Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sending his top diplomat to Pakistan as part of a regional tour, the first top-ranking visit since Modi broke off talks last year over the disputed region of Kashmir.
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17th Jan 2026 | Updated at 05:07am 17th 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
India's permanent membership in the reformed UN Security Council is unacceptable to Pakistan as it has not complied with UN resolutions on Kashmir, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told US President Barack Obama
Danielle Lineker, a former model,said that she was abused by racist bullies because of her Indian ancestry
Political philosopher and scholar Lord Bhiku Parekh, philanthropist Sudha Murthy and Jesuit priest and mathematician Father Carlos Valles were conferred with Santokbaa Award for year 2015 at Surat recently
A team of Christian missionaries recently visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s estranged wife Jashodaben, according to a report
The Golden Peacock Awards, instituted by the Institute of Directors, India in 1991, have not only won wide acceptance among all businesses, but have also achieved unscalable recognition and patronage among peers, globally.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court adjourned till March 19 the hearing on the cremation of Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan sect head Ashutosh Mahara, while allowing the petitions filed by four women disciples
On the birth anniversary of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, radical Sikh leader, a major brawl between the supporters of Sher-e-Punjab Shiv Sena and Damdami Taksal (Ajnala jatha) was averted by police at Amritsar
Former minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sucha Singh Langah was sentenced to three years imprisonment in a corruption case and fined Rs 10 million by a court in Mohali town, 10 km from here.
The Haryana government is investigating thousands of recruitments that were made by the previous Congress government in Haryana led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda
