With the full commissioning of the 2,843-kilometre Dedicated Freight Corridor network (comprising the Eastern and Western arms), India has achieved a significant milestone in engineering: Becoming the first nation to operate double-stack container trains powered entirely by high-voltage electric locomotives.
The country at the center of this story, India, started shifting its crude import strategy sharply after March 2026. Before this, it mostly relied on oil from West Asia, especially from nations like Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait. But when the Strait of Hormuz disruptions began, those traditional flows became risky and expensive.
The latest data shows that new renewable capacity additions increased by 25 percent in India compared with the same period last year, making this one of the most important developments in the power sector so far this year.
The war between United States and Iran started on February 28 this year after US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran. US and Iran later agreed to open a diplomatic channel, Pakistan was quick to present itself as the unlikely peacemaker.
The FIFA World Cup third-place playoff is the match nobody wants to play, and it is taking place tonight between two former World Cup winners, France and England.
The mission, named Mission Aagaman, meaning arrival, marks the entry of India's private sector into the elite club of companies capable of placing satellites into orbit. Till now only US and Chinese companies had this capability.
Named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space programme, Vikram-1 represents years of innovation and engineering by one of India's first private space startups.
The latest flashpoint emerged in 2026 with amendments to Punjab’s sacrilege laws. The state assembly passed the Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, aiming to strengthen penalties for desecration.
These hunger strike activists have to define what exactly the hunger strike is for, right now, hardly anyone knows what is the main demand of Sonam Wangchuk.
The US Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against 37 individuals linked to three India-based transnational organised crime syndicates as part of Operation Hard Ball. The investigation reveals how Punjab-origin criminal networks expanded across North America, Europe, and Oceania through drug trafficking, extortion, violence, and sophisticated logistics, underscoring growing international cooperation against organised crime.
The arrest of Gurpreet Singh alias Goldy Dhillon in Madrid marks a significant breakthrough against one of Punjab's most wanted transnational gangsters. Operating across India, Canada, and Europe, Dhillon allegedly built an extensive criminal network involved in extortion, targeted killings, overseas shootings, and links with Khalistani elements.
Named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space programme, Vikram-1 represents years of innovation and engineering by one of India's first private space startups.
BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said in his statement that the group’s fighters targeted the security convoy, its escort and additional military reinforcements that arrived after the attack began.
The latest phase of the US-Iran conflict has entered dangerous new territory. What initially revolved around military bases, missile launch sites and nuclear facilities has now expanded to include ports, bridges, airports and transport infrastructure.