London: The United Kingdom has agreed to allow the United States to use British bases to carry out "operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz," according to a Downing Street statement. Britain is working...
Seoul: South Korean rescue workers Saturday recovered the remains of 10 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where a blaze likely triggered by an explosion injured at least 59 others and left four missing. The...
New Delhi: The festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, which signifies the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan, is being observed by Muslims across the globe, including India, with prayers, feasts, and gatherings on Saturday. However, celebrations in parts of West Asia remain muted this year due...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said a husband has to equally participate in household chores like cooking, cleaning and washing as he is not marrying a maid but a life partner. The observations came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta,...
Dubai: Iran's supreme leader has issued another defiant written statement praising the Iranians' steadfastness three weeks into the war launched by the United States and Israel. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Friday that US and Israeli attacks were based on an illusion that by killing top...
New York: The rift between US President Donald Trump and NATO deepened Friday as he called members of the pact “cowards” and warned that he would “remember” their refusal to help open the Strait of Hormuz. “Without the USA, NATO IS A PAPER TIGER,” he...
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Friday recused himself from hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Condition of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which excludes the CJI from the process...
New Delhi: India Friday delivered a 2.5-tonne consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits and equipment to Afghanistan to support the medical treatment of those injured in Pakistan's recent attack on hospital in Kabul. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong held a telephonic conversation on Friday, discussing the ongoing conflict in West Asia and Indo-Pacific issues. Following the conversation, EAM Jaishankar taking to his X handle wrote, "Very pleased to speak with...
Ranchi: Captain Rakesh Ranjan died on board a merchant vessel carrying oil near the Strait of Hormuz, his family said Friday, urging the Centre and the Jharkhand government to help bring back his body. Ranchi-based Ranjan (43) had joined the vessel, 'ASP Avana- RPSL-MUM-172', owned...
It is the fifth week running since US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the war...
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While a big war is being waged in the Middle East, global attention has moved away from another theatre of...
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Consider this thought experiment. Imagine that two large missiles struck the White House. The first hit the residential quarters at...
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