INDIA THIS WEEK https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Parliament Monsoon Session ends amid Opposition protests; 12 bills passed, only one debated; productivity 19% in Lok Sabha, 39% in Rajya Sabha Supreme Court warns public against fake website impersonating Supreme Court portal U.S. targets India, 40+ nations in tariff-dodging “transshipment” crackdown “Interest in Indian foreign policy commendable”: EAM Jaishankar meets MP LEAD fellows Kirti Vardhan Singh’s Cote d’Ivoire Visit Part of India’s Broader Engagement With Africa: MEA Putin Hails India’s “Remarkable Progress” on 80th Independence Day “I’d Love to, But…” Trump Says “Law Is Very Strong” When Asked About Third Term in 2028 U.S.-India Relationship “Stronger Than Ever,” Marco Rubio Says in 80th Independence Day Greetings IDF Strikes Hezbollah Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon, Kills Seven in Ansar Foreign Envoys Extend Greetings to India on 80th Independence Day, Celebrate Ties and Remarkable Journey Beyond the Battlefield: How India’s Armed Forces Became a ‘First Responder’ to the World From Bicycles at Thumba to the Lunar South Pole: India Marks 80th Independence Day With Major Space Expansion Trump Says He Will Declare Strait of Hormuz “U.S. Territory” After Defeating Iran U.S. Senate introduces bipartisan Tibet Act to strengthen ties with Tibetan people At 11, Indian-American Myra Saxena Turns Big Ideas into Award-Winning Innovation Meta Takes Down 756,000 Australian Teen Accounts as Ban Enforcement Looms Russia, China Reaffirm Support for India’s BRICS Chairship in 2026 India This Week~August 14, 2026 Colombian President Invokes “Economic Emergency” to Expedite Earthquake Relief; 265 Dead, 3,494 Injured So Far Two Soldiers Killed After US Military Apache Helicopter Crashes in Central Texas Field, Catches Fire US: Delaware Proclaims August 15 as “India Day” UNSC Report Links Al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent to November 2025 Red Fort Blast “Every Case Cannot Have the Same Time Frame”: CJI Surya Kant Pitches Specialized Courts, Time-Bound Trials to Reduce Case Pendency SEBI Proposes New Rules to Widen Accredited Investor Pool to 400,000 India, U.S. “Completely Committed” to Trade Deal; Russia Sanctions Bill Is American Legislative Process: Commerce Secy. Sensex Closes With Gains of 114 Points, Nifty Slips as Metal, Pharma, PSU Banks Weigh SEBI’s New Closing Auction Session Will Stabilize With Time; Indian Market Valuations ‘Fair, Not Cheap, Not Expensive’: Nilesh Shah India’s Trade Deficit Widens 31.5% to $15.03 Billion in July (YoY); Merchandise Exports Hit Record High U.S. Natural Gas Production Set for Record 122.5 Bcf/d in 2026, Up 3.4%: EIA India’s Electronics Exports Surge 11-Fold to Rs. 4.24 Lakh Crore, Women’s Workforce Nears 30% India Issues Rs. 1 Lakh Crore Tender for 60 Multirole Transport Aircraft; Tata, Mahindra, HAL in Race “The Name ‘Keralam’ Is a Matter of Pride for Whole India”: MoS Nityanand Rai as Rajya Sabha Passes Alteration of Name Bill Asia’s First Desert-Themed Drive-Through Night Safari and Zoological Park Gets Central Zoo Authority Approval “Season 2 of Jantar Mantar to Start Very Soon”: CJP Veteran White House Reporter Breaks 26-Year Silence on Bill Clinton’s Decoy Plane During Pakistan Visit in 2000 Indian and Australian Navies Discuss Enhancing Operational Interoperability, Capability-Building Cooperation Mongolia PM, Top Officials Visit India-Constructed Oil Refinery Project Site Iran Launches Missile and Drone Strikes at Kurdish Opposition Targets in Iraq’s Erbil Province Hanoi: Visiting NCC Delegation Briefed on Robust India-Vietnam Defense Ties Indo-German Partnership Brings Young Leaders Together to Accelerate Green, Sustainable Development Philippines Says BrahMos Deliveries From India on Track, Eyes Deeper Defense Cooperation India’s July CPI inflation rises to 4.45% as food prices accelerate Manufacturing GVA grows 10.7% in FY26, govt cites reforms to strengthen sector 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia Hours After 7.7 Quake Kills 38 Indian banks shift from AI experimentation to scale, focus on credit, productivity and risk India to pursue PTAs over FTAs with developing economies like South Africa: Senior government official Tamil Nadu Police arrest six students in private college student assault death Karnataka HC upholds police power to debit-freeze bank accounts under Section 106 BNSS without prior court order Shooting at Virginia State University Leaves Five Injured; Police Investigation Underway