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US prepares tanker surge for wider Iran campaign
The United States is preparing to send dozens of additional aerial refuelling aircraft to Israel as President Donald Trump weighs expanding military operations against Iran beyond the Strait of Hormuz. The proposed deployment would substantially increase Washington’s capacity to conduct sustained, long-range sorties over Iran. It follows a White...
Seven bills set stage for stormy Parliament session
The Centre has listed seven bills for Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning on July 20, setting up a confrontation with opposition parties preparing a coordinated challenge to the government’s legislative and political agenda. The session will continue until August 13 and is expected to have 19 sittings. An all-party meeting...
US tariff bill puts India trade at risk
A bipartisan group of US senators has unveiled legislation allowing tariffs of up to 100% on goods from India and other major buyers of Russian energy, raising fresh risks for trade ties and New Delhi’s oil strategy. The revised Sanctioning Russia Act targets the five largest purchasers of Russian...
Centre gets four weeks to defend NIA Act
The Supreme Court has given the Centre four weeks to respond to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, a law that created the country’s central counter-terrorism agency. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the direction on Tuesday after...
Chidambaram warns DMK, NCP against BJP bill
Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the BJP of seeking support from the DMK and the Nationalist Congress Party for a fresh attempt to pass the Constitution Bill during Parliament’s Monsoon Session. Chidambaram urged both parties to reject any revised version of the legislation, warning that support would amount...
Iranian missile strike kills seafarer near Hormuz
An Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured after Iranian cruise missiles struck two Emirati oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The Mombasa and Al Bahiyah were hit in the southern shipping lane of the strait...
Temple-mosque litigants reject Supreme Court settlement route
Hindu and Muslim parties in three major Uttar Pradesh temple-mosque disputes have rejected a Supreme Court-backed mediation process, choosing to pursue judgments on the legal and constitutional questions raised by their cases. The litigants in the Gyanvapi mosque dispute in Varanasi, the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute in Mathura...
Iranian strikes spread across Gulf after US attack
Explosions were heard across Doha, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as Iran launched missiles and drones against Gulf states following a third wave of United States strikes on Iranian military targets. Air defence systems were activated across the region, with Qatar saying it intercepted incoming fire...
US presses Iran to guarantee Hormuz passage
The United States has demanded a public Iranian commitment to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, warning Tehran of severe consequences if attacks on vessels continue. The ultimatum came as President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was “over”, while confirming that...
China advances corridor linking Yunnan to Bangladesh
China has proposed an economic corridor connecting its south-western Yunnan province with Bangladesh through conflict-torn Myanmar, reviving a regional connectivity plan with far-reaching commercial and strategic implications. The China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor was discussed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s official visit to Beijing in June. China offered to support...
EASA widens caution over Gulf flight paths
European aviation regulators have told airlines to avoid the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon until August 31, raising pressure on carriers to keep long-haul routes away from a region unsettled by renewed United States-Iran hostilities and a fragile truce. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued three active...
Hormuz attacks draw new US strikes on Iran
The United States has carried out fresh strikes on targets in southern Iran after attacks on commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing Washington and Tehran into a sharper confrontation and renewing fears over one of the world’s most critical energy corridors. US Central Command said the...
Missile strikes test fragile Hormuz shipping truce
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, damaging two ships and raising fresh doubts over a maritime understanding reached less than three weeks ago to halt attacks in the waterway. No casualties were reported, but the...
Ayodhya trust faces donation theft reckoning
The Ram temple trust is set to meet in Ayodhya on Monday amid mounting pressure over alleged theft of donations, with investigators examining whether cash was siphoned off through an organised insider network inside the shrine’s donation-counting system. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is expected to discuss...
Nitish weighs Delhi role as JD resets
Nitish Kumar’s possible entry into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Union government has become the latest test of his political purpose after his move from Patna to Parliament altered Bihar’s power structure. The speculation, sharpened by talk of a Union Cabinet reshuffle, centres on whether the Janata Dal chief would...
Badrinath offerings probe widens temple scrutiny
The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee has ordered an inquiry into allegations of misappropriation of offerings at Badrinath Dham, widening public scrutiny of donation management at major Hindu shrines after a separate embezzlement case at the Ram temple in Ayodhya triggered arrests, audits and political pressure. BKTC president Hemant Dwivedi said...
Custody removal Bill faces wider opposition fire
Opposition MPs have intensified criticism of the Constitution Bill as the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the measure moves towards adopting its report, arguing that the proposed law could turn arrest into a political weapon against elected governments. The Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 20, 2025 by...
