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The Daily Catch-Up: The NEET row returns to Centre stage

August 05, 2026 8:50 pm

Fresh political friction over the paper leak controversy, a Supreme Court plea by a CJP volunteer, sanctions that could affect India, and an in-depth look at Gulf security lead today's biggest stories.

Between cancellation and concern, families navigate uncertain foreign travel plans

May 14, 2026 1:32 pm

If people are advised to avoid international travel, there should also be a reciprocal effort to actively promote domestic tourism, says the president of the IATA Agents Association of India.

Shrapnel doesn’t read ZIP codes: The expat experience of the war in West Asia

March 07, 2026 2:21 pm

Caught in a grotesque normalisation, the Gulf’s foreign workers face a conflict where they belong to the danger but not the country—tethered by jobs, schools, and a stubborn hope for peace

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When Iran and the West talked: How, why they reached the negotiating table this week

July 30, 2019 6:11 pm

Tensions began to rise in May 2018 after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal, and reimposed US sanctions on Tehran.

France aims to be 'facilitator' in Gulf crisis talks

July 15, 2017 10:03 pm

French Foreign Minister Le Drian is to travel on to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, following a four-day mediation mission by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that made little progress in defusing mounting tensions in the Gulf.