Late in May, the Tamil Nadu government took the unprecedented step of moving the Supreme Court, seeking the disbursal of over Rs 2,000 crore in funds under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme (SSS), claiming the Union government had withheld it in a bid to coerce the state into implementing the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. Tamil…
Following is a timeline of key events:1979 – Iran’s pro-Western leader, Mohammed Reza Shah, who regarded Israel as an ally, is swept from power in an Islamic Revolution that installs a new Shi’ite theocratic regime with opposition to Israel an ideological imperative. 1982 – As Israel invades Lebanon, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards work with fellow Shi’ite…
Russia launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the 3-year war, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, as the Kremlin presses its summer offensive amid direct peace talks that have yet to deliver progress on stopping the fighting. As well as 479 drones, 20 missiles of various types were…
Russia has launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, killing at least 6 people and injuring over 80. This attack comes in retaliation to Ukraine’s recent drone strikes on Russian military bases. The Russian forces are targeting Ukrainian infrastructure and industries, disrupting Kyiv’s transport system. Despite attempts at peace talks, including…
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are all set to meet officials in London on Monday for trade negotiations, President Donald Trump announced on Friday.“The meeting should go very well,” the president wrote on Truth Social on Friday afternoon. “Thank you…
In an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court, escalating its battle with the war crimes tribunal over cases involving Israel and the United States. The retaliation follows the ICC’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its prior…
NEW DELHI: Urban Adda 2025 wrapped up on World Environment Day after three days of discussion, policy announcements, and public engagement focused on clean mobility, gender equity, and sustainable urban design. Organised by the Raahgiri Foundation in partnership with the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and GuruJal, and supported by Nagarro, the event brought…
The Trump administration once again brought up the India-Pakistan conflict and the subsequent ceasefire before a US court while defending the President’s controversial tariff decisions. In a June 2 filing before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Trump’s legal team claimed that tariffs imposed under his presidency were not only economic tools…
Why targeting international students may backfire on the US economy and trade. President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a sweeping effort to curb the presence of international students in the United States, targeting institutions like Harvard University and pausing the issuance of key student visas. While framed as a national security move, this aggressive stance…
India’s Operation Sindoor is not an act of war but a measured response to a vile act of terror, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday, as he led an all-party delegation to Brazil. In a firm diplomatic message, Tharoor underscored that the Pahalgam terror attack — which claimed 26 lives — was aimed at…