India

Mecca pact unites Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan - but what does it mean? - opinion

The significance of the Mecca pact will depend less on the language of the agreement than on its implementation.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, next to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, on August 7, 2026.
An Indian flag is pictured in the pocket of a police officer's uniform as he attends a rally in support of the Indian armed forces, following the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 13, 2025.

Viksit Bharat 2047: India’s roadmap to become a developed nation - opinion

Members of the Disaster Response Force (DRF) evacuate residents at a flood-affected region following heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad on September 27, 2025.

India is emerging as a global first responder to natural disasters - opinion

Food at the Tandoori restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Tandoori: Restaurant moves near Tel Aviv beach, bringing sea breeze to the spice - review


Pakistani defense minister warns Islamabad of Israel-India military partnership

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said their defense cooperation has evolved over several decades and should not be seen as a recent development.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif (C) arrives at the Parliament House in Islamabad on June 10, 2025, before the presentation of the country's federal budget.

30 killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as election protests turn deadly

Pakistani officials have justified the crackdown by alleging that armed and India-backed militants joined the Kashmiri protesters. India has rejected similar accusations in the past.

Security personnel patrols after an explosion and gunfire were reported, near offices of the Rangers, a paramilitary force, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 27, 2026.

Indian rice exports climb 5% in first half of 2026 as non-basmati shipments rise, sources say

India's rice exports from January to June rose to 12.27 million metric tons from 11.68 million tons in the same period a year ago, despite concerns that recent weather patterns could hurt production.

A shopkeeper speaks on the phone as he sells rice and grains inside a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, January 13, 2026.

The new Great Game of corridors will be decided in Haifa - opinion

In the world now coming, nations will not merely choose routes: they will choose sides.

View of the Port of Haifa and the surrounding area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 6, 2026.

Researchers decode 200-year-old Red Sea navigational chart, revealing lost seafaring secrets

The document, dated to the late 18th or early 19th century, is illustrated with images of ships and religious buildings. It depicts more than 180 islands, along with reefs, landmarks and flags. 

The Indian, Kachchhi/Gujarati, document.

At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India

Survival chances for the trapped workers were slim, state disaster management official Rajiv Roka said, as rescuers had to battle the fumes, making their task difficult.

First responders on scene of tunnel collapse in India, July 21, 2026.

India's 'Cockroach Janta Party' to continue protests after dozens wounded in police altercations

Thousands of protesters from Delhi and nearby cities and towns gathered to march on parliament on Monday, joining a movement that began as online satire.

A supporter of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) poses while holding the Indian national flag at a protest site, a day after thousands of protesters marched toward parliament demanding the resignation of the Education Minister over examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in India, July 21, 2026.

Police cane 'Cockroach' movement youth protesters marching to parliament in New Delhi

The months-old movement and the planned protest are seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office, drawing millions of supporters.

Demonstrators shout slogans at a protest site ahead of a planned march by supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party towards parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

Strait of Hormuz seeing less traffic as threat from Iran increases to commercial sailors - report

According to the International Maritime Organization, at least 17 sailors have been killed since the beginning of the war, with three killed and over a dozen wounded in the last week alone.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026.

Massive cyberattack leaks thousands of files from India's largest nuclear plant on dark web

Thousands of documents, including purported facility blueprints, were leaked from a contractor working on India’s largest nuclear plant.

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Units 1 and 2 at Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India, pictured in 2016; illustrative.