French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two confidence motions, just days after he appointed his new government in time to submit a draft budget to parliament in a bid to end the political turmoil that has gripped the country for months. A motion sponsored by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its allies…
White House waits for news of Trump-Putin callpublished at 17:52 BST 17:52 BST Bernd Debusmann JrReporting from the White House Image source, Bernd Debusmann Jr/BBC News After a relatively quiet morning here at the White House, it’s suddenly buzzing with activity after Trump’s post that he’s on a call with Vladimir Putin. For days now,…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday dismissed speculation of rifts within the NDA in Bihar, stressing that the alliance will contest the upcoming polls under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership. Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Shah said the BJP and its allies will decide on a chief ministerial candidate only after the elections….
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as Washington seeks to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine by cutting off the Kremlin’s vital energy revenues. Trump had said he would try to persuade China to do the same. The US president told reporters on…
Israel’s prime minister has told a memorial for victims of the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023 that he is “determined” to secure the return of the dead hostages still inside Gaza, and that the country will continue to fight terrorism with “full force”. Benjamin Netanyahu made the comments hours after Hamas returned the bodies…
Bollywood actor and producer Kriti Sanon has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian female actor to speak at the World Health Summit 2025 in Berlin. Representing India on the global stage, Sanon used her platform to spotlight the urgent need for greater investment in women’s health and gender equality. At a session…
Despite a ceasefire deal with Israel, Palestinians across the devastated Gaza Strip continue to go hungry as food supplies remain critically low and aid fails to reach those who need it most. As per the ceasefire agreement, Israel was supposed to allow 600 humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza per day. However, Israel has since reduced…
The arrest of renowned Indian-American national security expert Ashley Tellis, which has sent shockwaves across Washington’s policy circles and reverberated in India’s political corridors, marks a stunning downfall for a man once hailed as one of the key architects of the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal. However, in recent years, Tellis has been one of…
Fragile ceasefire continues to hold despite clashes that killed dozens on both sides before the truce took effect. The United Nations has called on the warring Afghan and Pakistani military forces to permanently end hostilities, after a 48-hour ceasefire took effect following days of skirmishes that killed dozens and injured more than 100 others. In…
For years, the FBI kept quiet watch over Ashley Tellis, the influential India-born foreign policy scholar once celebrated as a bridge-builder between Washington and New Delhi. Behind his polished lectures and policy essays, investigators suspected something darker: that he may have been surreptitiously walking classified secrets out of government buildings before rendezvousing with Chinese officials….