A Flydubai passenger aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an incident reportedly involving the two pilots.
The flight, identified as FZ1073, issued a distress call while en route to Israel and requested an emergency landing at...
New Delhi has told Pakistan that it must show real, verifiable action against cross-border terrorism before the international community can believe its promises. The message came from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...
In a first-of-its-kind moment, the chiefs of the Indian and Japanese air forces flew together in India’s homegrown Tejas fighter during Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. The sortie on...
Lionel Messi has officially retired from international football, bringing an end to his 21-year journey with the Argentina national team. The 39-year-old confirmed the decision in an emotional Instagram post on August 31, 2026, saying...
India’s factory-led economic engine is revving up again. Industrial output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), rose 8% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 7.4% in July (revised). The surge was driven mainly by...
India’s core infrastructure sectors grew 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026, according to provisional government data. The pace was slower than the revised 5.0% growth recorded in July, indicating a mild cooling in the country’s key industrial...
The United States has given India and 19 other nations a zero per cent tariff on certain speciality drugs and their active ingredients, even as a 100% duty on specified patented pharmaceuticals takes effect from September 29, 2026.
The move, issued under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, is aimed at protecting US public health while pushing drugmakers to cut prices or manufacture more in the US. For India, the exemption offers relief for high-value, low-volume therapies used in rare and complex conditions, while the bulk of its generic drug exports remain outside the 100% tariff net.
What drugs get 0% tariff
The waiver is narrow and product-specific. It covers speciality pharmaceuticals that treat serious or rare conditions and...
A three-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of National Coordinators began in Islamabad on Monday, with India among the participating delegations. The gathering, which will continue until September 30, is...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States was marked by diplomatic warmth, elaborate ceremonies and repeated calls for stable relations. However, behind the friendly public messaging, Washington and Beijing remained divided...
Microsoft has unveiled a draft AI Code of Conduct aimed at ensuring that its future artificial intelligence models remain under human control. The proposal comes amid...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) should support, not substitute, human decision-making in India's judicial...
A new report from the United Nations University says the rapid rise of artificial intelligence could significantly increase the environmental cost of data centres...
Sudan's devastating civil war has reached its fourth year, prompting a dire warning from the United Nations' top aid official. Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian...
In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely much higher. An overwhelming...
Gaza: On 4th January 2025, Israel has ordered the evacuation of two major hospitals in northern Gaza, the Indonesian Hospital and Al-Awda Hospital, as...