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Artificial intelligence, innovation and a lot of second guessing

India, Dec. 31 -- Things moved fast in 2025. From artificial intelligence (AI) companies insisting - albeit, fallaciously - that AI agents can replace humans in the workplace, to a true arrival of ult... Read More


A World Less Predictable

India, Dec. 31 -- India's foreign policy firmament faced some of its strongest challenges in recent years in 2025, ranging from a four-day conflict with Pakistan to a rapid downturn in India-US relati... Read More


When Trump stunned the world with tariffs

India, Dec. 31 -- In April, US President Donald Trump stunned the world as he declared a US economic emergency and announced tariffs of at least 10% across all countries, with rates even higher for 60... Read More


in gaza, an Uneasy ceasefire holds

India, Dec. 31 -- More than two months after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire halting two years of devastating warfare in Gaza, most fighting has stopped. On October 9, Israel and Hamas signed a... Read More


Asim Munir appointed Field Marshal in Pak

India, Dec. 31 -- Following the military defeat in Operation Sindoor (May 7-10) against India, Pakistan surprised the world by promoting chief of army staff Asim Munir to the rank of field-marshal on ... Read More


Nobel peace prize for Venezuela Oppn leader

India, Dec. 31 -- Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, 58, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring democracy to Venezuela and for challenging president Nicolas Maduro's autocrati... Read More


Ukraine-Russia war: is ceasefire possible?

India, Dec. 31 -- US president Donald Trump is "stepping up the pressure" to end the Russia-Ukraine war - in its fourth year - through his 28-point peace plan. His plan for peace in Ukraine would forc... Read More


gen z-led protests topple nepal govt

India, Dec. 31 -- The youth-led protests in Nepal, which erupted on September 8 over a social media ban, economic hardship and corruption, quickly morphed into nationwide fury after a deadly crackdown... Read More


Telcos' body, adani-owned Navi Mumbai airport clash over RoW issue

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Telcos' body COAI on Tuesday sought Telecom Department's intervention over alleged denial of Right of Way (RoW) permission as well as higher charges at the Navi Mumbai Internatio... Read More


DMK 'exploring options' after Prez rejected bill

Chennai, Dec. 31 -- The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday called President Droupadi Murmu's decision to return the Tamil Nadu University of Madras Amendment Bill "unfortu... Read More