Indians killed in Vietnam, typhoons batter China

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15 Indian tourists killed after speedboat capsizes in Vietnam

At least 15 Indian tourists have died after a speedboat capsized near Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam. Authorities said the boat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members. The speedboat was travelling from Hon May Rut Island to An Thoi Port when it capsized about 400 metres from shore amid rough conditions, according to local authorities. Read full story

FSSAI issues 9 notices to e-commerce app for alleged food safety violations

FSSAI has issued nine notices to Swiggy Instamart following multiple consumer complaints alleging violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The action comes a day after Swiggy disclosed that it had received a prohibition order from the food regulator in connection with its food ordering and delivery platform, Toing, over observations related to the updation of its FSSAI licence particulars. Read full story

Mojtaba’s message of ‘revenge’ after father Ali Khamenei’s funeral

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the demand of the nation” and “must certainly” take place, according to a written message published on his official Telegram account. “We pledge to avenge ‌the blood of the martyred leader and all the ⁠martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers,” Khamenei said in the message. Read full story

Slithering snakes, lakhs on the run: Twin typhoons batter China; scary visuals emerge

Chinese authorities evacuated more than 900,000 people ahead of Typhoon Bavi’s expected landfall on Sunday, as the country continued to grapple with the deadly aftermath of Typhoon Maysak, which struck Hainan earlier this month. Bavi is forecast to hit the eastern city of Wenzhou after lashing Taiwan and Japan’s southwestern islands.The evacuations come after days of extreme weather across southern and central China, where storms have already left at least 39 people dead, caused dozens of rivers to overflow and triggered the collapse of a reservoir dam, according to Chinese authorities. Read full story

Sarvesh Kushare scripts history on Diamond League debut

India’s Sarvesh Kushare made a strong first impression at the Monaco Diamond League 2026 by finishing third in the men’s high jump.The 31-year-old cleared 2.26m to secure a place on the podium at Stade Louis II. With the result, he became the first Indian to finish in the top three on a Diamond League debut and only the fourth Indian athlete to achieve a top-three finish at a Diamond League meet, joining Vikas Gowda, Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar. Read full story