Looking to advance India’s vision for region free from terror, says PM Modi as he embarks on visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan  The HinduPM Narendra Modi embarks on 4-day visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz Republic  News On AIRPM Modi’s Central Asia Visit: Why Central Asia Matters for India  Vajiram & RaviLooking to advance India’s vision for region free from terror: PM ahead of SCO Summit  ThePrint’Looking to advance India’s vision for terror-free region’: PM Modi begins 2-nation visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan  Deccan Herald  Read More

Oneness or Hindu supremacy? RSS chief Bhagwat’s secretive New York hosts  Al Jazeera’RSS does not represent us’: US-based Hindu group among 61 organisations protesting Mohan Bhagwat’s NYC event  Hindustan TimesX account blocked for several hours, rues organisation hosting Bhagwat’s New York event  The Hindu”Krishna Consciousness Can Make World Better”: Mohan Bhagwat At New York  NDTVRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat visits Iskcon’s birthplace in New York, joins food distribution drive  The Times of India  Read More

War weighs on Iran’s economy as US intensifies sanctions  ReutersA Core Egyptian Bank Gets Caught Up in Treasury’s Iran Crackdown  WSJOil prices today: Crude holds steady, heads for weekly losses as Hormuz flows remain choppy  The Times of IndiaTreasury moves to sanction UAE branch of Egyptian bank over Iran ties  CNBCUS campaign to isolate Iran closes in on Dubai  Financial Times  Read More

India signs deal with US to buy Javelin anti-tank missile systems  ReutersIndia signs deal with US to procure Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems  News On AIRJavelin deal to boost India-US defence ties, but tech transfer key to cutting red tape  Hindustan TimesTop news of the day: August 28, 2026  The HinduIndia to buy Javelin anti-tank guided missile system: US envoy Sergio Gor hails ‘step forward’ in defence ties  Telegraph India  Read More

‘Everything, everyone is gone’: Mapping the glacier collapse that has killed hundreds, devastated Nepal and Tibet | Hindustan Times  Hindustan TimesThe Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before  CNNLetters to The Editor — August 29, 2026  The HinduIndia has highest glacial flood death toll in Hindu Kush Himalaya, UN-led study finds  Telegraph IndiaChina’s radar satellites capture sharp images of glacier collapse site in Nepal  South China Morning Post  Read More

Trump announces ‘biggest oil deal in world history’ with Venezuela  Al JazeeraTrump Announces “Biggest Oil Deal In World History” With Venezuela  NDTVTrump hails ‘historic’ deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela’s oil  BBCVenezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas  The Guardian‘Biggest deal in history’: Trump says US to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela oil  The Times of India  Read More

‘Manuwadis fighting against rise of Dalits’: Karnataka minister Nagendra resigns amid Valmiki scam row  The New Indian ExpressIn Tears, B Nagendra Quits Karnataka Cabinet, Second Time Over Same Corruption Scandal  NDTVNagendra’s ‘people’s court’: A bid to reclaim political ground  The HinduValmiki scam: Karnataka minister B Nagendra resigns; breaks down on camera  The Times of India’Resigning to ensure Congress govt under Kharge, Shivakumar remains unblemished’: B Nagendra  Deccan Herald  Read More

Nepal flash floods LIVE updates: Death toll rises to 623; Over 2,400 missing in Nepal, China  The Hindu’Like a movie scene’: Chain of events that led to Nepal floods that killed over 600  The Times of IndiaAfter Nepal’s U-turn on foreign aid, India rushes rescue team  RediffNepal-Tibet floods: What happened, what caused them and who is missing?  Al JazeeraNepal Flash Floods live updates: Nepal seeks foreign help for tunnel rescues, body management; asks India…  The Economic Times  Read More