Two billionaires are now officially in a race to make history. Jeff Bezos is taking an 82-year-old astronaut on his first trip to space. But, Richard Branson could beat him to the finish line.

Gravitas: This 82-year-old is set to become the oldest person to travel to space

New York Times is looking for a correspondent in India. The person must be anti-establishment, anti-PM Modi, must paint India in a bad light in every story. The job description reads like an op-ed, names PM Modi.

Gravitas: Everything that's wrong New York Times' job ad

A US defence official confirmed their departure, while the Taliban said it welcomed and supported the latest phase of the troop pullout.

After around 20 years, US leaves Bagram airfield

The president, along with home-state Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, met with families of the victims for about three hours.

Joe Biden visits site of Condo building collapse

The specific purpose of the New York Times seems to be to appeal to candidates who can write against the democratically elected government in India and supports anti-Modi ideology at the same time.

Is being anti-Modi a qualification for a job at NYT?

The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation at Hanjin village in the Rajpora area of Pulwama following information about the presence of the terrorists there, a police official said.

J&K: 5 Laskhar terrorists killed in encounter

Is North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un sending an SOS signal to the world? The Wuhan Virus situation in North Korea may be getting out of control.

Gravitas: Is North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un sending an SOS signal to the world?

In a bid to reclaim the spotlight, Donald Trump visited the border wall in Mexico. The Former US President wants to return to the political mainstream. But, legal scrutiny of his businesses could push him back into political oblivion.

Gravitas: Donald Trump visits the wall he built

The Indian mission is located within the fortified diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, across a key road that runs in front of Pakistan’s Foreign Office.

India asks Pakistan to investigate drone presence in Indian mission

A verbal spat unfolded in Pak parliament as Bilawal Bhutto Zardari accused Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi of being a political turncoat. The two leaders then brought the house down with tongue-in-cheek barbs, exposing the sham of democracy in Pak.

Gravitas: Bhutto VS Qureshi: A battle of wits

India has asked the EU to accept Covishield & Covaxin for the newly active green pass. If Europe does not yield, its citizens could face 14 days of quarantine upon arrival in India.

Gravitas: India asks EU to accept Covishield for travel

Mexico’s first trans Congresswomen, Maria Clemente Garcia and Salma Luevano, are both from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s governing Morena party, which took power in 2018.

Mexico's first trans congresswomen to fight for LGBT+ rights

A programme for the post-study route is also being launched which is basically a post-study work route that will bring the brightest and the best

UK opens new post-study work visa route for Indian students

Drone spotted over Indian mission in Islamabad, New Delhi lodges formal protest

Australia's Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said the country was "at the end of the line" for a Pfizer vaccine. He said Australia was facing supply challenges because "European countries and pharmaceutical companies have favored countries with high COVID rates to supply vaccines like Pfizer.

Australian Prime Minister and Finance Minister contradict on COVID-19 jab stocks

Acknowledging the doctors' contribution, the Prime Minister recalled their heroic efforts during the pandemic and paid homage to those who laid down their lives in the service of humanity.

PM Modi thanks doctors on behalf of 1.3 bn Indians

Seven European Union countries- Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Spain- and Switzerland have put the Covishield vaccine, shortly after India warned of retaliation when none of its vaccines were added to the ‘Green Pass’.

Seven countries in Europe accepting Covishield for travel: Report

The grim development follows the discovery of remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia in May and 751 more unmarked graves at another school in Marieval in Saskatchewan last week.

'Unstoppable': 182 unmarked graves found at third Canadian school

Iran and the United States have been holding indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers that imposed restrictions on Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for lifting international sanctions.

Israeli leaders raises concerns over Iran nuclear deal

Moïse hadn’t had a real haircut in over six years and when he cut his hair on May 29, it was 19 inches long.

17-year-old headed to Air Force Academy donates hair to children with cancer

Bangladesh police officers checked vehicles and army soldiers patrolled streets in the capital Dhaka as the country entered a strict lockdown on Thursday (July 1) in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Bangladesh heads into strict lockdown amid record coronavirus spike

Banat's death has sparked three days of protests in the occupied West Bank and calls from the international community for an inquiry.

Rival Palestinian groups clash at protest over activist’s death

China is building more than 100 missile silos in the desert, according to an analysis of satellite photos, which researchers say signals a possible expansion of the country’s nuclear capabilities.

China building more than 100 ‘nuclear’ missile silos in desert

In UK, fraud and error from a loan scheme to help businesses cope with the COVID-19 pandemic launched during COVID-19 pandemic it could cost British taxpayers up to 37 billion on top of some 60 billion dollars annually which is lost to criminals and mistakes a report has said.

World Business Watch: COVID loan fraud and error will cost UK taxpayers of billions pounds

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 2.5 billion dollars loan for Sudan. Watch this report to know more.

World Business Watch: Sudan approved for debt relief, $2.5 billion funding by IMF

United Airlines confirmed its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets. Watch this report to know more.

World Business Watch: Largest-ever order for boeing, airbus jets

Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman has announced plans to launch a second national airline. The move is part of a strategy of the country to diversify from oil by biggest Arab economy.

World Business Watch: New flag carrier by the biggest Arab economy

Critics of the legislation, including some Western governments and rights groups, say it has been used to crush dissent.

One year of Hong Kong's security Law

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his country is under pressure from western powers over its close ties with China. Watch this report to know more.

Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan under pressure from West

The COVID-19 outbreak continues to make alarming inroads in Indonesia as the country witnesses record daily case load in the recent days and according to red cross Indonesia's COVID-19 surge is on the edge of the catastrophe as most as more infections of a delta variant continue to fuel the outbreak choking the healthcare system there.

COVID-19 Update: Coronavirus cases continue to surge in Indonesia

Facebook and Google India officials testified before the parliamentary standing committee on information technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms.

Google and Facebook summoned by Indian Government

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