Dubai: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the economic threats made against his country, saying that such "failed policies" will stir more hostility among Iranians and "bring more failures". Araghchi's comments came a few hours after Trump threatened "crushing economic measures" against Iran Thursday....
Islamabad: Pakistan has sought a USD 10 billion facility from the US to strengthen its foreign exchange position and reassure international investors, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said, as the cash-strapped country seeks to reduce its dependence on repeated emergency financing from friendly countries. Aurangzeb...
Washington: US Senator Mark Warner has demanded answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over paid advertisements containing alleged child sexual abuse material, citing an earlier investigation that found similar advertisements running on Instagram in India. Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said Meta had allowed advertisements featuring...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved four multi-tracking railway projects across multiple states, including Odisha, with a total investment of Rs 9,450 crore, which will be completed by 2030-31. The projects include the Kharagpur-Bhadrak (Ranital) 4th...
New Delhi: The government Tuesday approved an incentive scheme to accelerate the expansion of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) connections, with the aim of making clean, safe and affordable cooking fuel accessible to more households across the country. The Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic...
Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday extended the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft until September 24, according to the country's airports authority. Pakistan and India imposed matching airspace restrictions on each other's airlines after the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April 2025. Pakistan airspace not available for...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday embarked on an official visit to Singapore with a ministerial delegation to participate in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). Sitharaman is leading a delegation comprising S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs; Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce...
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50 per cent US tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement,...
New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India has extended the online FASTag Local Pass facility to 121 toll plazas nationwide, enabling eligible commuters to buy monthly local passes through the Rajmargyatra mobile app, an official statement said Tuesday. The Online Local Pass enables eligible...
Mumbai: Market benchmark indices ended lower Tuesday, with the Sensex falling 493 points and the Nifty dropping to 24,154.90 level, as elevated crude oil prices and fading hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in West Asia weighed heavily on investors' sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex was...
By Dilip Cherian The controversy surrounding Odisha’s next DGP is not really about Sanjeeb Panda or others in the race....
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There are tell-tale signs that the BJP has been shaken to its core following the upsurge of protests by the...
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It is a happy augury for Indian democracy that the country's young talents aspiring to join the legal profession have...
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In any democracy, the most disturbing threat to freedom is not always censorship. Sometimes it is the language used to...
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