A Big Push for Industrial Odisha In a landmark moment for Odisha’s industrial transformation, the JSL Group unveiled its ₹470 crore integrated petroleum and solar power facility in Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur district. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the plant on May 22, marking a major milestone in the state’s ₹1.15 lakh crore investment drive….
Diplomatic Gambit Falls Flat In an apparent attempt to draw regional support in its long-standing standoff with New Delhi, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raised the India-Pakistan conflict during his recent visit to Tehran. At a joint press conference with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sharif called for peace talks with India, emphasizing unresolved issues like…
Opening Doors: UK’s Liverpool University Expands to India Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan handed over the Letter of Intent (LoI) to the University of Liverpool in a ceremony in New Delhi, marking a significant step in India’s educational transformation. Liverpool becomes the second British and fourth foreign university to establish a campus in India, aligning with Prime…
A New Face of Cybercrime In a disturbing display of how artificial intelligence can be weaponized for fraud, over 200 people across Karnataka have been duped out of more than ₹2 crore using an AI-generated video of US President Donald Trump. The video promoted what appeared to be a lucrative investment opportunity in “Trump Hotel rentals”…
A Not-So-Subtle Shift in the South Asian Chessboard As tensions surged between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, the world watched closely to see which global players would choose sides—or stay neutral. But Turkey, under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made a calculated, unmistakable move: it chose Pakistan. From unverified reports of Turkish cargo planes carrying…
Field Marshal Munir’s Flop Show In a fresh blow to Pakistan’s ever-crumbling credibility on military bravado, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir has landed himself in the middle of an online storm after gifting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a framed “war painting” allegedly glorifying Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos—a claimed retaliatory strike against India. The problem? The image wasn’t Pakistani…
Taiwan’s Tech Giant Pushes Back Against U.S. Tariff Threat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker, has issued a sharp warning to the U.S. government, cautioning that proposed tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductor imports could derail its massive $165 billion investment plan in Arizona. In a letter to the U.S. Commerce Department, TSMC said such trade…
Tariffs for All: Trump Expands 25% Duties to Global Smartphone Makers In a sweeping escalation of his protectionist agenda, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all smartphones manufactured outside the United States. What began as a direct warning to Apple and its CEO Tim Cook—over iPhones being assembled in India—has now evolved into…
A Fractured Mandate: Yunus Considers Stepping Down Bangladesh’s interim government chief, Professor Muhammad Yunus, is contemplating resignation, citing his inability to operate amid deep political divisions. The revelation, confirmed by National Citizen Party (NCP) chief Nhid Islam in a statement to BBC Bangla, underscores a mounting crisis in the post-uprising transitional administration. “We have been…
In a striking shift driven by the United Kingdom’s tightening immigration stance, 58,000 Indian nationals left the UK in 2024, making them the largest group of foreign nationals to emigrate. This data, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), offers a revealing look at how visa restrictions and shifting political tides are reshaping global…
