Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday issued a fresh threat to Iran, saying the US will destroy Iran's electricity plants, oil wells and Kharg Island unless there is a peace deal. The US president said on social media that his administration "is in serious discussions" with Iran to end military operations, while also threatening mass destruction of...

Patna: Emotions ran high in the JD(U) and the NDA Monday after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the state legislative council, while the opposition alleged he was "forced to quit". Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned from the legislative council and Assembly, respectively, after being elected to the Rajya Sabha March 16. Several...

Rourkela: In a boost to anti-Maoist operations, a woman Maoist cadre active in the Saranda forest surrendered before Rourkela police Monday. The surrendered cadre, a Group B member of the Anmol team, laid down arms in the presence of Western Range DIG Brijesh Rai and the Rourkela SP at the police headquarters. She was welcomed by officers...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Monday approved the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, aimed at speeding up insolvency proceedings to resolve cases related to defaulting companies. The Bill introduces a mandatory 14-day timeline for admitting insolvency applications once a company’s default has been established. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has proposed a set...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance has arrested a sub-treasury employee in Nayagarh district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a pensioner to process a pension case. The accused, Saroj Kumar Sahu, a senior assistant in the Khandapada sub-treasury office, was caught red-handed while taking the bribe. He had allegedly demanded the money, warning that the bill...

Juba (South Sudan): Gunmen killed more than 70 people in South Sudan over a gold mining row on the outskirts of the capital over the weekend, a police spokesperson confirmed Monday. A video of dozens of bodies at an open ground was shared online, and a local journalist said many other victims are believed to have fled...

Mumbai: The rupee Monday breached the 95/USD-mark in intra-day trade Monday and settled at 94.78 (provisional) against the American currency after Iran war escalation jolted global markets, fuelling rupee volatility and risk-off sentiment. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair witnessed high volatility and swung 165 paise during intra-day trade as the West Asia crisis entered the 31st...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump openly mused about seizing Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf and the United States and Israel kept up their attacks Monday on the Islamic Republic, even as there were signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks. Tehran, meanwhile, attacked a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, part of...

New Delhi: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed final preparations for the launch of its 'Artemis II' mission -- which is scheduled to lift off as early as April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center. According to NASA, the mission will mark the first crewed flight under its Artemis programme, sending four astronauts...

Wellington: New Zealand's largest-ever drug bust has revived focus on Baltej Singh, the nephew of Satwant Singh -- one of the two bodyguards involved in the assassination of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 -- highlighting a complex intersection of "international crime, historical legacy and legal complexity", a report said Monday. Citing a recent investigation...