The Henley Passport Index 2026 is topped by Singapore, whose passport grants visa-free entry to 192 countries. Japan and South Korea are tied for second. Sweden and the United Arab Emirates are tied for third, with passports granting access to 186 destinations. Add informalnewz.com as a Preferred Source Passport Ranking: The Indian passport has seen…
President Donald Trump listens during an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that could mean new tariffs on goods from any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba. Mexican…
NEW DELHI: “When I reached International Space Station for the first time, the first thing I did was to locate India (on Earth), from where my father belonged to, and Slovenia, from where my mother belonged,” said Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams in Delhi on Tuesday — the only female astronaut who has set the…
India already faces 50% tariffs on its exports to the US. (AI image) In a fresh round of global tariffs, US President Donald Trump has announced that countries doing trade with Iran will attract a 25% tariff from the world’s largest economy. The move is seen as a pressure tactic on Iran over its response…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a major expansion of its 2025 US travel ban, nearly doubling the number of countries – mostly from Africa – subject to full or partial restrictions on entry to the United States. The policy, slated to take effect January…
The Trump administration has expanded its travel ban to include five additional countries while imposing new restrictions on others.The administration’s June announcement had already banned visitors from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.The new expansion adds Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan,…
Watchdog FATF hails ED’s asset recovery efforts NEW DELHI: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) acknowledged India’s efforts in recovering public assets lost to financial crimes, highlighting a money laundering case where land confiscated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was identified for the construction of a new airport that would serve the public.The acknowledgment comes…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump declared that he has directed the Department of War to commence testing the nation’s nuclear weapons in response to testing programs by “other countries”. He added that this “process will begin immediately.”Trump asserted that the United States possesses “more nuclear weapons than any other country,” attributing this…