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Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office posted a cropped version of the SCO leaders' group photograph from Bishkek on September 1, removing PM Modi, Iranian President Pezeshkian and three other leaders to position Shehbaz Sharif at the centre. India's PMO posted the full uncropped image. Sharif later reversed course and shared the complete photograph on his personal account.
Read Full ArticleIndia's real GDP grew 7.8% in Q1 FY2026-27 to Rs 81.36 lakh crore, beating the RBI's 7% forecast and a Reuters poll of 58 economists projecting 7.1%. Services grew 10%, manufacturing and electricity close to 9%, and financial services at 12%. PM Modi called the performance a "herculean feat" despite West Asia conflict headwinds.
The 26th SCO Summit concluded in Bishkek on September 1 with all ten member-state heads, including Modi, Xi and Putin, signing the Bishkek Declaration. Modi called for dismantling the "entire ecosystem of terrorism" with no double standards. Pakistan assumed the SCO rotating chairmanship and will host the 2027 summit. Kyrgyzstan also hosted the 6th World Nomad Games.
President Trump on August 28 announced a deal with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez giving the US 55% effective control of a new joint venture holding 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves on a 100-year lease. Negotiated by Rubio and Hegseth, the deal follows Maduro's capture and is expected to bring $100 billion in private investment to Venezuela.
Delhi Police arrested bus driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep on August 31 after a 16-year-old Class 11 student from UP was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus near Kashmere Gate on the night of August 4. The accused were traced to a Timarpur parking lot. The bus has been seized for forensic examination and a POCSO case registered.
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah signed the Protocol Agreement-2026 in Rawalpindi on August 27, expanding bilateral military cooperation in t...
Cyble Co-founder Beenu Arora and DRONA CEO Dhruv Pandit, Gujarat's youngest cybersecurity entrepreneur who represented India at WEF Davos 2026, launched a joint AI-powered cyber defence initiative in ...
Brazil's National Data Protection Authority fined ByteDance 153.7 million reais ($30 million) on August 25, its largest-ever penalty, for processing data of at least 8 million Brazilian children witho...
The United States formally removed Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list on August 24, ending a 47-year designation and simultaneously delisting Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a global terrorist or...
Indian agencies deported three Bambiha gang operatives, Jaspreet Singh, Ajay Singh, and Pawandeep Singh from Malaysia on August 24, 2026. Accused of extortion, cross-border arms and narco-trafficking,...
Mumbai Indians appointed Zubin Bharucha as Director of Performance on August 21, 2026, triggering controversy after his name resurfaced as a signatory to a 2012 civil society petition seeking commutat...
Ukrainian President Zelensky on August 20 sanctioned Animaccord Animation Studio and five Russian nationals behind Masha and the Bear, accusing the globally watched children's cartoon of spreading pro...
Pakistan's National Assembly on August 20 passed the Defence Forces Act 2026, giving Field Marshal Asim Munir, who simultaneously serves as Army Chief and Chief of Defence Forces, authority to retire,...
President Trump posted a Strait of Hormuz map labelled "New US Territory" on August 18 after the 60-day US-Iran MOU deadline expired without a broader deal. Iran's top negotiator Ghalibaf said the Str...
CCPA fines Amazon ₹1 lakh for misleading listings marketing ordinary sweets as “Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad” and rejects its IT Act safe harbour defence.
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.
