INDIA THIS WEEK https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html West Asia: Iran’s FM Araghchi Dials EAM Jaishankar, Discusses Current Situation Trump Warns Iran, “Better Get Smart Soon”; Posts Picture With Gun and Slogan ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’ ‘Indian Diplomacy Stands Ready to Advance National Interest, Secure National Goals’: Jaishankar ICSE Gorakhpur District Topper Akshita Gupta Scores 99.4%, Aims to Become Scientist U.S. Under Secretary of War’s Idea on Defense Spending Uptick, ‘NATO 3.0’ Finds Many Takers Future of Persian Gulf Will Be Without America: Iran’s Supreme Leader Says No Place for Foreign Aggressors Except “Depths of Its Waters” U.S. Embassy Shares Rubio’s Remarks on Significance of India-U.S. Ties Iran Parliament Speaker Says Tehran Will Secure Persian Gulf, End U.S. “Interference” Through Control of Hormuz Iran’s Supreme Leader Says “New Chapter Emerging” for Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz After U.S. “Shameful Failure” in Region India Deploys ‘Aarogya Maitri’ Health Cube in Jamaica, Strengthening CARICOM Partnership Zelenskyy Demands Details of Proposed Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Following Trump-Putin Talks Pakistan’s Media Freedom Under Severe Threat as Legal Curbs, Violence, and Economic Pressure Intensify: Freedom Network Report Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha Arrive in Ladakh for Public Exposition “Chic!” Macron Responds to King Charles’ ‘Americans Speaking French’ Remark Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Hold Bilateral Talks With Italian Counterpart Guido Crosetto Today CENTCOM to Brief President Trump on New Military Options in Iran as Tehran Holds Firm on Its Position: Axios Report Two Killed as Plane Crashes Into Hangar at Australian Airport; Several Hospitalized “We Need India”: Cambodia Seeks Infra Financing, Tech Transfer to Drive Clean Energy Transition U.S. Aircraft Carrier Likely to Exit Middle East as Iran Talks Stagnate: Report Israeli Military Kills Three Hezbollah Fighters in Southern Lebanon U.S. Lauds Indian Cooperation in Arrest of ‘Drug Peddlers’ Linked to Precursor Chemical Smuggling India Can Be a Massive Architect in AI: Economist Danny Quah Dhan Launches ‘Gold Vaults,’ Introduces Secure Bullion Storage for Retail Investors IRGC Navy Warns U.S. of “Surprise Tactics” Amid Rising Maritime Tensions 90% Polling in Second Phase of Bengal Elections Till 5 p.m. “Our Vijay Will Become Chief Minister”: TVK Spokesperson Dismisses Exit Poll Projections Bank Credit Growth Robust at 17.1% in FY26, but West Asia Crisis Dampens Near-Term Lending Outlook, Government Report Says India This Week~May 1, 2026 Indian Markets End Higher Despite Brent Crude Topping $115, Nifty Gains 0.8% Led by ITC and Reliance Gujarat: Six killed, 8 injured after private bus rams into eco car on Ahmedabad-Udaipur Highway Gujarat farmer launches industrial-scale production of organic fertiliser ‘Ghanjeevamrut’ Polling concludes for high-stakes West Bengal assembly elections, 90% voter turnout recorded till 5 PM US lauds Indian cooperation for arrest of ‘drug peddlers’ smuggling, distributing precursor chemicals to cartels UP: PM Modi inaugurates 594-km-long six-lane Ganga Expressway in Hardoi King Charles III reaffirms US-UK military ties and swaps jests with Trump at state dinner King Charles, Queen Camilla arrive at White House for state dinner hosted by President Trump “Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity”: PM Christopher Luxon Hails Economic Prospects of India-New Zealand FTA Tehran Labels US Ship Seizures “Piracy” in Formal Protest to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Trump Claims King Charles III Aligns With US Stance on Iran Nuclear Issue During White House Dinner US Treasury Secretary Says Iran Oil Industry “Creaking” Under Blockade, Projects USD 170 Million Daily Loss Iran Proposes Three-Stage Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz in Exchange for End to US Blockade: Report King Charles III Stresses NATO’s Role in Defending Global Freedom During White House Toast King Charles III Gifts WWII Submarine Bell to Trump, Underscoring US-UK Ties Trump’s Threats Against Iran’s Infrastructure Violate International Law, UN Silent: Iranian Official MP: Bus Carrying Wedding Party Overturns in Rajgarh; 3 Killed, 30 Injured Iran Army Says Conflict Not Over Despite Ceasefire, Claims Control of Strait of Hormuz Ecuador Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld Rosero Arrives in New Delhi for Three-Day Visit Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted on Charges of Allegedly Threatening President Trump Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “Fine, in Good Situation,” Deputy Representative Says 15 Rescued After Cruise Boat Capsizes in Jabalpur’s Bargi Dam; 4 Dead