Sending team to Pak for talks, take deal or face attacks: Trump to Iran

Iran Rejected new peace talks with the United States, its state news agency reported on Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he was sending envoys for talks in Pakistan and would launch new strikes on Iran unless it accepts his terms.

Former Union minister Dinesh Trivedi set to be new envoy to Bangladesh

Dinesh Trivedi, a former Union minister and veteran politician from West Bengal, is likely to be appointed India's next High Commissioner to Bangladesh, official sources confirmed.

India extends OCI card eligibility in Sri Lanka to sixth generation

On a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka, Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday announced the extension of the eligibility for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card for the Indian community in the island nation till the sixth generation. Until now, this was limited to the fourth generation.

Punjab anti-sacrilege Bill to become law as Gov gives his assent

Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Katariya has given assent to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill 2026, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Sunday confirming that the legislation has now cleared the final constitutional hurdle.

The move comes days after the Assembly unanimously passed the Bill in a special session on Baisakhi, marking what the state government described as the toughest-ever legal framework to protect the sanctity of the Guru Granth Sahib. The governor's assent has paved the way for the Bill to become law.

South Korean President reaches Delhi, key meet with Modi today

The Visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and discuss shipbuilding, trade, investments, Al, semiconductors, critical and emerging technologies.

European allies fear US may strike a superficial Iran deal

European allies fear an inexperienced US negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline-grabbing framework deal with Iran that could entrench rather than resolve deeper problems, diplomats with past experience dealing with Tehran said.

Bulgaria's pro-Moscow former president takes strong poll lead

The Party of Bulgaria's pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev is set to win Sunday's parliamentary vote, exit polls show, after campaigning to stamp out corruption and end a spiral of weak, short-lived governments, although at it stands he will need coalition partners to run a majority government.

Fast breeder reactors to play key role in long-term energy security'

As India deregulates the nuclear power sector, Pathak said NPCIL will play a 'motherly role'in fostering private participation through technology, project development, and design.

Women participation in economy rising, but presence at top dismal

The Indian Government has failed in its bid to get Parliamentary approval to bring forward the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act, with its linkage to the delimitation bill proving to be a stumbling block. Greater participation of women in the economy, though - and not just at the legislative level - is necessary for India to become a developed economy.

Why US and Iran are stuck in the threats-talks circle

With the new US blockade, Iran's own blockade. and Israel's shaky nod to the Lebanon ceasefire, there are enough variables threatening the talks

But the fact that the Strait can't be opened through a quick military mission remains.

Yellow Line: How Israel is pushing boundaries, from Gaza to Lebanon

Global watchdogs view the Gaza Yellow Line as a violation of humanitarian law and the ceasefire agreement's original tenets

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights recorded the "killing of at least 224 Palestinians east of or in the vicinity of the so-called yellow line" between October 2025 and February 2026.

States' rights, caste factor: What was debated before women's quota in local bodies

The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, for delimitation and the subsequent application of 33% women's reservation in legislature was defeated in Lok Sabha on Friday.

But nationwide quotas for women's political participation were first introduced in the 1990s, in local bodies.