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US Navy helicopters sink 3 Houthi boats in 'self-defence' in Red Sea

India, Dec. 31 -- U.S. Navy helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely responded to a distress call from the Maersk Hangzhou. The Singapore-flagged Hangzhou issued a distress call at about 6:... Read More


AI, wars, and elections: A look into 2024

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The world is poised to have a complete changeover in its power outlook in 2024. General elections slated to be held in up to 40 nations, some of key stakeholders like United Stat... Read More


US-China tensions continues despite Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting

Washington, Dec. 31 -- Tensions continued to rise between the United States and China in 2023, despite the meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in November and... Read More


Yearender 2023: As Israel-Hamas conflict drags on, children of war on both sides of Gaza fall out of focus

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- As the Israel-Hamas war enters day 86, the discourse or discussion majorly continues to centre around the casualties, spoils and collateral damage. However, the children on both ... Read More


Flashback 2023: Top 20 events that marked the year for India and the World

India, Dec. 31 -- India reached the moon in 2023 by riding on its Chandrayaan programme and even surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation during the year. Outside India, the world wi... Read More


NIA registers 94.70 pc conviction rate in 2023, attaches assets worth Rs 56 cr

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- In its fight against terrorism, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered stupendous conviction rate of 94.70 per cent and attached assets worth around Rs 56 crores duri... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why Argentina decided against joining BRICS

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- On Saturday, Argentina's newly elected government announced its decision to reject an invitation to join the BRICS group (comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa... Read More


Pakistan: Court sends Pashtun Tahafuz Movement chief Manzoor Pashteen to judicial custody

Islamabad, Dec. 31 -- A trial court in Islamabad rejected the police's request for extending the remand of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen and ordered placing him in judicial cus... Read More


JAMES WEBB MARKS FIRST YEAR OF PICTURE-TAKING, MOON DRAWS VISITORS

India, Dec. 31 -- The moon, asteroids and brand-new rockets topped the world's space news in 2023. Nasa kicked off 2023 by introducing the four astronauts who are slated to fly around the moon in late... Read More


DESPITE AN EASING OF TENSIONS, U.S., CHINA REMAIN AT LOGGERHEADS

India, Dec. 31 -- Beijing and Washington attempted to mend relations between their two countries that had touched a nadir in February when the US shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon. While tensio... Read More