Aarna Saini 
India has opened eight new consular centres across the U.S., significantly expanding the delivery footprint for visa, passport and other services and streamlining them to make them more accessible and efficient for the Indian diaspora in the country. India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Kwatra on Friday (August 1, 2025) virtually inaugurated the new Indian … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump deliver a joint press statement after their meeting at the White House, in Washington, DC on Feb. 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (July 31, 2025) announced a 25% tariff on Indian imports into the U.S., effective August 1, following … Read more
A Florida jury on Friday found Tesla liable to pay $243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, a verdict that could encourage more legal action against Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company. The verdict is a rare win for victims of accidents involving Autopilot. Mr. Musk has been pushing … Read more
Muhammad Yunus, interim head of the Bangladesh government. | Photo Credit: Reuters Interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday (August 1, 2025) congratulated his trade negotiators on securing a “landmark” deal with the U.S., which reduced its tariff rate on goods from Bangladesh to 20%, a significant reduction from the previous 35%. “We proudly … Read more
Guests are gather outside a Regent Plaza Hotel following a fire in the Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. | Photo Credit: AFP The United States has temporarily limited visits by government personnel to high-end hotels in Karachi, Pakistan, after receiving a report of a threat, the State Department said on Friday (August 1, 2025). “The … Read more
A closeup view of the wheels of a train | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto At least 30 passengers were injured after several coaches of a train derailed near Lahore, officials said on Saturday (August 2, 2025). According to the Pakistan Railways, the Islamabad Express that was going to Rawalpindi from Lahore derailed at Kala Shah … Read more
On the morning of July 24, Thai and Cambodian troops clashed at multiple locations along their 800-km border. Following five days of fighting that resulted in 43 deaths (including civilians) and the displacement of more than 300,000 people, both sides arrived at a ceasefire that took effect on July 29. Mediated by ASEAN chair Malaysia, … Read more
A man holds a placard that reads “Uribe must go to prison. Colombia demands justice” following former Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe’s criminal conviction and sentence of 12 years of house arrest, outside the Paloquemao judicial complex, in Bogota, Colombia, August 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday (August … Read more
President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 1, 2025) said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “I have ordered two Nuclear … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff visited southern Gaza on Friday (August 1, 2025) amid international outrage over starvation, shortages and deadly chaos near aid distribution sites. With food scarce and parcels being airdropped, Mr. Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee toured one of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s distribution sites in … Read more
