Dr. Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan, a senior British civil servant of Indian origin, is facing intense social media backlash for his role in negotiating the controversial ‘Chagos deal’ that transfers sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius. Critics, including former politicians, are calling the agreement a historic betrayal.
As India celebrated its 77th Republic Day, world leaders including Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and King Charles III sent carefully worded greetings—each carrying strategic weight in a tense geopolitical landscape.
A deadly US snow storm has claimed at least 25 lives, knocked out power for over 750,000 homes, and paralyzed travel from the South to the Northeast—exposing vulnerabilities in infrastructure and emergency response.
For centuries, the question of how Neolithic people transported massive 25-tonne sarsen stones to build Stonehenge has baffled archaeologists. Now, a new scientific study may have finally cracked the code—revealing a route and method that rewrites our understanding of ancient engineering.
In a significant diplomatic gesture, India celebrated Republic Day in Yemen for the first time in over a decade—highlighting renewed outreach amid regional instability and a growing global footprint.
Amid deteriorating US-Canada relations and a recalibration of global alliances, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit India in March 2026 to sign landmark agreements on uranium, critical minerals, AI, and kickstart formal CEPA negotiations—marking a decisive strategic pivot toward New Delhi.