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What is the Pacific Ring of Fire, and why the earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula triggered Tsunami alerts thousands of miles away

The Ring of Fire constitutes a vast tectonic zone that extends along the peripheries of the Pacific Ocean.

New limits, autopay timings and more: All you need to know about the changes in UPI rules that will take effect from August

The UPI guidelines will not impact routine payments, but they will aid in decreasing delays and failed transactions.

From relying on foreign-made weapons during Kargil war to using indigenously developed systems during Operation Sindoor: How Indian defence manufacturing has come a long...

India marks 26 years of the Kargil victory while reflecting on Operation Sindoor, its recent, high-tech retaliation against terror attacks. From mountain combat in 1999 to modern missile strikes in 2025,

Indian Ambassador to Ireland slams biased media coverage after an Indian man faces a racist attack: How online hate fuels racism against Indians, especially...

A brutal assault on an Indian man in Dublin and its whitewashing by Irish media exposes a deeper, global pattern of rising Hinduphobia and anti-Indian racism in the West.

Syrian govt led by former ISIS terrorist Ahmed al-Sharaa unleashes brutal crackdown on Druze community: All you need to know about the Sweida violence

The Druze minorities have been ceaselessly under attack in Syria under the administration of former Islamic terrorist, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Keeladi excavation and controversy over the ASI report by Amarnath Ramakrishna: Why is the TN govt at loggerheads with ASI and Centre over it

The Keeladi excavation revealed an urban and industrial settlement between 6th century BCE and 2nd century CE.

‘Operation Kalanemi’ launched by Pushkar Singh Dhami’s Govt has nabbed over 100 fake babas in Uttarakhand: Read what it is and why it became...

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a statewide crackdown on imposters posing as Hindu saints as part of Operation Kalanemi.

50 years of Emergency: While most media houses bowed down to Indira Gandhi’s diktats, here is how some newspapers refused to give in to...

In the shadow of the 1975 Emergency, when India’s democracy was stripped of its voice, the press stood as both victim and quiet rebel. Amid blank editorials, censorship orders, and mass arrests, journalists and newspapers found subtle yet powerful ways to resist.

Weeks of reserves, imports from Russia, Africa & Latin America: How diversifying Indian oil supplies by Modi Govt ensures India will be largely unaffected...

Years of deliberate planning under Modi’s government have paid off. They didn’t just talk about diversifying oil supplies; they actually did it, methodically spreading their sources far and wide to protect their interests if Strait of Hormuz closes.

Meet Barak Magen, Israel’s “Lightening Shield” that made its debut during conflict with Iran, will protect Naval assets from missiles and drone attacks

Barak Magen of Israel possesses a combination of intelligent vertical launchers, radar and command systems, that work in cohesion to protect its Naval assets.

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