iPhone 16 becomes highest selling phone in India: Report
US-based tech giant Apple sold about 6.5 million iPhone 16 units in the first 11 months of 2025, making it the country’s highest‑selling smartphone, according to a new report.
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Delhi wakes up to ‘severe’ air quality; multiple areas record AQI above 400
These readings indicate a significant worsening of air quality across large swathes of the capital.
Cross-border drug smuggling network in India’s Punjab busted, one held with 5.11 kg heroin
DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation has indicated that the recovered heroin consignment was sourced from Pakistan and delivered via drone by Pakistan-based smuggler.
Pakistan confirms Indian missiles struck Nur Khan Air Base in May during Operation Sindoor
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, during a year-end press briefing yesterday, confirmed that India had targeted the Nur Khan Air Base in…
Two suspects in Bangladeshi student leader Hadi’s murder fled to India: Dhaka police
Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police SN Nazrul Islam said the suspects, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, crossed into the Indian state of Meghalaya with the…
India announces $450 million relief package for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced India’s decision to offer a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka post ‘Cyclone Ditwah’.
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Massive protest outside Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi; protestors clash with police, detained
Vishva Hindu Parishad members hold protests near the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi over the atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh.
IndiGo crisis reveals why India’s new air safety rules are vital
An operational breakdown at IndiGo that left 580,000 passengers stranded shows how critical India’s updated pilot rest and duty-time safety rules are to prevent fatigue-related…
Delhi, Dhaka must dial down the heat: The Daily Star
Normalisation requires acknowledging that the political landscape in Dhaka has fundamentally shifted. India needs to do far more than issue statements on minority safety—it must…