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Vietnam arrests speedboat captain after deadly capsize
Rescue personnel carry out operations after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near Hon May Rut Ngoai off Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Vietnamese police arrested on Sunday (July 12, 2026) the captain of a speedboat that capsized near southern Phu Quoc island, killing 15 Indian tourists, authorities said. The…
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Pakistan Deputy PM Dar calls for de-escalation in West Asia
Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday (July 12, 2026) urged the U.S. and Iran to show restraint following the escalation of conflict in West Asia. The United States carried out targeted strikes against Iran on Sunday (July 12,…
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S. Janaki’s death an irreparable loss to music, says Andhra Pradesh CM
Fans pay their last respects to playback singer S. Janaki in Mysuru, Karnataka, on Sunday. Video grab: ANI | Photo Credit: ANI Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked the Karnataka government to conduct the last rites of playback singer S. Janaki with full official honours in Mysuru on Sunday (July 12, 2026).…
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Indian-origin woman shot dead in U.S.; husband arrested
Indian American Sheetal Wrzesien, a former Google executive, was shot dead by her husband in Cobb County in Georgia in the U.S., a local media report said. Wrzesien’s son Jason was injured in the shootout that took place at the couple’s home at Laurel Creek Trail. The accused, 56-year-old Kirk B. Wrzesien, was arrested on…
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Football fans in Kerala transform their homes into colourful tributes to their teams
House of Brazil is a house painted, yes, you guessed it, in the colours of the Brazilian flag — green and yellow. It is tucked away in one of the many side roads on National Highway 66, in a place called Mekkad, near Nedumbassery, 28 kilometres from Kochi. Is it just a seasonal thing, during…
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Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator and key Trump ally, passes away at 71
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away at the age of 71 after a brief and sudden illness, the communications director for his office said early on Sunday (July 12, 2026). Mr. Graham, a prominent Republican senator from South Carolina and a key ally of U.S. President…