Saudi-Led Investors Acquire Electronic Arts for £41 Billion
Electronic Arts, known for titles such as EA FC, The Sims and Mass Effect, has been purchased for £41 billion by investors that include Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The…
Indian Passport Does Not Serve as Citizenship Proof, MEA States
The Ministry of External Affairs reported issuing 1.39 crore Indian passports in the previous financial year. On Passport Seva Divas, 24 June 2026, an MEA official stated that none of these documents proves the holder is an Indian citizen. The remark, delivered at the 14th Passport Seva Divas, was legally precise yet sparked widespread discussion....
NEET Candidate Initially Assigned Abu Dhabi Centre Sits for Retest in Nagpur After NTA Update
NEW DELHI: A NEET-UG 2026 candidate from Nagpur who had been assigned an exam centre in Abu Dhabi took the medical entrance retest on Sunday after the National Testing Agency changed the location to Nagpur. The student arrived at PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in Ajni following receipt of a revised admit card the previous day....
UAE Simplifies Higher Education Services Through Unified Digital Platform
The UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is streamlining interactions between students, universities and government services by merging 38 separate electronic systems into 18 offerings on one platform. For around 350,000 Indian students and professionals seeking advanced qualifications in the UAE, the updates bring immediate practical benefits. Processes such as degree recognition, enrolment...
Indian-American Engineer Plays Role in US Autonomous Boat Rescue Near Hormuz
Vibhav Altekar serves as co-founder and chief technology officer of Saronic Technologies, a defense firm based in Texas. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California and directs the firm’s work on autonomous systems along with software design. His responsibilities include oversight of engineering teams focused on perception, navigation, machine learning,...
Saudi Arabia to Launch Dunes T20 League in October 2026
Saudi Arabia plans to introduce a new men’s T20 cricket competition in 2026 amid regional tensions connected to the Iran conflict. The Dunes T20 League is scheduled to start in the second week of October and represents the country’s first official entry into professional franchise cricket. The six-team event was arranged through a partnership involving...
Love Island Fans Divided Over Contestant’s Resurfaced Identity Comments
As Love Island 2026 approaches, attention has turned to contestant Jasmine Muller after an old clip discussing her mixed-race background resurfaced online. The fashion entrepreneur, presented as one of the show’s prominent contestants, was originally from Dubai and now resides in London. She has Indian, Danish, American, East African and Iranian roots. In the earlier...
South Asian Contestants Join Love Island 2026 Lineup
The Love Island 2026 cast was revealed before the program returns on June 1. The season adopts a football motif to align with the FIFA World Cup taking place in North America. Maya Jama will host the 12 contestants seeking romance in the villa. Two participants of South Asian background are included: Jasmine and Samraj....
Improve drinking water on First Nations by uplifting water operators, group says
A group dedicated to ending the 41 current long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations says part of the way to achieve the goal is by uplifting the work of people who work in water treatment plants. ...
Tributes pour in for Jacob Winterton, ex-OHL and Guelph Gryphons player who died of cancer at 25
The Kraken previously said Ryan has taken a leave of absence from the team and asked people to respect his privacy. On Wednesday, the team said it was "deeply saddened by the passing of Jacob Winterton, brother of Ryan Winterton. We are sending love and support to Ryan, the Winterton family and all of Jacob's loved ones."...
Limited Iranian gas imports to Iraq resume: Ministry
Gas resumed flowing from Iran, Iraq’s electricity ministry said Saturday, after a strike on an Iranian facility caused a three-day stoppage. Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the conflict triggered by the US-Israel attack on its neighbor Iran on February 28....
Iraq condemns any ‘aggression, targeting’ of Gulf states, Jordan
Iraq on Thursday condemned the targeting of the Gulf states and Jordan, a day after these countries issued a joint statement demanding Baghdad act to prevent attacks from its territory....
Iraq to summon US charge d’affairs, Iranian envoy over strikes
The ministry of foreign affairs will summon the representatives to “deliver formal notes of protest regarding the attacks,” the Iraqi prime minister’s office said in a statement following a meeting of the National Security Council....
Iraq allows Iran-backed militia umbrella group to respond to attacks on their positions
Iraq’s National Security Council has authorized the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a mostly Iranian-backed coalition of Shia armed groups, to exercise the right of self-defense and respond to any attacks targeting their positions, state media reported on Tuesday....
Iraqi pro-Iran group extends pause in US embassy attacks
On Thursday, Kata’ib Hezbollah, designated a “terrorist organization” by Washington, said it would stop attacking the Baghdad embassy under certain conditions, including an end to attacks on residential parts of Iraq and the southern suburbs of Beirut. ...
Airstrikes target HQ and leader of Iran-backed militia umbrella group in Iraq
Apparent US-Israeli airstrikes hit a headquarters of Iraq’s umbrella group for Iran-backed Shia militia and a residence belonging to its leader on Tuesday, an escalation of US-Israeli strikes on one of Tehran’s main regional allies....
US not arming Iranian Kurd opposition in Iraqi Kurdistan: Official to AFP
“We have not seen any attempts by the United States, any branch of the United States, to arm Iranian opposition groups in Kurdistan,” deputy prime minister of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, Qubad Talabani, said in an interview on Thursday....
West Asia tensions cast shadow on NRI turnout in Kerala polls
Escalating tensions in West Asia have disrupted travel and livelihoods, raising doubts over whether expatriates will be able to return home to vote....
Indian national killed by falling debris of intercepted missile in Abu Dhabi
“Injuries ranging from serious to moderate [have been] sustained by three individuals of Emirati, Jordanian and Indian nationality,” Abu Dhabi Media Office said...
Where Indians live abroad in 2025-26: Top 10 countries with the largest diaspora led by US
Top 10 countries with the largest Indian diaspora in 2025-26: India has the world’s largest overseas diaspora, with approximately 35.4 million Indians living abroad, and the United States hosting the largest share, as of January 2025....
Voices & Opinion
A More Divided World: Can Diplomacy Still Find Common Ground?
International politics is becoming increasingly complicated as countries face geopolitical competition, economic uncertainty, security concerns and disagreements over trade and technology. Major powers are pursuing their own strategic interests while…
India’s Changing Global Role: Why Strategic Independence Matters More Than Ever
India’s growing influence in global affairs raises an important question: how should the country balance relationships with major powers while protecting its own strategic interests? India increasingly works with the…
India’s research retraction surge sparks call for reform
In the expansion of India’s scientific footprint lies an uncomfortable truth: the country now ranks third globally for life science research papers retracted from the record, according to a comprehensive…
Indian Science and Technology landscape: a leap for a better future
India produces a large quantity of scientific research, ranking 4th globally in terms of total research publications in 2020 according to Elsevier SciVal and having the 9th largest number of…
