Author: Md Nasimuddin
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday agreed to deepen their strategic partnership, setting an ambitious target of doubling bilateral trade to $200 billion within six years, as well as securing an LNG deal and moving towards the signing of a formal Strategic Defence Partnership agreement in the near future.
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 19, 2026) criticised the Election Commission for the “stress and strain” caused, through its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, to the ordinary people of the State of West Bengal, where 1.36 crore people, almost 20% of the population, have received notices from the poll body to explain “logical discrepancies” in their names and family backgrounds
Virat Kohli’s 108-ball 124 went in vain as New Zealand completed a 2-1 series victory against India with a 41-run win in the third and final ODI here on Sunday.
India has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to be part of the Board of Peace for Gaza, sources in New Delhi said on Sunday (January 18, 2026). The information was also disseminated by the U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor who shared a letter on social media from Mr. Trump to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting India’s participation in the Board of Peace for Gaza.
DARYL Mitchell, who loves playing in and against India, helped New Zealand level the series with a classy, unbeaten 100 in the second ODI of the three-match series. India, asked to bat on a tricky surface, took their time to get going before setting a target of 285. Mitchell, whose game against spin is one of the best in the business across formats, took a liking to both of India’s frontline spinners.
Amid escalating unrest in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi spoke with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss the evolving security situation. Jaishankar confirmed the conversation in a post on X, saying the two leaders reviewed developments in and around Iran.
A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Vice-Minister Sun Haiyan, on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) met RashtriyaSwayamsewakSangh (RSS) general secretary DattatreyaHosabale in New Delhi.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Tuesday said his people “choose Denmark” and “choose NATO” instead of the United States, amid President Trump’s calls for the island territory to be annexed into the union.
On Monday, the West Bengal government said that two cases of Nipah virus have been detected in the state. Both the affected individuals are medical staffers of a private hospital in Barasat in the North 24 Parganas district and are admitted there.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held talks in Ahmedabad on Monday morning and decided to strengthen ties in several sectors, including defence, trade, technology, renewable energy and education, following which the two sides finalised a staggering “27 outcomes”. These included 19 pacts that encompassed a joint declaration of intent to develop a defence industrial cooperation roadmap, as the two sides seek to strengthen co-development and co-production of defence platforms.