New Delhi, July 20(PMI): Tension gripped the national capital on Monday after police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse thousands of protesters belonging to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who allegedly attempted to break through security barricades and march towards Parliament during a protest demonstration. According to officials, the …

Amit Shah to Introduce Bill Making Insulting ‘Vande Mataram’ a Criminal Offence New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, marking one of the key legislative initiatives of the first day …

20-07-2026 NEW YORK: Spain are celebrating their second World Cup victory after defeating and dethroning Argentina 1-0 at New York New Jersey Stadium to cap off a brilliant run in international football. La Roja finally broke the deadlock after dominating Argentina for most of the match in front of 80,000 …

20-07-2026 TEHRAN: Iran has accused the US of hitting civilian infrastructure in the latest wave of air strikes since peace talks collapsed. State media and provincial authorities said bridges, a train station and an airport were hit. BBC Verify has confirmed an attack on one bridge in Hormozgan province. US …

20-07-2026 NAYPYIDAW: Two boats carrying an estimated 530 Rohingya asylum seekers left Myanmar’s Rakhine state on 29 June, and have not been heard from since. The equivalent of a jumbo jet full of people has vanished. It is very likely that they both capsized. The monsoon has started, the seas …

20-07-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group has completed its planned fundraising after accepting bids worth 215 billion rupees ($2.25 billion) for a three-year rupee bond issue, three sources said on Friday. The long-delayed fundraising, ‌aimed at refinancing existing debt, was completed through an investment by …

20-07-2026 BEIJING: China’s economy slowed sharply in the quarter ending June, revealing vulnerabilities in the country’s growth model, which is predominantly propelled by exports with little appetite for domestic consumption, experts say. Gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter clocked in at 4.3 percent, the country’s slowest rate of …

20-07-2026 JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament has officially dissolved, kicking off a high-stakes campaign for national elections on October 27. The dissolution of the 25th Knesset (parliament) on Friday paves the way for a vote that is seen as a critical referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival and his wars …

20-07-2026 TEHRAN/ DOHA. MANAMA: Tehran launched strikes against several countries across the Gulf and wider region overnight as the United States military raised its attacks on Iran. Reports on Friday morning said that Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, as well as Jordan and Syria, had been forced to take …

20-07-2026 WASHINGTON: United States Vice President JD Vance has accused some members of Israel’s government of trying to influence US public opinion ⁠to oppose a deal to end the war with Iran. In remarks made during an interview with US podcaster Joe Rogan that aired on Wednesday, Vance offered unusually …