India

India in U.S. crosshairs again — White House report cites countries ‘enabling’ China’s tariff evasions

The report has identified more than 40 countries associated with “elevated illegal transshipment risk”; the U.S. has named the Pune-Gujarat-Chennai belt as one of the areas enabling China

Independence Day LIVE updates: In 12 years, India transformed from 'Fragile 5' to world's fastest-growing major economy, says Modi

PM Modi urges self-reliance, calls upon citizens to realise 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047

Union Ministers call Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on PM Modi ‘undignified, undemocratic’

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says Rahul’s comments, made at a Congress event, had been 'extremely low-level and condemnable’; Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Health Minister J.P. Nadda to condemn remarks

From Riyadh to Paris: How EWC's unexpected move accelerated its global plans

Paris was not originally part of the Esports World Cup’s immediate expansion plan, but the 2026 move from Riyadh has accelerated its ambitions to become a global, rotating event. Faisal Bin Homran, chief product officer

‘Have to isolate dimaagi Naxals’: PM Modi in Independence Day speech from Red Fort

How ‘Raveli pattu’, Kerala’s ancient story telling tradition, is struggling to survive

PK Narayanan, one of the few remaining performers of the Raveli pattu, is striving to keep the oral tradition alive

Indonesia earthquake: 2 killed, buildings collapse as aftershocks rattle region

In a first, Vande Mataram rendered during 80th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort

An Army band played the tune of ‘Vande Mataram’ as the guests present on the occasion sung the national song

Government removes 12-minute ad duration cap for TV channels

The Ministry says there is adequate competition within the TV industry and between TV and digital media, and the government has therefore decided to remove the duration cap