Nearly three years after a devastating strike reduced homes in Gaza City’s Al-Sabra neighbourhood to rubble, the remains of 112 people from two extended Palestinian families were finally laid to rest in a mass funeral, according to Gaza Civil Defense and local reports.Continue Reading
Jan Suraaj scores historic first victory as BJP loses Bankipur after three decades; Congress takes Datia, BJP holds Manjalpur / Kerala rain toll rises to 15 /Markets rally as oil retreats /India finishes fourth at Glasgow Commonwealth Games /Trump pulls back from major Iran strikesContinue Reading
In Gaza City, Israeli military strikes continued to exact a heavy toll. Palestinians rushed to extinguish a burning vehicle after a strike on Sunday, August 2, as smoke rose above streets already scarred by months of conflict. Elsewhere, residents picked through shattered apartments, salvaging whatever possessions remained after overnight bombardment.Continue Reading
India entered the first evening of August with dramatically contrasting images: a new international airport opening its doors in Andhra Pradesh, floodwaters continuing to ravage Assam, two Indian women standing victorious with Commonwealth Games gold medals, an old Himalayan trade route reopening after six years, and political tremors spreading through DelhiContinue Reading
GLOBAL DESK, AUGUST 1: The world entered August under extraordinary strain, as a massive migration crisis exploded on the frontier between Africa and Europe, wars burned across the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine, and earthquakes, wildfires and deadly accidents brought fresh devastation across continents. The most dramatic scenes unfolded atContinue Reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply condemned a headline quoting opposition leader Yair Golan as saying that “Israel kills children as a hobby,” calling it “an absolute lie” that inflicted “terrible damage to our just struggle and to our heroic fighters.”
The controversy stems from remarks Golan, a former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) deputy chief of staff and leader of The Democrats party, made during a May 2025 radio interview criticising the Israeli government’s conduct of the war in Gaza.Continue Reading
The planet rarely pauses. Even as one conflict cools, another crisis erupts. From the battlefields of Eastern Europe to the forests of southern Europe, from Africa’s humanitarian emergencies to Asia’s geopolitical tensions, July 2026 reminds us that the world remains deeply interconnected. Decisions made in one capital ripple across oceans, affecting millions far beyond national borders. Humanity, it seems, insists on conducting simultaneous fire drills on every continent.Continue Reading
India witnessed one of the most consequential political developments in recent memory as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following weeks of nationwide student protests over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and demands for sweeping education reforms. The youth-led demonstrations, popularly associated with the “Cockroach” movement, culminated in Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a high-level panel to overhaul India’s examination and education system, an acknowledgement that sustained public pressure had forced the government to respond.Continue Reading
India woke up to one of the most dramatic political days in recent memory. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, celebrated by thousands of protesting students as a hard-earned victory, has quickly turned into the beginning of a much larger political battle rather than its conclusion. Politics, like unfinished homework, has an uncanny habit of multiplying overnight.Continue Reading
The world wakes today to the sound of rising tensions, restless streets, and governments making decisions whose consequences may echo for generations. Across continents, diplomacy is giving way to deterrence, protests are challenging power, and nature itself continues to remind humanity that it answers to no ideology, no election, and no military alliance. This is not merely another day in the news cycle. It is another day in a world increasingly defined by confrontation.Continue Reading
