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Dubai: Iran Saturday announced a partial reopening of its airspace after a seven-week hiatus because of the war, state media reported. The Civil Aviation Organisation said air routes over eastern Iran were reopened at 7 am (0330 GMT), according to the state-owned IRAN newspaper. It...

New Delhi: The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned sine die soon after the session began on Saturday, marking an end to the Parliament's Special Session. A day earlier, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, was defeated in the Lok Sabha....

Washington: The United States Department of the Treasury has extended a waiver permitting the delivery and sale of sanctioned Russian oil already loaded onto vessels, pushing the deadline to May 16, according to a document released on its official website. The earlier 30-day waiver had...

Ottawa: Air Canada has announced it will suspend service on several routes to the United States due to soaring jet fuel costs. According to a statement from Canada's largest carrier Friday (local time), jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict,...

Srinagar: Tremors of an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan, were felt in Kashmir Valley Saturday. Disaster management officials said that an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 8.24 A.M. Saturday with the...

New Delhi: India Friday said that the Bangladesh government's request for extraditing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being examined as part of ongoing judicial and legal processes. Hasina, 78, has been living in India after she fled Dhaka following the collapse of her government...

New Delhi: The Congress Friday said the "nefarious attempt" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to link their "dangerous delimitation proposals" to women's reservation has been decisively defeated in the Lok Sabha, and asserted that it was a win for...

Tehran/Islamabad: Iran Friday said that the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" for all commercial vessels, a move welcomed by US President Donald Trump. "In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely...

New Delhi: India has slipped to sixth place among the world’s largest economies, according to the International Monetary Fund’s April 2026 World Economic Outlook. The IMF clarifies that the change reflects a nominal‑ranking shift, while India continues to be the fastest‑growing major economy. It projects...

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing debate in the Parliament, women MPs from the Opposition Friday voiced their disagreement over the Centre's move to pass the Women's Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill during the three-day extended Budget session, alleging that both the measures were being...