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ASR tops NITI Aayog’s infrastructure rankings
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:41:38 PMAsia
Pakistan urges restraint and de-escalation between US and Iran
[Middle East Eye] — 7/12/2026, 4:40:35 PMMiddle East

Pakistan urges restraint and de-escalation between US and Iran Pakistan has urged all parties to avoid further escalation and honour the memorandum of understanding reached last month. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on “all sides” to “exercise restraint, take immediate steps...

Vietnam boat tragedy: families lose sole breadwinners in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:39:09 PMAsia

C. Vinaya Kumar, 45, and S. Ravisankar, 51, had both gone to Vietnam as part of a trip organised Lava Mobiles

Writer, academician Leela Prasad died of prolonged illness
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:38:12 PMAsia
Myanmar tells ASEAN Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after: envoy
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:37:29 PMAsia

Suu Kyi is serving a 27-year sentence, recently commuted by one-third, on a multitude of criminal charges that her allies say were fabricated to keep her out of politics

West Bengal BJP chief calls AIFB members goons; Forward Bloc demands apology
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:37:28 PMAsia

Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya says when Syama Prasad Mookerjee urged Subhas Chandra Bose and his brother Sarat Chandra Bose to raise their voice against torture of Hindus in Bangladesh, none of them listened

Nancy Mace eyes run to replace Graham in Senate
Nancy Mace eyes run to replace Graham in Senate
[The Hill] — 7/12/2026, 4:36:17 PMPolitics

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is considering a run to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the Senate. Asked about interest in replacing Graham, a person familiar with Mace’s thinking told The Hill Sunday morning: "YOLO” — the saying, “You Only Live Once.” Mace is expected to conduct polling...

Inside Lindsey Graham's final push for Saudi-Israel peace
[Axios] — 7/12/2026, 4:34:12 PMUS

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly Saturday, spent his final weeks laying the groundwork for an ambitious new push to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, he told me in multiple conversations over the past several weeks. Why it matters: Graham was one of Washington's...

Lindsey Graham: 'He was the one who justified Israel's actions'
Lindsey Graham: 'He was the one who justified Israel's actions'
[France24] — 7/12/2026, 4:33:41 PMWorld

Graham often advised Trump on foreign affairs, particularly on matters pertaining to Israel, Ukraine and Iran. He was a frequent visitor at the White House. Shirli Sitbon tells us more.

Sivakasi police crack theft case with arrest of four persons
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:31:57 PMAsia
NIA arrests two absconders in Praveen Nettaru murder case
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:30:01 PMAsia
Nine dead as Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:28:24 PMAsia

The strikes came a day before Ukraine's allies were set to meet in Paris for talks on pressuring Russia to end its more than four-year war

S. Janaki excelled in Carnatic-based film songs
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:27:29 PMAsia

Her devotion to music extended beyond cinema, although she often said she never enjoyed the rigours of formal classical training

AAP launches signature drive to press for action against ‘dacoity’ at Ram Temple
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:25:30 PMAsia

Kejriwal urges devotees across the country to organise Hanuman Chalisa recitals and collect signatures

Assam activist leading protests against Kaziranga luxury hotels detained
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:23:58 PMAsia

Guwahati police say Pranab Doley, booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, will be handed over to their Bokakhat counterparts in eastern Assam

Six youths nabbed for performing perilous stunts on bikes
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:23:42 PMAsia
Kochi sewerage treatment project gathers pace
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:21:31 PMAsia
South Korea asks North Korea for help with finding missing seaman near border
[The Hindu] — 7/12/2026, 4:17:04 PMAsia

The request was sent via a text message to reporters ‌because there is no active communication line with the ‌North, according to the ministry in ‌charge ⁠of handling inter-Korean affairs

Spain ex-PM draws criticism with 'xenophobic' remark on French team
Spain ex-PM draws criticism with 'xenophobic' remark on French team
[France24] — 7/12/2026, 4:17:03 PMWorld

Spain's conservative ex-prime minister Mariano Rajoy faced criticism at home and in France Sunday after saying the neighbouring country's national football team had "no French players". Our correspondent Sarah Morris tells us more.