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Pakistan's ODA Is Increasing but Changing Shape. So Should Its UtilisationPublished on: July 19, 2026 6:24 AM

Pakistan, July 19 -- For seven decades, Pakistan's development story ran on a familiar script: Western governments wrote checks, and Islamabad built projects. That script effectively ended on January ... Read More


Ziarat sit-in ends as judicial commission formed to probe attackPublished on: July 19, 2026 6:17 AM

Pakistan, July 19 -- Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Saturday said that the provincial government formed a judicial commission to investigate the deadly Ziarat attack, which claimed the li... Read More


Dosa shop owner earning Rs.1 lakh a month is 'rich'? Internet says, 'In India, Rs.80K/month job is respectable...'

New Delhi, July 19 -- A Thane-based dosa restaurant owner has gone viral after revealing how his business finances have changed over the years, saying that although his outlet once generated monthly r... Read More


Drone Strike Hits Two Tankers at CPC Marine Terminal in Fifth Attack on Black Sea Oil Hub

New Delhi, July 19 -- NOVOROSSIYSK - A drone strike set fire to the oil tanker Asia at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's marine terminal on Russia's Black Sea coast early Sunday, striking two laden ve... Read More


Jack Lang's 673 Mentions in Epstein Files Led to a French Probe and a Police Raid

New Delhi, July 19 -- PARIS - On the morning of February 7, 2026, Jack Lang walked away from the Arab World Institute, the cultural institution in Paris that he had helped build into a pillar of Frenc... Read More


"Pradhan Mantri Chuppi Todo": Jairam Ramesh says Ram Mandir Trust "betrayed" faith of devotees

New Delhi, July 19 -- The political tensions amid the ongoing chaos over allegations of donation theft at Ayodhya's Ram Mandir heightened on Sunday as senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh urged Prime ... Read More


ITR filing 2026: Secondary address field is now mandatory - here's how it can help taxpayers

New Delhi, July 19 -- The income tax department has introduced a mandatory secondary address field (if applicable) across all income tax return forms for AY 2026-27, making it one of the most notable ... Read More


Who is Uday Ruddarraju? Indian-origin techie becomes OpenAI's CTO of Compute

India, July 19 -- OpenAI has promoted Indian-origin tech leader Uday Ruddarraju to the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Compute - about a year after he joined the company from Elon Musk's xAI... Read More


Elephant safaris at crossroads as Chitwan weighs ethical tourism shift

Chitwan, July 19 -- On Friday afternoon, nature guide Samjhana Tiwari posted a video on Facebook showing a long queue of tourist vehicles heading towards the Baghmara Buffer Zone Community Forest for ... Read More


Jail up to 3 years, fine for insulting Vande Mataram: Amit Shah to introduce Bill in Parliament Monsoon Session

New Delhi, July 19 -- The Union government has listed a bill to make any insult or obstruction to the singing of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' a punishable offence for introduction in the Lok Sabh... Read More