Over 3 million Indian officials will spend about a year collecting data on the country's population — the largest in the world — in a massive door-to-door survey.
Leander Paes, one of India's most celebrated tennis players, joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, ahead of high-stakes polls in the eastern state of West Bengal.
The Iran war could end soon or drag on for months. When the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, the true test will be how quickly energy, fertilizer and other supply chains can bounce back.
President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and leave a complex operation to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing administration officials.
Iran's parliamentary Security Commission has approved a plan to regulate and impose tolls on vessels passing through the critical Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, a commission member announced.
US President Donald Trump has taken to his Truth Social platform to repeat his threats against Iran's power plants as well as Kharg Island while also claiming to be in talks with the Iranian leadership.
Russian travel photographer Julia Buruleva is facing backlash in India after posting social media images of hiring locals to paint an elephant pink in Jaipur for a photoshoot.
Russia's University students are being recruited to serve in drone units fighting Ukraine. They are offered lucrative contracts and promised they won't be sent to the front. Reports suggest those promises are not always kept.
The pope has said God rejects the prayers of those who wage war and have "hands full of blood." Leo has also prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass.
