An elderly couple who had reportedly struggled to come to terms with the death of their only son were found dead inside their home in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Wednesday in what police believe was a suicide pact. The victims, identified as Kalathiparambil Sanjeevan, 72, and his wife Sabitha, 6»»»

New Delhi: Crowds of supporters of India's online "cockroach" movement grew on Wednesday at a New Delhi protest site, with their campaign for accountability and reform following examination scandals getting a boost inside parliament from opposition lawmakers. The protests, led by the social media-d»»»

Foreign trade in meat and meat by-products in Kyrgyzstan showed a significant imbalance in January—May 2026. While exports of domestic fresh beef declined sharply, imports of foreign poultry and pork continued to grow, data from the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan says. Exports: Sharp »»»

Thousands of Indian nationals queued outside newly opened Indian Consular Application Centres (ICACs) across the UAE on Wednesday as the country’s biggest overhaul of Indian passport and consular services began. The first day saw long queues, busy counters and a new system introduced to streamline »»»

The Lebanese-American man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again in the United States, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022. Opening statements are set for Wednesday in »»»

New Delhi: Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay. Households in India have long relied on an informal army of domestic workers»»»

SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday as fears of further supply disruptions intensified after US forces struck Iranian military targets for the 11th straight night, while oil tankers made U-turns ​in the Red Sea after warnings by Iran-backed Houthi militia. Brent crude futures rose $1,»»»

Dubai: Travellers flying from the UAE to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and several international destinations face a fresh round of cancellations, with airport listings showing disrupted services across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and major Gulf hubs. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balan»»»

The MoveGreen team has prepared an analytical review of the El Niño climate phenomenon, examining its potential impact on weather patterns and natural hazards in Central Asia, particularly in Kyrgyzstan. On June 2, 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that conditions for the »»»

Doha: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), in collaboration with the Qatar Chess Association, announced the conclusion of the fourth edition of the Qatar Rail Chess Open, which was held from July 17 to 20 this year, in conjunction with the celebration of World Chess Day, observed annually on July 2»»»

Dubai: Hundreds of Indian nationals turned up early Wednesday morning as the UAE’s new network of Indian Consular Application Centres (ICACs) officially opened after weeks of uncertainty and legal challenges. This marks the biggest overhaul of Indian passport and consular services in the country in»»»

Dubai: Indian nationals applying for passport, visa, consular and attestation services in the UAE will now need to use a new process after the Government of India officially outsourced these services to Al Hind Tours & Travels from July 22, 2026. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf N»»»

Dubai: UAE-based Indians who need to file an Indian Income Tax Return have until July 31, 2026, to submit it for income earned during the 2025-26 financial year. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The return relates to Assessment Year 2026-27. India’»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received Ambassador of India to the Kingdom Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan on the occasion of the end of his term as his country’d ambassador in Riyadh on Tuesday. Elkhereiji appreciated the good efforts made by Khan in strengthening bilateral»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received Ambassador of India to the Kingdom Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan on the occasion of the end of his term as his country’d ambassador in Riyadh on Tuesday. Elkhereiji appreciated the good efforts made by Khan in strengthening bilateral»»»

Rahul Gandhi, India's opposition leader, called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign on Tuesday "for destroying the future" of the country's youth. The youth-led Cockroach movement continued their protests in New Delhi, refusing to leave their sit-in site a day after police used tear has and »»»

NEW DELHI: India said it had summoned a senior Russian diplomat and expressed “grave concerns” after amissile strike killed four Indians on a Black Sea cargo ship that was leaving a Ukrainian port. Ukraine said Russia hit the Golden Leo – ‌a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship ‌manned by a crew ‌from ⁠India»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Food Cluster has stepped up efforts to deepen economic ties with India, bringing together more than 32 Emirati and Indian companies at a business forum in Andhra Pradesh aimed at forging new partnerships across the food, agriculture and agri-technology sectors. Held under the the»»»

Dubai: More medicines, fresh food, horses and museum pieces will be able to move between France, Abu Dhabi and international markets after Etihad Cargo added a second weekly freighter service to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The addit»»»

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended his government’s handling of India’s examination paper leak crisis, saying swift action had been taken against those responsible while urging tougher punishment for offenders as student protests and opposition attacks intensified. Speaking at a m»»»

Planning a summer getaway? Before packing your bags, check what your destination actually requires. As millions of people travel abroad for holidays, family visits and international trips, countries are increasingly shifting to digital immigration systems with new entry approvals such as e-Visas, E»»»

Dubai: Dubai's non-profit organisations are gearing up for another round of assessments as the Community Development Authority (CDA) officially launched the third phase of its flagship Ethraa (Enrichment) initiative, a programme aimed at helping charities and civil society organisations become more»»»

New Delhi: India has approved its first vaccine to prevent dengue, clearing Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda’s Qdenga for use in people aged between four and 60 years as the country seeks to strengthen its response to one of the world’s fastest-growing mosquito-borne diseases. The Central Dru»»»

Dubai: Dubai's non-profit organisations are gearing up for another round of assessments as the Community Development Authority (CDA) officially launched the third phase of its flagship Ithraa (Enrichment) initiative, a programme aimed at helping charities and civil society organisations become more»»»

Dubai: Malayalam actor Tovino Thomas on Tuesday expressed solidarity with peaceful student protesters, criticising the use of force against them and asserting that the right to dissent is fundamental to democracy. In a statement shared on social media, Tovino questioned the handling of peaceful dem»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesWhy the youth jobs crisis is becoming globalTimothy RooksYoung people in much of the world face growing competition for entry-level jobs as graduate numbers rise, hiring slows and AI-driven disruption adds uncertainty to career prospects. https://p.dw.com/p/5HFFeApprenticeships»»»

Singapore: A Singapore court sentenced an Indian tourist to more than two years in jail over a failed bid to steal a diamond by hiding it in his accomplice's mouth. Mangroliya Manojkumar Kurjibhai, 41, and his accomplice visited a jewellery store in Singapore's Chinatown on June 19 with their eyes »»»

Demonstrators in the Indian capital have marched to parliament as they demand the sacking of the country's education minister. The youth-led Cockroach movement, started as a satirical&»»»

The UAE’s payments landscape quietly changed this week. With the rollout of Jaywan, the country’s first national card scheme, the UAE has joined a small club of nations that have decided their everyday transactions are too strategic to be left entirely to foreign networks. This is not just another »»»

India on Tuesday summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over an attack on a commercial vessel off Ukraine’s coast that killed four Indian seafarers. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Russian envoy Vladimir Ladanov was summoned and conveyed India’s “gr»»»

Singapore: A Singapore court sentenced an Indian tourist to more than two years in jail over a failed bid to steal a diamond by hiding it in his accomplice's mouth. Mangroliya Manojkumar Kurjibhai, 41, and his accomplice visited a jewellery store in Singapore's Chinatown on June 19 with their eyes »»»

NEW DELHI: At least nine people have died and 15 others remained trapped after a tunnel collapsed at an under-construction hydroelectric project in India’s remote northeast, officials said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday in the Himalayan state of Sikkim, where workers were constructing a tunn»»»

Thousands of young protesters have taken to the streets of Delhi as part of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, demanding action over alleged exam paper leaks and calling for the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. What started as a satirical online campaign months a»»»

New Delhi, India: At least nine people have died and 15 others remained trapped after a tunnel collapsed at an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday in the Himalayan state of Sikkim, where workers were constructing»»»

Dubai: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) has clarified the conditions for a visa-on-arrival service available to eligible foreign residents living outside their home countries. Under the service, eligible travellers can obtain a visa on arrival for ei»»»

New Delhi: At least nine people have died and 15 others remained trapped after a tunnel collapsed at an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday in the Himalayan state of Sikkim, where workers were constructing a tunn»»»

The UAE has expressed its solidarity with the Republic of India over the victims of floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries, as well as significant damage. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.In »»»

The streets outside Parliament became the latest flashpoint in India’s growing NEET-UG controversy on Monday, as thousands of students took their protest to the capital. The ‘Chalo Sansad’ march, organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), was held on July 20 as demonstrators demanded the resigna»»»

New Delhi: Demonstrators remained at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday morning, continuing their protest a day after clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Delhi during the ‘Sansad Chalo’ march. The clashes erupted on Monday when thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJ»»»

The Delhi Police have intensified their investigation into the violence that erupted in central Delhi during the protest initiated by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), and officials are relying extensively on video evidence to identify those involved in the unrest. Investigators are examining more »»»

NEW DELHI: India said Monday that four of its nationals were killed in attacks, the day before, on a commercial ship near the Ukrainian port in Odesa and another was critically injured. A foreign ministry statement condemned the strike, saying the MV Golden Leo “was attacked while departing the por»»»

A US sanctions bill originally promoted by the late Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal has moved close to passage after being stalled in Congress for more than a year. The latest compromise has the support of the White House, Republicans and a significant number of Democrats, Th»»»

By Juan Sebastian SerranoBRASÍLIA — Whether buying a chilled coconut at the beach or paying rent, Brazil's free PIX system has become the dominant way of making payments in Latin America's largest economy, with just a smart phone.US President Donald Trump does not like it one bit.The payment system»»»

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel departing from Odesa port in Ukraine in which four Indian nationals have lost their lives and one remains in a critical condition. According to the MEA, on the evening of July 19, the vessel MV G»»»

The Ukraine war enters brutal tit-for-tat phase with escalating strikes on civilian targets, Wildberries warehouse destroyed The Ukraine war has entered a new brutal tit-for-tat phase where both sides are increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure in an effort to make life unliveable for the p»»»

During the academic year 2025/2026, 388 students from countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) were studying at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Sofia, the university told BTA. The UNWE specified that it does not maintain separate statisti»»»

Nagpur: The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), participated in the Third BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting, hosted in Nagpur, India. The meeting brought together transport ministers and senior officials from BRICS member states as part of India's 2026 BRICS Presi»»»

Dubai: Pakistan and Canada agreed on Monday to elevate their relationship by expanding cooperation in trade, investment, critical minerals and security, as Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand made the first visit by a Canadian foreign minister to Islamabad in nearly two decades, a diplomatic mile»»»

Armoured riot police charged demonstrators taking part in a banned march on parliament in India's capital New Delhi on Monday linked to growing anger over irregularities in major university examinations. Saurav ‌Das, a spokesperson for the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, said that two me»»»

RIYADH: The UAE’s non-oil trade rose 13.1 percent year on year to 1.94 trillion dirhams ($527 billion) in the first six months of 2026, approaching the 2 trillion-dirham mark over a half-year period for the first time, new figures showed. Trade value was 39.6 percent higher than in the first half o»»»