WORLD
Zohran Mamdani’s New York win sets stage for a fiscal reality check: Can he fund ‘free transit, freeze the rent’?
The 34-year-old’s 'free transit, freeze the rent' agenda faces early tests on housing supply, city finances and federal oversight.
WORLD
Why Donald Trump and DOGE feared Zohran Mamdani, and how his New York win shuts their leverage
Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory as mayor-elect of New York City is more than a political upset, it cuts at the heart of Donald Trump’s federal control strategy and the oversight machinery of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
INDIA
What is Poorvi Prachand Prahar? India’s next big tri-service drill and what it means for China border tensions
As Pakistan watches the Arabian Sea, India shifts focus to its eastern front with China, and a massive military drill is about to begin.
WORLD
Guns down, mines open: The rare-earth agenda behind Trump’s ‘peace’ in Southeast Asia
As Cambodia and Thailand signed a US-brokered ceasefire at the ASEAN Summit, Washington quietly sealed trade and critical-mineral deals in the background.
BUSINESS
2,500 Starlinks go dark: How Elon Musk’s satellites powered, and then cut off, Myanmar’s billion-dollar scam empire
SpaceX disabled 2,500+ Starlink terminals at Myanmar scam hubs as raids seized more devices, exposing how satellite internet fuels cross-border cyberfraud.
WORLD
The yuan may be China’s, but here's how India is using it to solve its Russian oil problem
India begins partial oil payments to Russia in Chinese yuan, confirming BRICS’ de-dollarisation push even as US pressure and payment hurdles mount.
INDIA
Cyclone Shakhti: What’s forming in the Arabian Sea, who’s at risk, and why this name stirred confusion earlier
IMD says a deep depression off Gujarat will intensify into Cyclone Shakhti. Track, warnings, likely impacts on Gujarat–Maharashtra coast, and why the name caused confusion earlier.
ENTERTAINMENT
Can Donald Trump even tariff a movie? The loopholes, box-office chaos and what it means for Indian cinema
Trump’s 100 percent tariff on non-US films could hit Bollywood, Tollywood and Indian cinema in America, raise ticket prices, and trigger WTO disputes.
WORLD
Snapback explained: How new UN sanctions will squeeze Iran’s economy and isolate Tehran
Iran faces UN snapback sanctions after European powers accuse it of violating the 2015 nuclear deal. Here’s what the penalties mean for Tehran and beyond.
WORLD
H-1B clash, round three: Why America won’t quit the H-1B fight and how Trump’s $100k fee raises the stakes
The H-1B visa is back in Washington’s crosshairs. Here’s why it’s always controversial, how past fee hikes played out, and why Trump’s $100k levy is different.
WORLD
$100,000 or national interest? Inside the hidden clause that could spare firms from Trump’s H-1B visa fee
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee rule includes a Section 1(c) exemption. Here’s how companies, industries or workers might escape the payment.
WORLD
$100,000 visa wall: How Trump’s H-1B move could reset India-US talent, tech and hiring
US hikes H-1B visa fee to $100,000/year for employers. What it means for Indian tech workers, startup hiring, and US STEM sectors.
WORLD
Why a raid at Hyundai’s Georgia plant exposed tensions from Seoul to Washington
Nearly 500 workers were arrested in Georgia, straining U.S.-South Korea ties and fuelling local tensions over jobs and growth.
INDIA
Inside Beijing’s control room: Why Modi’s meeting with Cai Qi may matter more than the handshake with Xi
Beyond Xi Jinping, Modi met Cai Qi, the Party insider who runs China’s General Office. That means the reset is being pushed through Beijing’s most powerful back office.
INDIA
Inside BMC’s flood fight to keep Mumbai moving amid monsoon mayhem: 1,645 crore litres pumped & counting
As Mumbai faces its heaviest rainfall of the season and a red alert looms, the BMC’s flood-fighting machinery has drained over 1,645 crore litres of water in just four days, more than twice the storage of Tulsi Lake.
WORLD
Can the Quad break China’s rare earth monopoly? Inside its new minerals initiative
India, the US, Japan, and Australia are joining hands to secure access to key minerals that power everything from EVs to smartphonesr, educing reliance on China.
WORLD
2025’s global defence boom: Who’s buying, who’s selling, and why India is suddenly at the table
From billion-dollar buys in Riyadh to quiet missile exports from India, defence is no longer just about deterrence, it’s about power, positioning, and who gets to shape the narrative.
WORLD
It started with oil and a coup: How the US ended up in the Israel-Iran conflict 70 years later
A secret coup. A nuclear standoff. Decades of shadow wars. Now, the United States has entered the battlefield, bombing Iranian nuclear sites alongside Israel.
WORLD
Why Trump thinks he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and why it’s complicated
Trump’s diplomatic style, high-visibility, deal-oriented, and media-driven, has been markedly different from the quiet, years-long negotiations behind many past laureates.
WORLD
US bases in Iran’s crosshairs: Are American troops too exposed in the Middle East?
It’s a threat the US cannot take lightly, not just because of Iran’s growing missile and drone arsenal, but because of how deeply rooted and geographically exposed American forces are in the region.
WORLD
The day diplomacy died: Inside the collapse of the US-Iran nuclear talks
The sixth round of negotiations, set to take place in Muscat on June 15, has now been indefinitely shelved.
WORLD
Ukraine’s Spider Web woven over 18 months destroys 41 Russian bombers: How the audacious strike was executed
Ukraine’s audacious Spider Web drone strike has dealt what Russian military bloggers call a “black day for aviation,” damaging 34 percent of Russia’s strategic bombers and exposing deep intelligence failures, just hours before peace talks in Istanbul.
WORLD
Inside Pakistan’s bailout addiction: 24 IMF loans, billions in debt, no reforms
As Pakistan seeks yet another IMF bailout, India is watching closely, not just as a neighbouring economy, but as a nation that has long borne the cost of Pakistan’s unchecked instability.
BUSINESS
Starlink’s entry into India: What it means for the telecom landscape
Starlink's proposed entry into India via partnerships with Jio and Airtel might be smooth, but its services, which tend to fall into the premium category in terms of price, might face significant hurdles in the market.
