The Indian passport ranks 78th in 2026 with 56 visa free destinations. Singapore gets 192. Here is what that gap really means for desi travellers.

India's Afghanistan ODI series opens June 13 in Dharamsala with Shubman Gill captaining and Rohit Sharma back in the squad. Bumrah rests, Pant loses the vice captaincy, and the kids are knocking. This is Team India's real white ball reset.

India air pollution now accounts for a quarter of the world's pollution deaths. The 2026 State of India's Environment report says our share hit 25.34 percent. Here is why nobody is flinching.

The Indian diaspora just hit 35.42 million and sent home $137 billion. India is now the world's biggest diaspora and top remittance earner, so why are these global desis still treated like a footnote?

France has refused to share the Rafale source codes India needs for its 114 jet deal, throwing the 40 billion dollar negotiation into a serious crisis. Without code access, India cannot independently fit indigenous weapons on the fleet. Here is why this fight is bigger than fighter jets.

India's U-18 hockey teams just rolled into Bhopal for a four-match test against Australia, with the Asia Cup in Kakamigahara only days away. The boys' opener was a fighting performance and the women's side faced early Australian pressure.

Modi Locked 5 Billion UAE money and a 30 million barrel ADNOC reserve pact in a single Abu Dhabi afternoon. Here's exactly what it means for your fuel bill, your LPG cylinder and India's oil security.

BRICS foreign ministers met in India in May as the Iran war and a Hormuz blockade split the bloc. Jaishankar's chair's statement could not paper over the gap. Can India's neutral act hold through September's full summit?

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale just named Kader Attia as curator of its seventh edition. The French-Algerian artist is the first foreign curator in KMB's history. India's contemporary art world has a lot to say about this choice.

PM Modi's five-nation tour covers UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy from May 15-20. With West Asia still volatile and India importing 80 percent of its crude oil, this is not diplomatic tourism. This is India's most urgent energy security mission of 2026.

The Middle East war is no longer someone else's problem. India is facing rising energy costs, disrupted trade routes, and a darkening global growth picture as the Strait of Hormuz enters dangerous territory. Here is what this really means for your wallet.

One year after the 22-minute strike, India marks a changed security doctrine. Operation Sindoor ended in a ceasefire but started a new chapter in South Asian deterrence that the world is still processing.

India and Vietnam upgraded their bilateral ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on May 6. PM Modi and President To Lam signed 13 MOUs spanning defence, rare earths, trade, and space. The two nations are now targeting USD 25 billion in bilateral trade by 2030.

India's April 2026 GST hit a record Rs 2.43 lakh crore, seven months after rate cuts critics called reckless. This is what GST's UPI moment looks like on paper.

Air India launched non-stop flights from Delhi to Hanoi on May 1 2026. Five weekly flights and 7000 seats a month make Vietnam the hottest new Southeast Asian destination for Indian travelers.

India won the Thomas Cup 2026 quarterfinal against Chinese Taipei 3-0 at Horsens, Denmark. Lakshya Sen's epic comeback against Chou Tien Chen cost him his elbow, and India fell to France 0-3 in the semis.

Putin proposed a one day ceasefire for Victory Day on May 9 during a call with Trump. Zelenskyy wants a longer truce. India watches from the sidelines with billions in Russian oil at stake.

Bangladesh just lost over 250 children to a measles outbreak that should never have happened. Vaccination rates cratered, politics got in the way, and India is watching with growing concern.

India just told the United Nations it wants veto power at the Security Council table. The G4 proposal offers a 15 year deferral to break the deadlock. This could reshape the global power structure.

IMF confirms India is the fastest growing major economy again in 2026, at 6.5 percent, with GDP set to cross 4.5 trillion dollars by FY27.