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EAM Jaishankar lauds Cabinet decisions to boost railways, agriculture

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday praised the Union government’s latest Cabinet decisions, calling them “significant” steps to strengthen regional connectivity, improve agricultural productivity and…

Indian state refiners pause Russian oil purchases, sources say

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A Bharat Petroleum fuel station is pictured in Gurugram, India, June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil…

Buddhist gem collection returns to India after 127 years

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) -A collection of hundreds of jewels linked to Buddha’s remains has returned to India after 127 years following an auction planned for earlier this year that drew threats of…

9 dead, 124 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Moscow [Russia], July 31 (ANI): A Russian drone and missile attack hit Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight, killing at least nine people, including a six-year-old boy, and wounding 124 others, Al Jazeera reported,…

Two Israeli Druze indicted for smuggling Kalashnikov Rifle from Syria

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 31 (ANI/TPS): Two young men from northern Israel have been indicted for illegally crossing into Syria and smuggling a Kalashnikov rifle back into the country, police announced Thursday.The…

Gas prices to drop slightly in July

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 31 (ANI/TPS): The Fuel and Gas Administration in Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced that at midnight between Thursday and Friday (31.07.2025-01.08.2025), the prices of fuel products…

India’s Divya Deshmukh becomes 3rd Women’s World Cup champion in chess

Posted on July 31, 2025 by News Dispatches

Divya Deshmukh poses with her trophy at the concluding gala of the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, July 28, 2025. PHOTO: Anna Shtourman, courtesy FIDE.com Nineteen year-old Divya Deshmukh, International…

Pakistan court sentences PTI leaders to 10 years in jail for May 9 violence

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Faisalabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Faisalabad on Thursday sentenced 10-year prison sentences to several senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartaj…

Japan lifts tsunami warnings after powerful Russia quake; 1 killed, over 2 million evacuated

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): The Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday lifted all tsunami warnings and advisories issued for Japan’s Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake that struck off Russia’s Far East…

U.S. tariff threats and geopolitical penalties on India: a significant escalation

Posted on July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 by H.S. Panaser

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025….