Britain's exit from the European Union has not only affected the global market, but also directly hit businessmen in Saurashtra
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16th Jan 2026 | Updated at 02:34pm 16th Jan 2026
SOAS announces fellowship honouring Ambedkar and Karunanidhi
The SOAS South Asia Institute has invited applications for the Ambedkar–Kalaignar Visiting Fellowship for Social Justice and Federalism, a new programme that honours the transformative legacies of B R Ambedkar and M Karunanidhi.
£300 million bailout for struggling pubs sparks controversy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil a £300 million bailout for pubs pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by rising business rates, marking Labour’s 12th major policy U-turn since taking office.
Somnath Swabhiman Parv honours India’s spiritual resilience
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This national event, instead of focusing on destruction, celebrates India’s resilience, faith,...
PM Modi and Chancellor Merz pledge ‘economic partnership’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on January 12, 2026, marking his first official visit to India since taking office.The two leaders paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi,...
Johannesburg's BAPS temple unveils Nilkanth Varni statue
- 07 Jan 2026
A 42-foot bronze statue of Nilkanth Varni, the 18th-century yogi, was unveiled at the BAPS temple in Johannesburg, South Africa. This statue, the tallest bronze figure in the country, also ranks as the fourth-tallest in Africa, alongside Nigeria’s...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
Uneasy balance of a changing world
- 14 Jan 2026
US forces raid Venezuela, abducts Maduro
- 07 Jan 2026
A takeaway man was brutally killed on the street by a rival restaurant owner after two businesses entered into a rather violent dispute.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rejigged his council of ministers on Tuesday, inducting 19 new ministers
"When I used to walk out of that ring, it used to be actually like a raped woman walking out," said controversy's favourite child Salman Khan at a promotional...
Passengers of the Madgaon-Nizamuddin Rajdhani had a narrow escape, as the train engine was reported to have run on a downward slope for around 15 km without a driver.
Followers of novelist George Orwell and Mahatma Gandhi are in a deadlock as both sides decide which of the two figures are to be commemorated
Ghost Tourism is a thing now, and those who love themselves a thrill, can seek it in West Bengal
Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims of justice saying a Special Investigation Team, after reviewing 286 cases, has recommended 22 cases to be re-investigated.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh condemned the spate of "sacrilege" incidents in the state and accused the ruling SAD-BJP government of "polarising" it ahead of the 2017 Assembly elections.
Rajya Sabha member Navjot Singh Sidhu has been included in the state Bharatiya Janata Party's core committee, with the Assembly elections in the offing
