INDIA THIS WEEK https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Lionel Messi’s Father Jorge Messi Dies at 68 After Long Illness 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Western Colombia, at Least 18 Killed India’s “Neighbourhood First” Diplomacy in Action: Envoys Meet PMs of Bangladesh and Nepal Centre Expands E-Visa Entry Points to 88 With 11 New International Ports India and Thailand Discuss Enhancing Collaboration on Combating Online Scams Government Sanctions Smart Metering Works Covering 19.79 Crore Electricity Consumers Under RDSS “Will face batons”: JPSC-JSSC aspirants remain defiant after 3rd lathi charge outside Jharkhand Assembly 80th Independence Day: Red Fort to echo ‘Vande Mataram’ for 1st time, spotlight ‘Yuva Shakti’ Meta launches Muse Glimmer AI model that can run on consumer computers BSE to enter Nifty 50, Wipro to exit in NSE’s September index rejig Hindustan Copper Q1 net profit jumps 162% to Rs 352 crore as revenue rises 81% India expands LNG sourcing to 15 countries amid geopolitical supply risks: Govt Govt. introduces MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026, proposes reforms to boost critical mineral exploration and mining “Escalation must stop”: UN Yemen envoy Grundberg warns Houthi attacks risk return to full-scale conflict Service fees should be charged for passage through Hormuz: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson India dispatches 8 metric tons of life-saving medicines to Bolivia to support public health care Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until US halts naval blockade: Iranian Foreign Ministry New U.S. rule raises recurring H-1B costs for visa-dependent employers Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as authorities evacuate hundreds of thousands amid flooding, heavy rain “Diplomatic premises are inviolable”: MEA condemns defacement of Indian Embassy in Slovenia With tricolour in hand, Russian crew aboard ISS wish India ahead of Independence Day Iran’s parliamentary commission passes strategic framework for security of Strait of Hormuz New Hormuz security mechanisms developed with Oman, Iran’s Foreign Ministry says; US violations block safe waterway Iran leadership reshuffles amid Hormuz talks after rare meeting between president, Supreme Leader Over 20,000 evacuated as wildfire rages in British Columbia; Canada PM pledges federal aid 16 Bangladeshis killed in fire at sofa factory in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Russia to India by train? Moscow floats ambitious railway route, says link “should be explored” Russia rejects “freeze” in Ukraine conflict without addressing “root causes” 3 civilians among 7 killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s Al-Mukha city; 30 injured, says government military Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on future of Russian bases Donald Trump may ditch nuclear deal plan if Iran reopens Hormuz: Report “Photo of the week”: UN Geneva spotlights peacocks gifted by India No Palestinian state as long as I am PM: Netanyahu rejects Gaza peace plan Jaishankar pays tribute to freedom fighters on Quit India Movement anniversary India-U.S. navies to conduct ordnance disposal exercise in Kochi Two pilots killed in U.S. firefighting helicopter crash Kosovo: Opposition lawmaker hurls eggs at caretaker PM in Parliament amid political crisis, House suspended Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi Aramco facility in Jazan Student protesters march to Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, demand answers on exam irregularities from government Lok Sabha to take up introduction of four key bills, including Tribunals Reforms Bill, today Opposition MPs protest in Parliament over police action against student protesters, Ram Temple donation issue Himachal monsoon fury: More than 120 roads blocked, 255 power transformers affected Retired Army jawan killed, two injured in hit-and-run in Hyderabad CISF foils suspected gold smuggling at Mumbai airport, recovers gold worth Rs. 1.61 crore Assam floods death toll reaches 100 amid widespread devastation Arunachal Pradesh Governor, CM launch ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, call for stronger national unity “15,000 to 20,000 personnel, over 1,000 CCTV cameras”: Delhi Police outlines security measures at Red Fort ahead of Independence Day celebrations ED files prosecution complaint against Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. before Special PMLA Court “Action against goons to be intensified ahead of Onam season”: Ramesh Chennithala after history-sheeter Arjun Ayanki’s arrest