Peace hopes cool as both Russian and U.S. presidents opt out of direct negotiations in Istanbul, undercutting momentum before talks even begin. After all the talk, Vladimir Putin won’t be showing up. Just four days after proposing face-to-face negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Russian president has backed away from the Istanbul peace summit, scheduled to begin Thursday. It would have marked their first direct contact since Russia launched…

HCL-Foxconn joint venture to set up semiconductor unit near Jewar; 2,000 jobs, 20,000 wafers a month expected India’s semiconductor dream is no longer stuck in the pipeline. The Centre has approved a ₹3,706 crore semiconductor manufacturing unit near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, signaling a serious leap in the country’s effort to become a global electronics powerhouse. The facility, a collaboration between Indian tech major HCL and Taiwanese giant Foxconn, will…

A tragic multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Gordon County, Georgia, on Tuesday morning has left three dead and two others injured. The incident, which involved a fiery collision between six vehicles, occurred during rush hour, causing significant disruptions and heartbreak. The morning commute turned deadly on I-75 when a tractor-trailer, traveling northbound, struck a Hyundai Sonata. The crash triggered a chain of events that led to a catastrophic pile-up…

A missing teenager who was last thought to be in Thailand is now revealed to be in police custody in Georgia, over 3,800 miles away from where her family believed she was. Bella May Culley, 18, had been reported missing after her family lost contact with her while she was traveling in Thailand. But in an unexpected twist, it was confirmed that she had actually been arrested in Georgia, where…

Surprise airbase visit doubles as a warning: India’s red line on terrorism is no longer blurry Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sudden appearance at Punjab’s Adampur airbase wasn’t just a morale boost for troops. It was a full-throated signal — aimed squarely at Pakistan — that India’s tolerance for cross-border terrorism has run dry. Backed by the silhouette of an S-400 missile launcher, Modi made it crystal clear: any future terror…

Tit-for-tat expulsions rattle fragile ties amid growing mistrust In a move that underscores just how tense things have gotten between New Delhi and Islamabad, both countries have expelled each other’s diplomatic staff, reigniting diplomatic anxieties and throwing bilateral communication into deeper uncertainty. Pakistan booted out an Indian High Commission staffer on Tuesday, just hours after India did the same to a Pakistani official in Delhi. Both were accused of engaging…

India has slammed Beijing’s latest move to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a futile political stunt that holds no legitimacy. China, which claims the region as part of “South Tibet,” is once again stoking an old flame. But New Delhi isn’t buying it — not now, not ever. The Ministry of External Affairs minced no words. “Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable…