A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores Island, Indonesia, on 15 August 2026 at 5:58 AM local time. The United States Geological Survey placed the shallow quake at a...
Virender Singh Basoya was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to India on 14 August 2026 after coordinated action by the Narcotics Control Bureau and diplomatic channels. He...
India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union signed the Terms of Reference for negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on 12...
Russia has appointed former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud as its arbitrator in an investment treaty arbitration filed by Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank. The dispute concerns assets and...
The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab, rolled out the first rake of Linke Hofmann Busch broad gauge passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway on 12 August 2026. The...
Russia began importing gasoline from India in 2026 for the first time in history amid a domestic fuel shortage caused by repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries....
New York and New Jersey issued official proclamations in August 2026 designating 15 August 2026 as “India Independence Day” and “Indian Independence Day” respectively. The proclamations were linked...
The Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala in Punjab is scheduled to roll out its first rake of 19 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) broad gauge passenger coaches for...
The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on 11 August 2026 for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and...
India notified 11 more international ports for the entry of foreign nationals holding e-visas on 10 August 2026. The Ministry of Home Affairs expanded the designated entry network...
India gifted five young peacocks to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland, on 7 August 2026. The handover took place during a ribbon-cutting ceremony between Arindam Bagchi,...
Mohsen Rezaee, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was appointed on 9 August 2026 as a representative to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and as...
