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Four dead, 38 injured in blast on busy central Istanbul avenue, cause unknown

The explosion rocked Istiklal Avenue in central Istanbul Sunday, crowded with shoppers, tourists & families. The cause of the blast is not yet known based on media reports.

After ice-breaking meet with Modi, Erdogan takes mellower tone on Kashmir at UN

Turkish President said he hoped for ‘permanent peace’ in Kashmir. MEA has not issued an official response yet, but govt sources call it 'unwarranted'.

Modi, Erdoğan bury Kashmir hatchet for now, discuss trade during bilateral meet in Uzbekistan

PM Modi and Turkish President Erdoğan met on the margins of the SCO summit in Samarkand and discussed bilateral trade and investment, while keeping politics aside.

Can’t go to US college? Turkey wants you — here’s what it can & can’t offer Indian students

Although cheap tuition and job opportunities in Europe work in its favour, education consultants say Turkey's low world rankings for higher education could be a drawback.

Which economy bounced back fastest from Covid? The answer’s surprising, and India isn’t far behind

India did poorly in 1st pandemic year, but achieved among the fastest recoveries. But since global environment is less than hospitable, the optimism should be tinged with some caution.

The West could have been braver in its approach to Russia-Ukraine war, says IISS’s Dr Chipman

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, IISS Director-General and CEO Dr John Chipman talks about the West’s strategies regarding the war, the rise of China and India’s position within it all.

Why Turkey’s rise in Russia-Ukraine war is a masterclass in balancing, hedging strategy

Maintaining close defence ties with Ukraine while engaging with Russia to achieve foreign policy goals shows Turkey's balancing act has lessons.

Pakistani propaganda on Kashmir has a new launchpad — Erdogan’s Turkey

Pakistani terrorists in Kashmir with Turkish pistols smells of new partnership against India.

Great Indian wheat export mystery: Turkey didn’t reject for quality, Israel bought it, ITC says

A 55,000-tonne consignment of Indian wheat sold to a Dutch firm named ETG Commodities, which further approached a Turkish buyer, has become something of a mystery.

Church, museum & UNESCO heritage site, mosque — Turkey’s Hagia Sophia has been all that & more

Built as a cathedral, it was made a mosque in 1453 by Ottomans. In 1934, it became a museum, but was redisgnated a mosque in 2020. On Saturday ‘taraweeh‘ prayers were held here after 88 years.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.