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India crush Bangladesh to storm into Asia Cup 2025 final | Gunman opens fire on Dallas immigration facility; leaves 1 dead, 2 injured | Delhi HC rejects pleas seeking removal of Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhat's graves from Tihar Jail | Self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda accused of sexually harassing over dozen students, case filed | Ladakh statehood agitation turns violent as protesters resort to stone-pelting, BJP office torched | Kolkata battered by heavy rain: 7 die of electrocution, normal lives disrupted; schools and colleges shut | 'Unfortunate': Supreme Court on selective reveal of Air India crash probe report implying pilot's probable fault | Amit Shah calls GST 2.0 'trust-based tax system' | PM Modi gives fresh 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' push after Trump announces H-1B visa fee hike impacting Indian techies | 'Weak PM': Rahul Gandhi jibes at Modi after Trump announces new H-1B visa rule impacting Indian techies

US court rules most of the tariffs announced by Trump as 'illegal'

Aug 30, 2025, at 09:52 am

A US court has ruled that most of the tariffs announced by the President are illegal, prompting Donald Trump to call them 'incorrect'. 

'I have got good on-the-job training for 200 days,' JD Vance says he is ready to be US President, hails Trump

Aug 30, 2025, at 12:27 am

US Vice President JD Vance has said he feels prepared to take on the role of President, as Donald Trump serves his second term in office.

Sikh man, performing 'Gatka' with machete on road, shot dead by police in Los Angeles; video emerges

Aug 29, 2025, at 11:54 pm

A 36-year-old Sikh man, identified as Gurpreet Singh, was shot by the Los Angeles Police in the middle of the road while he was performing Gatka, a form of traditional Sikh martial arts with a machete, and refused to comply with the cops.

NSA, others guide to counter China's state-sponsored actors

Aug 29, 2025, at 07:23 pm

The National Security Agency (NSA) and other U.S. and foreign organisations are releasing a joint Cybersecurity Advisory to expose advanced persistent threat (APT) actors sponsored by the Chinese government targeting telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging, and military infrastructure networks globally and outline appropriate mitigation guidance.

UK, allies expose China-based technology companies for enabling global cyber campaign against critical networks

Aug 29, 2025, at 07:17 pm

The UK and international allies recently publicly linked three technology companies based in China with a global malicious cyber campaign targeting critical networks.

Thailand court removes PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethical breach

Aug 29, 2025, at 04:37 pm

A Thai court on Friday removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for ethics violations, media reports said.

'It's like mouse hitting elephant': US economist on Trump's tariffs against India over Russian oil purchase

Aug 29, 2025, at 01:14 pm

Washington DC/IBNS: US economist Richard Wolff has lashed out at President Donald Trump's 25 percent additional tariffs on India to discourage the purchase of Russian oil and sarcastically described the move as "mouse hitting elephant".

'Your sons will be beheaded unless we stop Islam': US politician burns Quran, shares video

Aug 28, 2025, at 11:15 pm

A US Republican candidate running for the 31st Congressional District seat in Texas has set ablaze a copy of the Holy Quran and vowed to end Islam in the state.

Ahead of PM Modi's visit, Japan trade negotiator cancels US trip last minute to finalise deal

Aug 28, 2025, at 09:39 pm

Japan's trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa cancelled a visit to the US at the last minute on Thursday.

US F-35 pilot ejects after 50-minute mid-air call with engineers ends in Alaska runway crash

Aug 28, 2025, at 06:57 pm

A US Air Force F-35 pilot was forced to eject after nearly an hour spent on a mid-air conference call with engineers, trying unsuccessfully to fix a serious malfunction before the jet crashed on an Alaska runway.

'Nuke India', 'Kill Trump': Minneapolis Catholic school shooter's messages on guns; video goes viral

Aug 28, 2025, at 01:21 pm

Washington DC/IBNS: The words like "Nuke India", "Kill Trump Now" were written on the guns of the 23-year-old shooter, who opened fire at school children in the US city of Minneapolis, media reports said.

Modi's war: US official on Ukrainian conflict; slams India over Russian oil purchase

Aug 28, 2025, at 11:37 am

Washington DC/IBNS: White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has called the Russia-Ukraine war "Modi's war" in a fresh attack on India and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the purchase of oil from Moscow, media reports said.

3, including shooter, killed in Minneapolis Catholic School gunfire during morning mass

Aug 27, 2025, at 11:17 pm

Two children and the shooter were killed while 20 others injured in a gunfire incident that occurred on Wednesday morning at the US's Minneapolis Catholic school, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said.

25 countries suspend postal service to US amid Trump tariff: UN

Aug 27, 2025, at 07:39 pm

The UN agency responsible for the postal sector has said that 25 nations, including India, have suspended their outbound postal services to the US, citing uncertainties related to transit.

Pakistan: Two FC personnel killed in terror attack in KP

Aug 27, 2025, at 07:32 pm

At least two Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel died and 18 others were injured in a terror attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Monday, media reports said.

Chinese doctor accused of trying to smuggle cancer research from US to China

Aug 27, 2025, at 06:41 pm

A Chinese medical researcher has been charged with theft of Trade Secrets, related to  US-funded cancer research, and attempting to take it to China, officials said.

Pakistan: Balochistan youth found dead after alleged enforced disappearance

Aug 27, 2025, at 06:04 pm

The body of a Baloch youth, who was forcibly disappeared, was found dead with severe torture marks on his body in Pakistan's Balochistan region, media reports said.

UN official says killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’

Aug 27, 2025, at 04:17 pm

The killing of five more Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces – bringing the total killed overall to 247 since the war began – should shock the world into action, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday.

Two men publicly flogged in Indonesia for violating Sharia laws by hugging and kissing

Aug 27, 2025, at 02:32 pm

Two men were publicly caned in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating the law by kissing and hugging, media reports said.

Australia expels Iranian ambassador after spy agency finds Tehran responsible for antisemitic attacks on its soil

Aug 27, 2025, at 01:20 am

Australia has expelled the Iranian ambassador to Canberra, Ahmad Sadeghi, after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on its soil.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted bail

Aug 26, 2025, at 06:57 pm

A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday granted bail to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested last week on charges of misusing state funds when he was in power.

After India, Australia now decides to suspend postal deliveries to US amid Trump tariff

Aug 26, 2025, at 02:12 pm

Australia suspended some postal deliveries to the United States due to the 'complex and rapidly evolving situation' which is emerging amid the US President's decision to impose tariffs.

Show respect to America: Trump makes new tariff threats to the world

Aug 26, 2025, at 12:08 pm

US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to add 'substantial additional tariffs' on nations that impose digital services taxes and related regulations on US tech firms.

Australia: Shooting in rural Porepunkah property leaves two Victorian Police Officers dead, one injured

Aug 26, 2025, at 10:14 am

Two Victorian Police officers died, and another was injured during a shooting at a rural property in Victoria state of Australia, on Tuesday.

WHO chief renews call for ceasefire after 20 people, including journalists, die in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

Aug 26, 2025, at 09:26 am

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Strip on Monday.

Pakistani Foreign Minister visits Bangladesh, refuses to apologise for 1971 genocide

Aug 25, 2025, at 05:10 pm

Bangladesh has demanded an apology for the 1971 genocide from Pakistan and even urged it to resolve long-standing historic issues during Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to the South Asian country, media reports said.

Immigration population in US plunges for first time since 1960s amid Trump crackdown

Aug 25, 2025, at 04:36 pm

The immigration population in the US, which has been growing for the past 50 years, has declined ever since US President Donald Trump took charge as the President for the second term, a new study has revealed.

French, German postal services suspend certain deliveries to US amid imposition of tariffs

Aug 25, 2025, at 10:06 am

The French and German postal services have announced restrictions on package deliveries to the US amid tariffs imposed by the President Donald Trump-led government, media reports said.

Arson attack on Indian restaurant in London: Teen, adult arrested

Aug 25, 2025, at 01:01 am

At least two people, including a teen, have been arrested over an alleged arson attack on an Indian restaurant in London.

Toy-like bomb explosion leaves two brothers dead in Pakistan

Aug 25, 2025, at 12:12 am

At least two minor brothers were injured after a toy-like bomb exploded in a house in Miramshah region of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.