Australia’s Parliament passes gun laws, debates anti-hate speech bill
20 Jan 2026 11:30 PM ISTMELBOURNE: Australia’s Parliament on Tuesday passed new gun restrictions and began debating draft anti-hate speech laws proposed after two shooters...
‘ASEAN won’t endorse election in Myanmar’
20 Jan 2026 11:29 PM ISTKUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not endorse elections in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia’s foreign minister said...
At least 120 IS members escape from prison amid clashes, Syria claims
20 Jan 2026 11:29 PM ISTRaqqa: The Syrian military claimed Tuesday that guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had abandoned a camp in northeast Syria housing...
Syrian military announces new, 4-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces
20 Jan 2026 11:29 PM ISTDamascus: The Syrian military announced Tuesday evening a new four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after a previous agreement fell through. ...
Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it
20 Jan 2026 11:28 PM ISTLONDON: A startled British government on Tuesday defended its decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after US President...
HDFC Bank to disburse Rs 20 cr to startups by March
20 Jan 2026 11:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: HDFC Bank on Tuesday said it plans to disburse Rs 20 crore under the FY26 edition of its Parivartan Startup Grants programme to support...
Javed Akhtar calls out ‘creative bankruptcy’ in Bollywood
20 Jan 2026 11:26 PM ISTWhen ‘T-Series’ launched ‘Ghar Kab Aaoge’, the rehashed version of memorable song ‘Sandese Aate Hain’ from JP Dutta’s 1997 period war drama ‘Border’,...
Gold breaches Rs 1.5 lakh/10g-mark; silver surges to record Rs 3.23 lakh/kg
20 Jan 2026 5:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gold prices jumped Rs 5,100 on Tuesday to breach the crucial Rs 1.5 lakh-per-10-gram milestone in the national capital, driven by strong...
IndiGo ops stabilised; adequate pilots to comply with flight duty norms: DGCA
20 Jan 2026 5:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday said sustained regulatory oversight as well as corrective measures have helped stabilise operations at...
'Where is the election? Are they playing Big Boss?': Cong takes swipe at BJP after new party chief declared
20 Jan 2026 4:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the BJP after it formally declared Nitin Nabin as its new chief, saying the ruling party announced...
SIR is 'Software Intensive Rigging', alleges TMC
20 Jan 2026 3:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Tuesday that the SIR exercise in West Bengal is "Software Intensive Rigging", as the ruling party in...
Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wine post Marcon's refusal to sit in Gaza Board of Peace
20 Jan 2026 2:30 PM ISTWashington: President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) floated the proposal of imposing 200% tariff on French wine and champagne after French...
