India saw a record 5,022 children adopted between April 2025 and March 2026. Domestic adoptions accounted for 4,603 children, while inter-country adoptions numbered 419. Special needs children adoption increased by twenty-five percent, reaching 392 last year. Adoptions of girls also rose by eight percent, continuing past trends. Relative and step-parent adoptions saw a significant fifty percent increase.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised young Indians for recent achievements. PV Sindhu won the Japan Open badminton title, making the nation proud. India's first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1, also achieved a successful launch. Students excelled in international science Olympiads, securing numerous medals. These accomplishments demonstrate the nation's confident and capable young generation.

The government allowed student protests and focused on conducting the NEET re-examination promptly. Culprits involved in paper leaks were arrested and brought before the judicial process. A timely re-examination prevented a year's academic disruption for students. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after the successful re-examination process. India also faces inflation risks from external and internal factors this year.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr Ben Phiri, has issued a stirring call for the country’s traditional leaders to govern with honesty and integrity, insisting leadership must always serve to improve the welfare of ordinary people. The minister delivered his message during the elevation of Traditional Authority Mnyanja of Kasungu to the rank […] The post Kasungu now has 16 Senior Chiefs following Mnyanja’s historic elevation appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

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Hostile actions against the Russian merchant fleet must be treated as “piracy,” Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian military has conducted new strikes against Ukrainian port infrastructure and shipping Read Full Article at RT.com

Riyadh says its nuclear program is peaceful, but uranium enrichment and weaker safeguards could give Saudi Arabia a future path to the bomb Read Full Article at RT.com

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A new E20 Janta Party has emerged, demanding consumer choice for 100% petrol. This group seeks the resignation of Nitin Gadkari, the transport minister. Transporters are supporting this campaign, planning a march to Parliament against E20 petrol. The party advocates for transparent fuel labelling and data publication. They are not seeking subsidies but consumer choice and clear information.

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According to the president, no other country has an icebreaker fleet comparable to Russia's

The candidates are Jan Henric Buettner and Wadim Rosenstein of Germany, and Timur Turlov of Kazakhstan

Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said an ambulance car was attacked deliberately

Rodion Miroshnik added that Ukrainian troops were shelling the city throughout the day, killing four civilians

According to the statement, Moldova's measures «are aimed at severing mutually advantageous ties with our country»

Prime Minister Mark Carney has called three byelections in the B.C. riding of North Vancouver–Capilano, the Ontario riding of Beaches-East York and the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.

Malawi’s Minister of Local Government, Dr  Ben Malubgs Phiri, has said high illiteracy and poverty are the main drivers behind attacks on elderly people over witchcraft accusations in the country. Phiri made the remarks in Mzimba on Sunday during a stakeholder engagement, held in the wake of a recent case in which three people died […] The post Minister says government ‘will not tolerate’ witchcraft accusations against elderly appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

An opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP has  publicly humiliated the ruling DPP government, demanding it slash its own flagship Constituency Development Fund (CDF) pledge from a colossal K5 billion to a mere K500 million — bluntly declaring the administration “cannot afford its own promise.” Salima North MP Maxwell Mnjema, speaking at a political gathering […] The post MCP MP demands DPP slash CDF pledge from K5bn to K500m appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Lilongwe Nyanja MP Steve Baba Malondera has ignited a political firestorm after launching a blistering attack on senior figures within the Malawi Congress Party, insisting former President Lazarus Chakwera was “a good leader undone by those around him.” Speaking at a packed community gathering in Malembo, Malondera didn’t hold back, laying the blame for MCP’s […] The post MP blames Chakwera’s inner circle — stacked with family and church allies — for MCP’s collapse appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat discussed marriage as a discipline instilling dharma. He noted live-in relationships as a modern alternative with consequences. Bhagwat also welcomed modernity while calling live-in relationships a blind imitation. He stressed that LGBTQ people are part of society and should be accepted. Elders should practice mobile discipline and engage in family conversations.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor humorously responded to his son's social media call. His son suggested banning «boomers» from using WhatsApp. This exchange followed a debate on children's social media access. Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu proposed banning young children from social media. The discussion highlights differing views on digital platform usage for youth.

Opposition parties will strongly raise police action against protesting students in Parliament. Rahul Gandhi demanded accountability from Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the incident. He questioned the use of lethal force and deployment of plainclothes personnel. The INDIA bloc will finalize its strategy for parliamentary discussions on Monday. Opposition leaders are calling for a judicial commission to investigate the alleged assault.

TEHRAN – Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simaei-Sarraf has delivered a lecture at the 2026 global conference on the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, proposing that UNESCO member states establish an international framework to protect scientists, universities, and research institutions against military attacks.

TEHRAN – A total of 128 earthquakes have been recorded across the country in a week from July 18 to 24, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

TEHRAN – Over the past years, the Department of Environment (DOE) has undertaken extensive measures to protect, monitor, restore, and develop mangrove forests.

TEHRAN – Ali Jafarian, a senior advisor to the health minister, in separate meetings with Anupriya Patel, India’s Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, and Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Indonesia’s Health Minister, has explored avenues to enhance cooperation in the health sector.

Toronto police are investigating after two separate locations of a Jewish-owned bakery chain reported damage, with one hit by gunfire, on Sunday morning.