Aveek Banerjee

The Supreme Court had asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to explain about the steps being taken to curb air pollution due to crop residue burning. Delhi is grappling with a significant increase in air pollution, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded in 'very poor' category.

There were 25 people at the mine digging for gold when the landslide struck, killing 15 and injuring three people, according to an official. Mineral resources in Indonesia are located in remote areas in conditions difficult for authorities to regulate.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UN Security Council has to change to become a more representative body without being "paralysed by politics". His remarks signals a growing demand to increase the number of permanent members in the 15-member Council.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in August that he would step down, setting off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of the world's fourth-largest economy. His administration had become unpopular due to a slush fund scandal and faltering economy.

The Zhou-class vessel that sank near a pier in Wuhan in May-June is the first of a new class of Chinese nuclear-powered submarines. The government had attempted to cover up the incident but satellite imagery of the site revealed the mishap.

Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was executed via nitrogen gas for killing three men — Lee Holdbrooks, Christopher Scott Yancy and Terry Jarvis — in 1999. Miller reportedly shook and trembled on the gurney for about two minutes with his body at times pulling against the restraints.

The $7 billion loan is Pakistan's 25th IMF payout programme since 1958 in exchange for unpopular reforms like increasing taxes. Decades of mismanagement and poor governance brought Pakistan to the brink of default last year as the country faced heavy economic losses.

The clashes began over the weekend over an ongoing land dispute and continued till Wednesday, resulting in more than 70 people being wounded. Pakistan has witnessed decades of sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims, particularly in Kurram.

The Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the September 21 presidential election that went into a historic second round of voting. He is now tasked to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

This is the first time India has overtaken Japan in the Asia Power Index, signalling its rise to become a global superpower in the coming decades. India is now behind only the United States and China in terms of influence in the Asian continent.

In an address in New York's Barclay Hotel, the 81-year-old President welcomed world leaders by saying, "Thank you, thank you, thank you. Welcome to Washington." This came after Biden referred to Zelenskyy as "Mr President" without using his surname.

The incident took place less than ten days after a similar act of vandalism took place at the BAPS Mandir in New York, prompting concerns among the Hindu community. India had brought increasing attacks on Hindu temples to the attention of the US authorities.

Trump asserted that Russia would never have invaded Ukraine if he was president and blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the "complete obliteration" of Kyiv. The former President has long been critical of US aid to Ukraine, calling it a waste of money.

The brewing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has killed more than 600 people in recent days, displaced thousands in Lebanon and brought the Middle East to the brink of an all-out war. The US and France are working to avoid an escalation of hostilities and ensure the return of displaced people.

Trudeau, 52, who is facing increasing unhappiness from voters over rising prices and a nationwide housing crisis, survived the vote of confidence with help from Bloc Quebecois party. Doubts about Trudeau's leadership had intensified after his party suffered two election setbacks recently.

Dissanayake has expressed his intention to continue working with India, China and Japan, who are key partners in Sri Lanka's debt rework. The Marxist-leaning politician emerged victorious in the presidential election on September 21, defeating his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Israeli military said its air defence systems intercepted a surface-to-surface missile crossing from Lebanon amid warning sirens in Tel Aviv. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalated as several Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed 569 people since Monday, including senior commanders.

These kinds of missile launches in public are rare for China, which has a "no first use" policy for nuclear weapons. It is also the first time in 44 years that China is known to have successfully conducted an atmospheric test of an ICBM over the high seas.

Pakistani beggars travel to the Middle East under the guise of ziarat (pilgrimage) and are also involved in pickpocketing activities. Saudi authorities warned Islamabad that if the situation is not controlled, it could negatively affect Pakistani Umrah and Hajj pilgrims.