Wednesday, July 29, 2026

INDIA

Contract killer alerts UP doctor about plot to kill him

In a bizarre development, a doctor in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district has approached the police and sought security cover after an alleged contract...

K’taka CM Siddaramaiah to present maiden budget of Cong govt today

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will on Friday present the maiden budget of the Congress government in the state. This will be Siddaramaiah's 14th Budget...

Guterres appeals for global help to end Haiti’s ‘living nightmare’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for international help to end the “living nightmare” that Haiti has spiralled into four years after the...

2 teens arrested in Kanpur for gang rape, forced conversion of minor

The police in Kanpur have arrested two teenagers for the gang rape and forced conversion of a minor girl. The accused, Lucky Khan, 19...

14 people, mostly Indian-origin, charged in alleged $53 mn in US Covid relief fraud

Fourteen people, mostly of Indian-origin, have been charged in the US for allegedly bilking a Covid-era financial program, and numerous financial institutions...

Assam girl harassed in police station: Absconding police officer arrested from Guwahati Rly station

An Assam police officer, who allegedly harassed a girl inside a police station and was absconding since June 26, was arrested from Guwahati...

Zelensky visits Czech Republic

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the Czech capital and held talks with President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle. The two presidents on...

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads platform

Alarmed at Instagram Threads' steep rise, Elon Musk-run Twitter has threatened to sue Meta for allegedly using its trade secrets and poaching its...

US lawmakers call for safety of Indian diplomats, missions

A bipartisan duo of US lawmakers has called upon the state department to ensure the safety of Indian diplomats and diplomatic missions in...

Turkey, Sweden fail to end NATO membership standoff

Turkey did not green-light Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at a three-party meeting held here, but the participants agreed...