India is set to roll out its most advanced homegrown fighter jet, the Tejas Mk-1A, by end-July 2025, marking a major leap in defence indigenisation. Designed to counter threats from both China and Pakistan, the aircraft blends cutting-edge sensors, electronic warfare and multirole combat capability.
Over 25 crore workers and farmers are likely to join the Bharat Bandh on Wednesday, July 9, called by 10 central trade unions and backed by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha. The protest targets the Union government's labour reforms, privatisation drive and rising inequality.
PM Modi's July 9 visit to Namibia aims to deepen ties through critical mineral cooperation, uranium trade revival and digital infrastructure rollout. The trip also marks a symbolic moment in India-Namibia relations, with a focus on clean-tech investments, direct diamond exports and UPI expansion.
At least 72 people have died and over 130 injured across Pakistan after 10 days of intense monsoon rains triggered flash floods, collapsed homes and cut off highways. Authorities fear a repeat of the 2022 flood disaster as warnings grow and emergency alerts remain in place nationwide.
In Pakistan, lions have become luxury pets for the elite flaunted on social media, despite rising public danger and legal pushback. The issue isn't just about the law; it's deeply cultural. People desire lions because they think it makes them seem above the rules.
The United Arab Emirates has launched a lifetime Golden Visa for Indian nationals at a one-time fee of AED 100,000 roughly INR 23.4 lakh. With countries tightening immigration in the West, nations across Asia, Europe and Latin America are competing for global talent.
Australia’s national innovation visa offers a pathway to citizenship for high-performing professionals, researchers, artists and athletes who meet strict eligibility criteria.
Three US presidents died on July 4, all nation-makers. Two of them, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day in 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence.
A British F-35B fighter jet has been stuck in Kerala for over three weeks after making an emergency landing due to bad weather and low fuel. A rare hydraulic fault has delayed its return, with the UK now considering dismantling and airlifting the stealth jet back home.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Argentina marks the first by an Indian PM since Indira Gandhi's in 1968, signalling a renewed push to deepen ties in energy, critical minerals, trade, defence and counter-terrorism.
President Donald Trump is set to sign the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' into law, a tax-and-spending package that includes a 1 per cent tax on cash-based remittances. This revised tax, down from the originally proposed 5 per cent, applies to non-citizen residents, including millions of Indians in the US.
South Korea has introduced new rules that ban the deployment of troops or police to the National Assembly without the prior approval of the Speaker, in a direct response to the unprecedented crisis last December when former president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.
Once strategic partners in the post-Soviet order, Russia and Azerbaijan are drifting into open hostility. From diplomatic snubs to deaths in custody and geopolitical realignments, ties between Moscow and Baku are under unprecedented strain.
Between May 21 and June 5, 2025, Xi Jinping was nowhere to be seen. Not on state media. Not in official readouts. Not in diplomatic engagements. It was the longest unexplained absence of his presidency.
The American Revolution was a turning point in modern history. It was one of the first successful movements to overthrow colonial rule and assert self-governance based on Enlightenment ideals. The Declaration of Independence, planted the seeds for future democratic struggles across the globe.
The Gulf Cooperation Council is set to launch a unified tourist visa allowing travellers to visit the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman with a single permit.
A wave of unease is sweeping through Japan as it braces for July 5. Whether or not it brings a catastrophe, the panic stirred by a manga reveals a deeper truth Japan's fear of the inevitable.
During his two-day visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred with the country’s highest civilian honour. His visit will also include high-level bilateral talks, outreach to the Indian diaspora, and discussions aimed at deepening strategic cooperation between the two nations.
Words can change the world and some speeches have. From Gandhi’s call for freedom to Obama’s call for hope, five leaders used one defining speech to shift global politics and inspire lasting change.