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Karoline Leavitt Quits as White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (AFP file image) Leavitt, 28, just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child…

Russia Names Former CJI D Y Chandrachud as Arbitrator in Ukrainian Bank Dispute

Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, who has been appointed by Russia as its party-appointed arbitrator on a three-member tribunal hearing Ukrainian state-owned Oschadbank’s investment treaty claim over…

Charges Against Justice Yashwant Varma ‘Proved’, Parliamentary Inquiry Panel Finds

Justice Yashwant Varma, against whom a three-member Judges Inquiry Committee has found the charges relating to the cash-at-residence controversy proved. The committee’s report was laid before Parliament on Wednesday, August…

Araghchi: Iran Forced Enemy to Request Negotiations

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, is surrounded by security personnel as he walks during the Arbaeen commemoration in Najaf, Iraq (AP) Speaking at a meeting on diplomacy and health…

Trump, Modi will Resolve Russia Oil Tariff Row: US official

White House trade counselor Peter Navarro (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Navarro said India was not involved in the oil trade with Russia before the Ukraine war broke out in 2022,…

Govt Clears Trial of Polymer ₹10, ₹20 Banknotes; RBI Procurement Process Begins

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The government has approved the RBI’s proposal for field trials of polymer ₹10 and ₹20 banknotes, with one…

Hopes for Hormuz Deal Fade as Trump Demands Iranian Reparations

US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Trump’s proposal, which had not been raised before, was a response to Tehran’s demands for compensation and an end to sanctions WASHINGTON: U.S.…

Hopes for Hormuz Deal Fade as Trump Demands Iranian Reparations

US Court Dismisses Criminal Case Against Gautam Adani; Industrialist Welcomes Decision

Gautam Adani addresses a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) gathering. A US federal judge has dismissed the criminal case against the industrialist after the Justice Department moved to abandon the…

Air India Captain’s Initial Drug Screen Raises Fresh Questions After Phuket-Delhi Altitude Drop

An Air India aircraft in flight. Aviation authorities have taken both pilots of flight AI2379 off the roster after the Phuket-Delhi service experienced a sudden altitude loss on August 4,…