pankaj Kumar alleged he was injured in a police lathi-charge near the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
IMPHAL: Commonwealth Games 2026 medallists Chanambam Rishikanta Singh and Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam, both from Imphal, received a grand welcome at Imphal Airport on Monday following their medal-winning campaign at the Glasgow CWG. Rishikanta, who won silver in the men’s 60kg category, credited his family and support staff for his success despite a financially disadvantaged background,
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday termed the border firing incident in Dhemaji district a “localised conflict” with “nothing to do with the state as such,” saying the situation was almost amicably resolved through talks between the two states. At least 18 people were injured, four of them critically, after a firing
