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By Nilotpal Basu Faced with growing protests over the large-scale electoral malpractices initiated by the supposedly neutral umpire, the Election Commission of India, which clearly favours the BJP, the government and the ruling party have gone berserk. Like a drowning man clutching at straws, the ruling party and its army of social media foot soldiers […]

The article Regime Change Threat And Foreign Funding Are The Bogey Of Ruling Party To Curb Dissent appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Once upon a time people in India exercised their “right to protest” in front of the ruling establishment in New Delhi free of cost, though they still needed government permissions for assembly of people for protest. However, under PM Narendra Modi, it has been abolished altogether with denotification of designated protest […]

The article India’s National Capital Being Turned Into No Protest Zone appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices climbed on Wednesday, with Brent crude rising above $115 a barrel as uncertainty surrounding Israel’s parliamentary election and indications of possible renewed American military operations against Iran heightened concerns over Middle Eastern energy supplies. West Texas Intermediate traded near $101 a barrel, reversing part of its losses from the previous two sessions, as investors assessed the implications of Israel’s inconclusive election […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai-based DIP Holding Plc attracted sufficient investor orders to cover its initial public offering within minutes of opening on Tuesday, as the company sought to raise up to $543 million despite continuing regional uncertainty surrounding the Iran war. The offering, the United Arab Emirates’ first IPO of 2026, marks a significant test of investor confidence in Dubai’s equity market after geopolitical tensions disrupted […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Israelis vote on Tuesday in their first general election since the October 2023 Hamas-led attacks, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a closely fought challenge over his wartime leadership and the country’s political direction. The election follows four years marked by Israel’s worst security failure, the devastating war in Gaza and military campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran. Final opinion polls indicate […]

Lower primary school teacher rank-list candidates escalated their protest outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, with agitation leader S Valarmathi shaving her head and announcing an indefinite hunger strike as the demonstration entered its 113th day. The candidates, selected for inclusion in…
Lower primary school teacher rank-list candidates escalated their protest outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, with agitation leader S Valarmathi shaving her head and announcing an indefinite hunger strike as the demonstration entered its 113th day. The candidates, selected for inclusion in…
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By Nantoo Banerjee The long-drawn Ukraine-Russia war seems to be turning out to become the world’s largest and most expensive proxy war in the modern era, in which the European Union and the United Kingdom have so far spent nearly $300 billion on Ukraine to tame Russia. The Syrian civil war since 2011 may be […]

The article The UK, EU Spent Billions On Ukraine To Proxy-Fight Russia appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Singapore and Saudi Arabia have agreed to pursue underground crude oil storage on Jurong Island from the second half of 2027, strengthening supply safeguards amid disruptions caused by the war involving Iran. The two governments announced the proposed arrangement on Monday as Saudi Aramco exchanged a memorandum of understanding with Singapore’s Energy Market Authority and industrial infrastructure agency JTC Corporation during Singapore International […]

United Arab Emirates minister Lana Nusseibeh has pledged to engage Iran if appointed United Nations secretary-general, placing diplomatic contact with Tehran at the centre of her response to instability across the Middle East. “I commit to engaging with Iran, like all member states, to advance peace and stability,” Nusseibeh said in an interview, outlining an approach that would keep communication open even between governments with sharply conflicting […]

By K Raveendran Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran are threatening to push global oil markets into another period of turbulence, but India has found an unexpected measure of protection in President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian energy. The policy reversal, driven partly by Washington’s own need for Russian diesel, […]

The article India Gains Crucial Oil Lifeline Amid Iran Tensions And Crude Oil Spikes appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

The United States is reducing staffing at four Middle Eastern embassies after intelligence officials warned that Iranian plots targeting Americans had reached advanced stages, adding to security concerns arising from Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The State Department is adjusting personnel levels at its missions in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, while maintaining operations at those posts. The changes follow an order requiring non-emergency […]

Bank of America’s $1.2 billion anti-money laundering charge has intensified scrutiny of outdated compliance systems after US regulators identified extensive failures to detect and report suspicious transactions. The penalty, disclosed alongside the bank’s third-quarter results on October 14, reduced earnings by 17 cents a share and highlighted the financial consequences of weaknesses that regulators said persisted despite earlier warnings and corrective commitments. The bank reported quarterly net […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile heading towards Riyadh early on Saturday, while coalition forces also brought down a drone in the kingdom’s Eastern Region, military officials said. Major General Turki Al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, announced the interceptions in separate statements. He attributed the missile launch to Yemen’s Houthi movement, which has intensified cross-border […]

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Denotification of Jantar Mantar as protest site on 12 October 2026 has given anti-CEC and anti-SIR protesters to decentralize and widen the scope and ambit of the movement. The call for the nationwide street protest on October 23 given by the umbrella organization People Against SIR is likely to create numerous […]

The article October 23 Nationwide Anti-CEC Anti-SIR Protests Deepen Centre’s Dilemma appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Nilotpal Basu The struggle over defending the right to vote has spilled over to issues which are more fundamental to Indian nationhood. At the same time, it has also inevitably brought to fore the question of right to peaceful protest and public assembly. These are the issues which were once thought to have been […]

The article Asserting The Tricolour And Right To Protest Is A Positive Development appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

Abu Dhabi emerged as the leading centre of sovereign investment activity in the Middle East during the first nine months of 2026, with state-backed funds accelerating acquisitions, consolidating strategic assets and expanding international investments despite geopolitical uncertainty. New figures from investment research firm Global SWF show that Mubadala Investment Company deployed $26.2 billion between January and September, making it the most active sovereign investor in the Gulf. […]

An attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one person and injured eight others, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation regulator confirmed on Thursday, as Washington ordered non-essential diplomatic personnel and their families to leave the kingdom. The General Authority of Civil Aviation said the airport was targeted on Wednesday evening, October 21. The person killed was a resident of Saudi Arabia, while the eight injured people […]

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its air defence forces shot down an American MQ-1 unmanned aircraft over the Strait of Hormuz, although independent confirmation of the reported interception remains unavailable. The claim, circulated through social media, follows a series of Iranian announcements concerning American surveillance drones operating around the strategic waterway. The available information does not establish whether the circulating statement describes a […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Britain will deploy Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabian cities and critical infrastructure against escalating missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement, expanding its military involvement in the region. The Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that British aircraft would undertake defensive counter-air operations over Saudi Arabia, with explicit instructions not to conduct offensive strikes against the Iran-aligned […]

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has asserted that its military strength has increased by at least 50 per cent, citing improved missiles, drones and additional weapons, although the scale of the claimed expansion has not been independently established. The assertion follows statements by IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi that Iran has acquired more advanced weaponry since its confrontation with the United States and Israel earlier this […]

By Nantoo Banerjee The prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, lately due to the ego tussle between the United States and Iran, have inflicted severe financial, operational, and human costs on India’s merchant marine industry and broader import-export trade. But, thanks to an excellent supply chain management effort, it failed to impact the country’s […]

The article Excellent Supply Chain Handling Helped India Avoid A Major Stagflation appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

Saudi Arabia is seeking stronger regional military cooperation as escalating Houthi attacks expose security vulnerabilities and threaten Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic transformation programme. Egypt signalled its readiness on Sunday to provide military assistance against the Iran-backed Yemeni movement, following a series of missile and drone strikes that have killed civilians, disrupted international aviation and threatened vital Saudi infrastructure. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for parliamentary […]

Abu Dhabi is expected to prioritise additional borrowing over withdrawals from sovereign wealth assets if the US-Iran war escalates, according to Fitch Ratings, which forecasts substantial budget surpluses and manageable government debt through 2028. The rating agency said the emirate would favour debt financing rather than drawing down investments beyond the established dividend policy of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), reflecting its ability to access capital […]

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