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Bank holidays this week: SBI, HDFC, ICICI, PNB to remain closed for upto 3 days - Bank holiday dates as per RBI calendar

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- All public and private banks across India will remain closed today, since 16 August is a Sunday. Hence, physical in branch banking services at all scheduled and non-scheduled ban... Read More


Lunar Eclipse August 2026: When to watch the August 27-28 event and what it means in astrology

India, Aug. 16 -- If you enjoy watching the night sky, you have another celestial event to look forward to this month. A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 27-28, 2026, according to NASA.... Read More


Gulf nations growing impatient with Trump's diplomatic efforts regarding truce with Iran: Report

Washington, Aug. 16 -- Discontent with Washington is mounting across the Persian Gulf region as regional allies are growing weary of the negotiations to secure a peace deal with Iran. According to Ar... Read More


Uber and Pony.ai Plan 2,000 Robotaxis Across Four European Cities

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Two years after Pony.ai first announced a global robotaxi partnership with Uber, the two companies said Thursday they are ready to scale it. More than 2,000 autonomous vehicles w... Read More


Tsukishima Monja Koboreya, Bukit Bintang: KL gets its first taste of Tokyo's 'monjayaki'

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 16 -- The phrase "ugly delicious" gets thrown around a lot to describe dishes from our part of the world. It's meant as a self-aware compliment: this won't look good on Instagram, ... Read More


Attack on Sukhbir Badal exposes a disturbing pattern of radical sympathy in Punjab

India, Aug. 16 -- The attack on Punjab's Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal at Nanded in Maharashtra has brought into focus not only the security failures surrounding the two attempts o... Read More


Alliances that endure in the Trump era

India, Aug. 16 -- Trump has incentivized many other alliances to exist, without Washington, the European Union's external trade architecture being the clearest case. It is no secret that America's al... Read More


US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Israel Strikes Lebanon's Tyre as Yemen Drone Attacks Kill 3 Houthi Fighters Amid Middle East Conflict Intensifies

India, Aug. 16 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The Middle East dispute seemed unlikely to come to an end in light of new reports of attacks in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and Yemen. These recent e... Read More


Ukraine's 600-Drone Moscow Strike Kills 83-Year-Old as Russia Intercepts Record 822

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The night had barely ended when Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of Moscow Oblast, confirmed what Russia's air defences had not prevented. A Ukrainian drone had struck a private hom... Read More


America's Regime Change Machine: From Tehran to Dhaka, the Paper Trail Does Not Lie

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Sheikh Hasina did not plan to leave Bangladesh. On August 5, 2024, with protest crowds bearing down on her official residence and army commanders withdrawing their protection wit... Read More