17-01-2026 NEW DELHI: On Christmas Eve, Hindu hardline groups affiliated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a shutdown in the central Indian city of Raipur. The protest was called over allegations of “forced” religious conversions by Christians, a claim frequently levelled against the Christian community …

17-01-2026 TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD: Armed Kurdish separatist groups sought to cross the border into Iran from Iraq, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a sign of foreign entities potentially seeking to take advantage of instability after days of crackdown on protests against Tehran. The three sources, who included …

17-01-2026 WASHINGTON/ ISRAEL: United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East has announced the launch of the second phase of a US-brokered plan to end Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Steve Witkoff said in a social media post on Wednesday that Trump’s 20-point …

Hyderabad, Jan 15 (PMI): Two cases were registered in Hyderabad following alleged vandalism at a temple and damage to a nearby shrine during a protest by a mob, police said on Thursday. Mild tension erupted in the Puranapul area late Wednesday night after idols at a temple were desecrated, and …

Communal Politics Rising: Alleged use of religious divisions to influence voters. Secularism at Risk: Election campaigns increasingly show a tilt toward religion-based politics. Development Continues: Telangana remains stable and progresses under the leadership of CM Revanth Reddy. Political Maneuvering: Potential attempts to undermine leadership and forge covert alliances for electoral …

16-01-2026 PHNOM PENH: Thailand’s military continues to occupy civilian areas in Cambodia, having barricaded some with barbed wire and shipping containers, posing a risk to a truce between the neighbors who clashed twice last year, the Cambodian foreign minister said. Up to 4,000 Cambodian families are unable to return to …

16-01-2026 DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities have asked Lebanese security forces to hand over more than 200 senior officers who fled to Lebanon after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, following an investigation that showed how the neighboring country was a hub for insurgent plotting. On December 18, a top Syrian security official, …

16-01-2026 TOKYO/ NEW YORK: Japanese yen rebounded from an 18-month low against the dollar on Wednesday as Japanese officials warned of potential intervention to shore up the currency, while the US currency ‌was modestly weaker against the euro as traders continued to evaluate likely Federal Reserve policy. The yen has …

16-11-2025 PARIS: France has banned 10 British anti-migrant activists for attempting to stop migrants and asylum seekers from crossing into the United Kingdom on small boats, the French Ministry of Interior has announced. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said it had been alerted to the actions of activists …

16-11-2025 TEHRAN: The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a US official said on Wednesday, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbors it would hit American bases if Washington strikes. With Iran’s leadership trying to put down the worst domestic unrest …