16 dead, 45 injured in two road accidents in Pakistan

Sixteen people were killed and 45 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s Sindh province, according to police. In the first accident, five people were killed and 10 others were injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a trailer near Qazi Ahmed town of Sindh’s Shaheed Benazirabad District on Saturday, … Read more

BJP targets Congress after U.S. cancels programme for ‘voter turnout’ in India

Amit Malviya. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The BJP on Sunday (February 16, 2025) claimed that a U.S.-funded programme, now cancelled, linked to voter turnout in India is a pointer to the previous Congress-led UPA government allegedly enabling infiltration of Indian institutions by forces opposed to the country’s interests. BJP’s IT department head Amit … Read more

EAM Jaishankar, Omani counterpart discuss cooperation in trade, investment, energy security

EAM Jaishankar with Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday (February 16, 2025) held wide-ranging discussions with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi on bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and energy security. Mr. Jaishankar is in the Omani capital to attend the 8th Indian Ocean Conference. Delighted to meet … Read more

$21 million for ‘voter turnout in India’ among grant cuts announced by Elon Musk-led DOGE

 U.S. President Donald Trump chose Elon Musk to head the new Department of Government Efficiency. File. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has announced a series of expenditure cuts, including $21 million allocated for “voter turnout in India.” U.S. President Donald Trump chose Mr. Musk to … Read more

EAM Jaishankar, Saar discuss Trump’s vision of connecting Israel with India, Europe, U.S.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar. | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar in Germany and discussed several important matters, including the situation in West Asia and President Donald Trump’s vision of connecting Asia, Europe, and the U.S. through Israel. The two leaders … Read more

He who saves his country does not violate any law: Trump in defiance of legal challenges

While U.S. President Trump said he abides by court rulings, his advisers have attacked judges on social media and called for their impeachment. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Echoing France’s Napoleon Bonaparte, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (February 15, 2025) took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority … Read more

Amir of Qatar to visit India on February 17-18

Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. File | Photo Credit: AP The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, will pay a state visit to India on February 17-18. During the visit, he would hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, covering various aspects of the bilateral relations, the Ministry of External … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 16, 2025

Passengers crowd to board a train for Maha Kumbh from the New Delhi railway station on Saturday. New Delhi railway station stampede: 15 dead, 11 injured  Fifteen people, including three children, lost their lives in a stampede at the New Delhi railway station on Saturday night (February 15, 2025).  Eleven others were injured, according to … Read more

Australia to put two-year ban on foreigners buying existing homes amid housing crunch

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia will ban foreign investors from buying existing homes in the country for two years, its government said on Sunday (February 16, 2025), in an effort to boost under-pressure housing supply. “We’re banning foreign purchases of established dwellings from April 1, 2025, until March 31 … Read more