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Indian Ports Bill moves a step closer to becoming a law

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Indian Ports Bill, 2025, moved a step forward to becoming a law with the Rajya Sabha passing the legislation by a voice vote on Monday. The lower house passed the bill on 12... Read More


Another Baked Alaska

Published on, Aug. 18 -- August 18, 2025 6:04 AM Thus, on Friday, Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold an Alaskan summit over Ukraine. The last US summit held in Anchorage, Alaska, wa... Read More


'Kudos to Mumbai Police': Viral video shows cops rescuing school kids from bus stuck in floodwater

India, Aug. 18 -- A dramatic video showed Mumbai police rescuing school children from a school bus stuck on a flooded road in Matunga amid incessant heavy rain in the city. The viral video captured th... Read More


Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Organizers... Read More


Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening "severe consequences" and tough new sanctions if the Kremli... Read More


Vodafone Idea eyes non-bank funding amid delay in Rs.25,000-crore bank loans

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Vodafone Idea (Vi) has begun exploring non-banking sources of funding to maintain the continuity of its crucial capital expenditure (capex) cycle, its outgoing chief executive of... Read More


Vivek Agnihotri vs Saswata Chatterjee before The Bengal Files release? Filmmaker says 'In Bengal, the ruling party tells you what to tell'

India, Aug. 18 -- There are some films that get involved in controversies right from the time they are announced and are yet to be released. Such films are The Sabarmati Report, The Kashmir Files, and... Read More


"Has only undermined the reputation of this constitutional post": Gaurav Gogoi accuses CEC of bias against Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday criticised Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's recent statement targeting Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing the pol... Read More


"Will embark on Padayatra in support of Rahul Gandhi's fight against vote theft": Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad, Aug. 18 -- Speaking at the 375th birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Sardar Sarvai Papanna Goud Maharaj in Hyderabad today, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that the Congress w... Read More


New Zealand PM participates in Pakistan Independence Day celebration

Published on, Aug. 18 -- August 18, 2025 5:55 AM New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon participated in a grand Pakistan Independence Day Celebration held in Auckland on Sunday. Also in attend... Read More