Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for calling him up and sharing the insights on his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump at Alaska.
S Korean, US militaries begin annual summertime drills
South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea, which has warned the drills would deepen regional tensions and vowed to respond to “any provocation” against its territory.
Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Pak this week
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Islamabad this week to attend the Pakistan-China strategic dialogue and hold meetings with the civil and military leadership to discuss bilateral ties as well as key regional and international developments, a media report said on Monday.
Gaza war death toll surpasses 62,000, says Palestine
The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22-month war in Gaza.
Ahead of Chinese minister’s arrival, Cong flags Beijing’s support to Pak during Op Sindoor
Ahead of the Chinese Foreign Minister’s arrival in New Delhi on Monday (August 18, 2025), Congress leader Jairam Ramesh targeted the government and pointed out that the visit comes just three months after Beijing supplied weapon systems and live intelligence updates to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
TDP, Janasena supports CPR’s candidature for VP post
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu welcomed Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan’s candidature as the NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate.
SIR is ‘new weapon’ of ‘vote chori’, will protect ‘one person, one vote’: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a “new weapon” of “vote chori” and vowed to protect the ‘one person, one vote’ principle.
Mamata Unlikely to Share Dais with PM Modi in Bengal on Aug 22
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to share the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an official program of the latter scheduled to be held on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on August 22.
Use ChatGPT as second opinion: OpenAI executive
OpenAI’s latest language model, GPT-5, may be more powerful and accurate than its predecessors, but the company has warned users not to treat ChatGPT as their main source of information.
JSW Steel, POSCO to set up steel plant in India
Homegrown JSW Steel and the POSCO Group of South Korea have joined hands to explore setting up a 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) steel plant in India.

