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UK Puts Chagos Islands Deal With Mauritius On Hold After Failing To Secure Donald Trump's Backing: Report
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (369+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 05: 48 PM GMT+5: 30 The UK government has put on hold its plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius today after failing to secure backing from US President Donald Trump. Legislation to ratify the agreement for the…...
India's Cheetahs Are About to Enter Tiger Country. Can They Coexist?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1699+ words) Apr 01, 2026 | Updated 02: 12 PM GMT+5: 30 On his 61st birthday (25 March), Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav drove to the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary and broke ground on what will become cheetahs' third habitat in India. The MP cabinet had cleared the proposal on…...
Trump Urges UK Not To Hand Over Diego Garcia, Calls Chagos Deal With Mauritius A 'Big Mistake': Report
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) Feb 19, 2026 | Updated 09: 02 AM GMT+5: 30 US President Donald Trump has demanded Britain not give away Diego Garcia, telling Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer he is making a "big mistake" by handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The intervention came just hours…...
Maldives Stakes Surprise Claim To Chagos Islands After Trump Blasted UK-Mauritius Sovereignty Deal
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (392+ words) Feb 02, 2026 | Updated 05: 47 PM GMT+5: 30 The strategic Chagos Islands archipelago in the Indian Ocean has become the centre of an intensifying diplomatic dispute after US President Donald Trump attacked Britain's decision to transfer sovereignty to Mauritius, whilst the Maldives unexpectedly staked…...
How Budget 2026's Telescope Push Connects To A Decade Of Optics Work
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (878+ words) Feb 02, 2026 | Updated 11: 09 AM GMT+5: 30 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement Sunday (1 February 2026) that four telescope infrastructure facilities would be set up or upgraded "to promote astrophysics and astronomy via immersive experiences" may sound like a standard budget allocation for scientific outreach....
In A U-Turn, Trump Slams United Kingdom's Chagos Islands Handover To Mauritius As Act Of 'Total Weakness"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) Jan 21, 2026 | Updated 11: 42 AM GMT+5: 30 US President Donald Trump has condemned Britain's decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, calling it an act of "great stupidity" despite his administration previously supporting the agreement. The criticism marks a dramatic…...
India Sets Record Straight: 'Will For Peace 2026' Naval Drill Was South African Initiative, Not BRICS Exercise
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) Jan 17, 2026 | Updated 03: 26 PM GMT+5: 30 India's Ministry of External Affairs has clarified that the recent Will for Peace 2026 naval exercise was entirely a South African initiative and not an official BRICS activity. The weeklong exercise, which ran from 9 to 16 January near…...
US Accuses South Africa Of "Weaponizing" G20 Presidency As Leaders Approve Climate-Focused Declaration
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) Nov 23, 2025, 03: 14 PM | Updated 03: 14 PM IST The Group of 20 (G20) leaders adopted a declaration on Saturday (23 November) tackling the climate crisis and other global issues, despite objections from the United States. The move prompted the White House to accuse South Africa of…...
PM Modi Proposes G20 Initiative Against Drug'Terror Nexus, Unveils Six Global Ideas At Johannesburg Summit
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (776+ words) Nov 23, 2025, 03: 08 PM | Updated 03: 08 PM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (22 November) warned G20 leaders that global drug trafficking " including that of fentanyl " threatens public health and security, adding that it remains a major source of terror financing, Indian Express reported....
A First For Project Cheetah: Mukhi, Once Abandoned At Birth, Now A Mother Of Five
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (275+ words) Nov 20, 2025, 02: 24 PM | Updated 02: 24 PM IST Wildlife officials confirmed on Thursday (20 November) that an India-born cheetah Mukhi at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park gave birth to five cubs. Abandoned by her mother shortly after birth, Mukhi survived extreme challenges, including the…...