The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India's flagship digital payments platform, has grown into the backbone of the country's digital payments ecosystem, with 55.49 crore users onboarded as of June 2026 and record transaction volumes in the last financial year. Launched by the National Payments...
US President Donald Trump yesterday declared that the United States was "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz and would be paid for protecting the strategic waterway, as Washington and Tehran once again clashed over the vital conduit for global oil and gas supplies. Trump also announced that the US...
The United States has imposed a series of conditions on Iran ahead of bilateral talks in Oman aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries, demanding that Tehran publicly declare the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial shipping and formally pledge that no further attacks will be...
US President Donald Trump has described Iran's ruling establishment as an "evil" regime and its administration as "crazy", saying he has no desire to maintain any further engagement with Tehran. Speaking to reporters at the NATO Summit in Turkey when asked about the ceasefire between the United...
Funeral ceremonies for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei officially began on Saturday, with thousands of mourners gathering in Tehran in an event state television described as a demonstration of strength against the Islamic republic's adversaries. Iranian authorities said they expect between...
US President Donald Trump said Iran had requested a meeting in Qatar, despite Tehran insisting that no direct negotiations with Washington were planned on the agreement aimed at ending the Middle East war. Washington and Tehran both confirmed they were sending delegations to the Gulf state, but...
