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Araghchi Says Every US Sanctions Campaign Failed. The Numbers Say Something Worse.

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 -- Abbas Araghchi's answer to the largest sanctions campaign in American history was a list, and it was short enough to fit inside a single post. Fourteen years ago Washington promised... Read More


Moon Phase Today, August 22, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at Apogee

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- 20 UTC on August 22, at a distance of 404,644 km. That is as far away as the moon gets in this lunation, and it is the reason the full moon arriving next week will be one of the ... Read More


Iran Deepens Trade Ties With Oman, Turkey, and Iraq as US Declares 'Greatest Economic Isolation in History'

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 -- For the family of the textile merchant in the Isfahan bazaar, the math of the war has arrived in the form of new geography. A cotton shipment that used to clear the port of Shahid R... Read More


Teacher vocal against drugs and gambling dies in Dhaka, three weeks after being attacked

LALMONIRHAT, Aug. 22 -- A college teacher who was brutally hacked by a local drug and online gambling syndicate for protesting social crimes, died Friday night while undergoing treatment at a hospital... Read More


Vatican Cardinal relic ritual sparks online debatePublished on: August 22, 2026 12:28 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 22 -- A Vatican cardinal has sparked online debate after kissing the exposed skull of Saint Agatha during a ceremony in Sicily. Cardinal Pietro Parolin performed the gesture on August 1... Read More


CM Omar Abdullah felicitates J&K's NEET toppers

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today felicitated four "outstanding NEET achievers" from Jammu and Kashmir, recognising their exceptional performance in the country's premier medical... Read More


Washington Is Paying the UN $725m. It Owes More Than $4bn.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 22 -- The United States is preparing to pay the United Nations $725 million, which is a large sum, a welcome one for an organisation that spent this year rationing cash, and less ... Read More


Saima Wazed Demands WHO Inquiry Into the Leave That Removed Her, Warns of Legal Action

NEW DELHI, Aug. 22 -- Saima Wazed has warned the World Health Organization through her lawyers that she may go to court unless it opens an independent investigation into the decision that removed her ... Read More


Non-gazetted recruitment rules for GMCs to be notified by Sept 30: Govt

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government will notify Model Recruitment Rules (MRRs) for the non-gazetted cadre in all Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) by September 30, Health and Medica... Read More


Maha: Target Learning Ventures launches new MHT-CET Triumph series

Pune, Aug. 22 -- Target Learning Ventures, a leading educational resource provider and trusted publishing house among teachers, students and parents, has launched the latest edition of its MHT-CET Tri... Read More