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PM Modi and Polish PM Donald Tusk agreed to double India-Poland trade to $10 billion by 2030, launch a defence industry dialogue, and sign a classified-information protection pact, while also discussing India’s proposed role in ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
Read Full ArticleVenezuela’s opposition alliance has reaffirmed exiled Nobel laureate María Corina Machado as its leader, pressuring interim authorities to allow her return. The move comes amid US-backed transition talks following Nicolás Maduro’s January 2026 capture by US forces and removal from power.
Trump has waived 100% tariffs on India and China under the Graham Act, named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, two days before the October 18 deadline. The order, citing national interest, follows a separate US-Russia diesel agreement.
American singer Mary Millben alleged CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke is funded by US donors opposing PM Modi, urging Indian youth to counter-protest. Dipke called it foreign interference. The funding claim remains unverified, with no Indian agency confirming any investigation.
Musk questioned why Starlink has “no license” in India despite 165-country compliance. Records show India already licensed Starlink and favoured it over Jio on spectrum policy, while Starlink itself remains unlicensed in South Africa and BYD is barred from the US market.
Over a single week in early October 2026, India found itself at the centre of several, separately unfolding international and domestic developments.
The US has exempted India and 19 other nations from its new 100% Section 232 tariff on patented pharmaceuticals, covering specialty drugs for rare diseases, gene therapies and veterinary medicine. Gen...
Trump personally greets Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews as the US and China extend their trade truce to January, ahead of White House talks on Taiwan and chips.
Trump signs a commission making Marco Rubio permanent national security adviser while he remains secretary of state, the first such dual role since Kissinger.
Trump tells the UN General Assembly that AI will be renamed "super intelligence" in US documents, while rejecting global oversight of the technology.
Trump announces a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over "fake news," though no clear enforcement steps have followed the post.
The 18th BRICS Summit concludes in New Delhi with the unanimous New Delhi Declaration, Modi's "3Rs" reform push, and a key Modi-Xi bilateral meeting.
DHS deletes AI-generated "Mr Singh" deportation poster after Sikh groups, lawmakers and Hasbro accuse the agency of racial profiling and unauthorised use of Transformers imagery.
Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 "dividend" to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms, drawing skepticism over its trillion-dollar cost and legality, while Indian social media compared...
The UN General Assembly voted 164-1 to endorse the Equal Earth map projection over the centuries-old Mercator projection, which understates Africa's true size, with only the United States opposing and...
The Senior Citizen Rights Handbook is a comprehensive guide designed to empower elderly citizens with clear and accessible knowledge of their legal and social rights in India.
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