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Saudi's 'Sleeping Prince' Alwaleed Bin Khaled Dies After 20 Years In Coma
- Jul 20, 2025 10:04 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal died on Saturday, two decades after falling into a coma following a serious car accident in London in 2005. He was 36.
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"It's Ethnic Cleansing": Syria's Druze To NDTV As Violence Escalates
- Jul 20, 2025 09:23 am IST
- Written by: Samiran Mishra
In Syria's southern province of Al-Suwayda, the Druze community is facing what its members have described as an "ethnic cleansing campaign" amidst a rapidly deteriorating security situation that has claimed the lives of hundreds over the past week.
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Singapore Faces "Serious" China-Linked Cyberattack
- Jul 20, 2025 00:15 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Singapore announced it was battling a "serious" cyberattack against its critical infrastructure, attributing the hack to an espionage group that experts have linked to China.
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China Begins Construction Of Mega-Dam On Brahmaputra River In Tibet
- Jul 19, 2025 23:51 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.
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South Korea's Yoon Indicted On Additional Criminal Charges Over Martial Law
- Jul 19, 2025 22:25 pm IST
- Associated Press
South Korea's ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Saturday on additional criminal charges related to his ill-fated imposition of martial law, about three months after he was formally thrown out of office.
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Tourist Boat Capsizes During Thunderstorm In Vietnam Killing 34; 8 Missing
- Jul 19, 2025 21:57 pm IST
- Associated Press
A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people, state media reported. Eight others remain missing.
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'Show Proof They Carried Out Pahalgam Attack': Pak Deputy PM Ishaq Dar Openly Supports TRF
- Jul 19, 2025 17:04 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
During a speech at the Pakistani Parliament, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar openly defended The Resistance Front (TRF). On 18th July, the United States designated TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation.
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Millions At Risk After Trump's Funding Cut Stalls Water Projects Globally
- Jul 19, 2025 16:23 pm IST
- Reuters
The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe.
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University Expels Bangladeshi Student Over Clash On Serving Non-Veg Food On Shivratri
- Jul 18, 2025 22:28 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
- (with inputs from PTI)
A Bangladeshi scholar was expelled from the South Asian University and a fine of Rs. 5000 was imposed on the students' mess secretary for serving non-vegetarian food on Maha Shivratri, officials said on Friday.
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What China Said On US Move Against Terror Group Behind Pahalgam Attack
- Jul 18, 2025 17:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
China on Friday called on regional countries to enhance counter terrorism cooperation to safeguard regional security, in a guarded reaction to the US designating The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), as a foreign te
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US Faces 70-80% Drop In Indian Students As Visa Crisis Deepens: Report
- Jul 18, 2025 17:20 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
US Universities have witnessed a steep drop in Indian student arrivals. Amid the Trump administration's ongoing crisis with international students, education consultants in Hyderabad have noted that outbound traffic has dipped by 70 per cent.
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Zelensky Says Peace Talk With Russia Need "More Momentum"
- Jul 18, 2025 16:22 pm IST
- Reuters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that peace negotiations with Russia needed "more momentum" and that he had asked new National Security and Defence Council secretary Rustem Umerov to "intensify the negotiation track".
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"Terrorist Treated Better": Imran Khan's Big Charge Against Asim Munir
- Jul 18, 2025 15:38 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
- (with inputs from PTI)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked members of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to hold Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir accountable if anything happens to him or his wife, Bushra Bibi, in jail.
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80,000 Nudes And Rs 100 Crore Blackmail: All About Thai Woman Wilawan Emsawat
- Jul 18, 2025 14:01 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Investigators of the Thailand Police who searched her house found more than 80,000 photos and videos used to blackmail the monks.
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'Misbehaving Monks': Massive Sex Scandal Shakes Thailand's Buddhist Clergy
- Jul 18, 2025 12:40 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith.
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Indonesian Billionaire Eka Tjipta Widjaja's Granddaughter Buys Singapore Bungalow For $19 Million
- Jul 18, 2025 11:58 am IST
- Low De Wei, Bloomberg
Mimi Yuliana Maeloa bought the house covering almost 767 square meters (8,256 square feet) on Chatsworth Avenue, according to a property filing in late June seen by Bloomberg News. The house is near the country's main Orchard Road shopping belt.
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"Did Not Support Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria": US State Department
- Jul 18, 2025 11:21 am IST
- Reuters
The United States did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, the State Department said on Thursday, adding that Washington made clear its displeasure after tensions escalated and worked quickly to stop it.
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Japan Inflation Raise Rice Prices By 99% In June, Pressure Mounts On PM
- Jul 18, 2025 08:52 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
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"No Meeting Agreed": Sources On Push For Russia-India-China Grouping
- Jul 17, 2025 23:37 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
- (with inputs from PTI)
Amid what is seen as a push from China and Russia to revive the Russia-India-China troika, sources have said that India has not agreed to any meeting in this format.