Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi living in Belgium’s Antwerp: report

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi is currently living in Belgium’s Antwerp with his wife, Preeti Choksi, after obtaining a ‘residency card’ in the country, according to a media report. Indian authorities have requested the Belgian authorities to initiate his extradition to India, AssociatedTimes, a media outlet that focuses on the Caribbean region, said. There was no … Read more

What does a terror group branding entail?

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar joins SWIFT CEO Marianne Demarchi, Fincantieri CEO Pierroberto Folgiero, Joel Kaplan and Journalist Palki Upadhyay for a conversation on Politics, Business, and New World Order at Raisina Dialogue 2025, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: Amid the din around the Raisina Dialogue this week, … Read more

More than 340 held after mass protests in Turkiye

A protester holds a Turkish flag as riot police stand guard during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, outside Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP More than 340 people were arrested following Turkiye’s biggest street protests in over a decade sparked by the detention … Read more

Badar Khan Suri: Peace researcher

A U.S. court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities last week. Badar Khan Suri, the Indian postdoctoral researcher, was detained by federal immigration officials, who accused him of promoting “anti-Semitic rhetoric” and “Hamas propaganda”, and harming U.S. foreign policy goals. Mr. Suri’s academic pursuits … Read more

Sudan’s army says it seized key buildings in Khartoum after retaking the Republican Palace

Soldiers of the Sudanese army or affiliated forces pose for a picture while pumping their fists at the damaged presidential palace after recapturing the complex from RSF paramilitaries in Khartoum on March 21, 2025 | Photo Credit: AFP Sudan ’s military on Saturday (March 22, 2025) consolidated its grip on the capital, retaking more key … Read more

India was aware of anti-Hasina wave but could not interfere, says Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar highlighted the role of “external actors” in Bangladesh, and mentioned that China was “not an adversary but a competitor”. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India was aware of an anti-Sheikh Hasina wave building up in Bangladesh ahead of the violent overthrow of the former Prime Minister’s government on … Read more