N Chandrasekaran has stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, the principal holding company of the Tata Group, in a decision announced on August 12 — six months ahead of when his current term was due to expire in February 2027. He will continue in the role until his tenure formally ends. The resignation follows
Syria’s transitional judicial authorities have issued a historic death sentence against ousted ruler Bashar al‑Assad, finding him guilty in absentia of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s brutal civil war. This marks the first time Assad has been formally sentenced by a Syrian court since his government collapsed, signalling a dramatic
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran are close to reaching “some sort of an arrangement,” raising fresh hopes of a breakthrough in the prolonged conflict over the Strait of Hormuz. “Things are shaping up again in favour of a peace arrangement or a deal,” Asif told Bloomberg
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
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
The day begins before sunrise in the mist-covered hills of Kandy. As the rest of the world is still waking up, thousands of women are already moving through the emerald plantations of Giragama, a village located about 30 minutes from Sri Lanka’s Kandy city. With woven baskets tied across their foreheads, they carefully handpick leaves
Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall near Yuhuan in eastern Zhejiang province at around 5:30 pm local time on Sunday, before making a second landfall near Wenzhou about an hour later, meteorological authorities said. The storm came ashore with sustained winds of roughly 151 km/h, equivalent to
India’s envoys to Nepal and Bangladesh met the prime ministers of their respective host countries almost simultaneously on Monday, as New Delhi sought to reaffirm bilateral ties with two neighbours where relations have grown strained in recent months. In Kathmandu, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava paid a courtesy call on Nepali Prime Minister Balendra
Pakistan’s military media wing has faced widespread online mockery after releasing a cinematic patriotic anthem celebrating the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, with critics highlighting a stark contrast between the video’s grandeur and Pakistan’s ongoing economic troubles. The seven-minute production, titled “ONE SHIELD — Pakistan • Saudi Arabia •
US President Donald Trump is reportedly exploring a path to end the ongoing US–Iran conflict without securing a broader nuclear agreement, signalling a major shift in Washington’s wartime objectives. According to a report cited by The Wall Street Journal, Trump has privately told senior aides he could declare the confrontation a success if Iran fully
