Telangana signs cooperation agreement with Germany’s Thuringia

June 4, 2026 8:30 AM

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Telangana signs cooperation agreement with Germany’s Thuringia

Telangana state has signed a cooperation agreement with Thuringia, a state in Germany. The agreement focuses on technology, skill training, startups, and life sciences. Minister-President Mario Voigt of Thuringia met Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad. Voigt praised Telangana's rapid econo...

Us-India are only weeks away from concluding a long-awaited trade agreement, says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and US secretary of state nominee for US President-elect Donald Trump, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee joined in praising Rubio at the Florida senator's nomination hearing for secretary of state, signaling he'll face one of the easiest confirmations of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

June 4, 2026 9:11 AM

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Us-India are only weeks away from concluding a long-awaited trade agreement, says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that the United States and India are only weeks away from concluding a long-awaited trade agreement. Responding to questions about his recent visit to India during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last night, Rubio said Washington and New Del...

NASA declares Mars orbiter Maven mission over after six months of silence

June 4, 2026 8:15 AM

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NASA declares Mars orbiter Maven mission over after six months of silence

NASA's Maven spacecraft around Mars has been declared dead. After six months of radio silence. The space agency confirmed that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations. Launched in 2013 to study the red planet's atmosphere from orbit, Maven mysteriously fell silent in early Dec...

Five countries elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

June 4, 2026 8:13 AM

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Five countries elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

Five countries, including Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe, have been elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term. They will assume their seats on January 1, 2027, and serve until December 31, 2028. The newly elected members will repla...

Death toll in Sri Lanka elderly care home fire rises to eight

June 4, 2026 8:01 AM

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Death toll in Sri Lanka elderly care home fire rises to eight

The death toll from a fire at an elderly care home in Batagoda, Aguruwathota, Sri Lanka, has risen to more than eight, police said. Authorities recovered the bodies of at least eight victims from the facility following the blaze. Eight other residents who sustained injuries were admitted to hospital...

Bangladesh measles death toll rises to 601 as outbreak worsens

June 4, 2026 7:28 AM

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Bangladesh measles death toll rises to 601 as outbreak worsens

Bangladesh's measles outbreak continues to worsen, with the death toll from confirmed and suspected measles cases rising to 601 after seven more children died in the 24 hours ending 8 AM yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest fatalities were classified ...

IMD issues orange alert for heavy rainfall in Kerala and Mahe

June 4, 2026 7:06 AM

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IMD issues orange alert for heavy rainfall in Kerala and Mahe

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in Keralam and Mahe today. Places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, Lakshadweep, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Ut...

Varanasi to host second BRICS Culture Working Group meeting today

June 4, 2026 6:45 AM

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Varanasi to host second BRICS Culture Working Group meeting today

Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and one of the world's oldest living cities, is once again set to witness a historic international event. After successfully hosting G20 meetings, Varanasi will now host the second meeting of the BRICS Culture Working Group tod...