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What began as a viral “Melodi” moment — after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a packet of Melody toffee to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni — has focused attention on a much larger trend: India’s confectionery exports...
Israeli naval forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and are detaining activists at an Israeli port before transferring them to prison, rights groups and flotilla organisers said. The organisers said the mission...
Johannesburg, May 20, 2026 — Two internationally recognised South African scientists of Indian origin were among 38 people honoured this week with the country's highest civilian awards for their outstanding...
Researchers have identified two humpback whales that made separate, record-setting crossings between eastern Australia and Brazil. Scientists matched distinctive tail fluke patterns in photographs taken years apart...
An IndiGo flight from New Delhi caused a brief safety pause at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on May 13 after the crew reported seeing what they believed was a jackal near the taxiway. Flight 6E1103, an...
A short video of Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi why he would not take questions during his Norway visit has provoked a diplomatic exchange and a heated social media debate. Lyng, who...
Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King have won the 2026 International Booker Prize for Taiwan Travelogue, a layered historical romance set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Taiwan. The award marks the first...
ROME — Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Italy have been in regular contact over the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia, and that resolving disputes should rely on dialogue and diplomacy. His remarks came...
Kathmandu, May 20, 2026 — Tensions in Nepal’s House of Representatives escalated as the opposition Shram Sanskriti Party pressed for Prime Minister Balendra Shah to appear in Parliament, while Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal...
Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, arrived in Mumbai on May 20 to begin a four-day State Visit to India from May 20–23 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The trip is the Cypriot leader’s first...
Rome, May 20 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Italy, the final stop of his five‑nation tour, produced 15 concrete outcomes designed to deepen bilateral cooperation across trade, defence, investment, science...
Beijing, May 20 — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held extensive talks in Beijing during Putin’s two-day state visit, urging the protection of international fairness and opposing...
