Quote of the day by Gordon Granger for Juneteenth: 'The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are...' - the Union Army officer's General Order No. 3 marked the end of slavery in TexasQuote of the day by Gordon Granger for Juneteenth: On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce ...
19 Jun, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
'The war has diminished Iran': Trump lashes out at Democrats over Tehran's military collapseFormer President Donald Trump launched a scathing critique of Democrats, asserting that Iran's military capabilities have been severely cri...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Largest POW grave site: In 1944, the Japanese hellship Hōfuku Maru sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard; in 2026, forgotten military documents led to a discovery no one expected 80 years laterA Japanese prison transport ship, the Hōfuku Maru, sunk in 1944, has been found off the Philippines coast. This discovery brings to light t...
19 Jun, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
Juneteenth 2026: History, significance and everything you need to know about the holiday marking the end of slaveryJuneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the US. This federal holiday, officially recognized in 2021, marks th...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Vance delays trip to Switzerland to lead new US talks with Iran on its nuclear programVice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks is delayed. This follows reports of Iran postponing its delegation's t...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.17 AM IST
Infosys, TCS, Wipro, other IT stocks fall up to 3% after Fed's hawkish tone. What's ahead?Indian IT stocks, including Infosys and TCS, experienced a significant decline of up to 3% on Thursday. This downturn was triggered by a ha...
18 Jun, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt: 'Remember you are just an extra in...' Life lessons on humility, relaxation, freedom, expectations, perfection, success, empathy, and why one should focus on his own story and forget about the worldQuote of the Day by Franklin D. Roosevelt reminds people that every individual is the central character only in his or her own life. The qu...
18 Jun, 2026, 04.32 AM IST
Brent climbs to $79.43 as traders weigh durability of US-Iran peace dealOil prices edged higher as investors assessed the implications of a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormu...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the testFormer US President Donald Trump has publicly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump claims credit for Israel's existe...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.10 AM IST
French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fearsFrance is moving away from American AI technology for its intelligence services. The government announced it will stop using Palantir's dat...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
Trump's Iran accord offers exit from war and fresh political risksA landmark agreement has been reached between the Trump administration and Iran to end their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
'Pyrrhic victory': Iran war leaves no clear winners, experts sayA recent Middle East war has concluded with no clear victor. Iran, though weakened, successfully thwarted the objectives of the United Stat...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
Trump has surrendered to Iran, claims conservative influencer as Tehran experts within Republican Party trash war agreement to reopen Strait of HormuzU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally who advocated for the war, said in a Sunday X post he was "somewhat concerned" that Iran's descri...
16 Jun, 2026, 05.22 AM IST
Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says war with US shows "regional security cannot be based on eliminating or ignoring Iran"Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi declared that regional security demands cooperation from all nations. He emphasized that rece...
14 Jun, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
Americans wary of AI-driven data center boom, Reuters/Ipsos poll showsAmericans are not happy with the fast building of data centers for AI. Most people do not want these centers in their neighborhoods. They w...
11 Jun, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Quote of the day by Franklin D Roosevelt: 'In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was...' - A timeless reminder that power often operates behind the scenesFranklin D. Roosevelt, a transformative US President, led the nation through the Great Depression with his New Deal programs and guided it ...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.58 PM IST