Dubai: Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities" as a national asset, even as US President Donald Trump tries to get a deal on those issues. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei spoke in a written statement read aloud...
Singapore: An Indian-origin woman was among three Singaporean activists, fined USD 2,341 each Thursday for organising a procession outside the Presidential Palace to show solidarity with Palestine, local media reported. The High Court overturned the acquittal of the three women, Malay-origin Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, 26,...
Bengaluru: The rains in Bengaluru Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said Thursday. Large parts of the city witnessed sudden,...
Pune: Panic spread across the Kondhwa area of Maharashtra’s Pune on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday after a hazardous gas leak was reported from a storage tank at a chemical facility near Gangadham Chowk. According to officials, at least 17 people initially complained...
Washington: President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a phone call Wednesday, renewed his offer for Russia to serve as a third country that could deal with Iran's 970 pounds of enriched uranium that the US leader is demanding Tehran must surrender. "He...
Kathmandu: Nepal's state-owned national flag carrier Thursday apologised for showing India's Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan in its network map shared on social media a day before, terming it an error. Nepal Airlines said the map contained significant cartographic inaccuracies regarding international boundaries...
Kolkata: The polling percentage in the second phase of elections for 142 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal April 29 has been recorded at 92.47 till midnight, thus taking the overall average percentage in the two phases to a record high of 92.85. However, as clarified...
Bengaluru: At least seven people were killed after a compound wall of the government-run Bowring Hospital collapsed during heavy rain, hail, and a thunderstorm that lashed several parts of Bengaluru Wednesday evening. The death toll is likely to rise. Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad, representing Shivajinagar...
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe and his secretary Saman Ekanayake will face indictments for misappropriation of state funds worth 16.6 million Lankan Rupees (USD 52,000), a local court was told Wednesday. They are accused of using state funds for Wickremesinghe's travel to a...
Washington: The State Department is all set to unveil a limited-edition US passport with pictures of President Donald Trump and the Founding Fathers to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence in July. The special passports will be available only to those who show up...
Americans must have heaved a sigh of relief that a man rushing with a gun and firing shots at the...
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Iran has made an intelligent move to send its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
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The latest projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer a sobering snapshot of India’s economic trajectory. As per IMF...
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Aakar Patel A story under this headline was reported this month: ‘No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s Bengal list’....
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