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Early 2026 tax season to lift US economy, Bessent says, urges Fed support

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday (January 9) that the 2026 federal tax filing season will begin on January 26, one of the earliest starts in a decade, all... Read More


"Trump has been in a climate denial": Former diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar on US pulling out of 66 international bodies

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- After US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing the withdrawal of the United States from multiple international organisations, conventions and treaties ... Read More


"Ramesh Chennithala now facilitating inclusion of Jamaat-e-Islami in UDF": Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 9 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Congress and the United Democratic Front (UDF) of double standards, claiming former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committ... Read More


Marriott Bonvoy roped in as official accommodation partner by International Cricket Council

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- Marriott Bonvoy and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have signed a strategic partnership under which Marriott International's award-winning travel platform has been appoint... Read More


Greenland's rare earth wealth and the geopolitical tempest: Why the Arctic matters more than ever - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 9 -- The newly published map showing Greenland's rare earth mineral deposits against the rest of the world has done more than inform scientists and industry watchers - it has rocked... Read More


Who is Diosdado Cabello & Why He is Trump's Next Venezuela Problem? U.S. Eyes Chavista Enforcer Next in Post-Maduro Plan

India, Jan. 9 -- CARACAS, Venezuela, January 9 - With Nicolas Maduro in U.S. custody, Washington's immediate challenge in Venezuela is a man long described as the regime's powerful enforcer: Interior ... Read More


NASA Crew 11 Astronauts to Return Early from ISS.

India, Jan. 9 -- Four astronauts will return from the International Space Station more than a month ahead of schedule after an unnamed crew member experienced a medical issue.NASA has not provided det... Read More


Trump says he is not considering a pardon for Sean 'Diddy' Combs

India, Jan. 9 -- US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will not grant clemency to Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is serving a 50-month prison sentence for prostitution-related convictions. In a January... Read More


China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, are at odds again

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- China and Japan - frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured, bloody history they still struggle to navigate - are freshly at each other's rhetorical throats... Read More


India ascertaining details of nationals reportedly on board US-seized Russian-flagged oil tanker: MEA

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- India on Friday said that it is closely monitoring reports of Indian nationals allegedly present on a Russian-flagged oil tanker recently seized by the United States in the North ... Read More