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United Nations: India called out the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (OCHR) for its "double standards" and "extreme selectivity" in reporting the government responses to popular protests across the world. "Violent responses to protests in our neighbourhood, as well as in the West,...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday announced massive, peaceful rallies in Tezpur, Dibrugarh and Barpeta Road, accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of attempting to bring about regime change through street protests and political pressure. In a statement, CM Sarma said Tezpur, regarded as...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran will end very soon, predicting a rapid fall in global energy prices once the conflict is over and insisting that Tehran will not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. Speaking to reporters before departing...

Jerusalem: Air France has barred Pakistani pilots and cabin crew from operating flights to and from Israel as Israeli authorities step up enforcement of restrictions on airline personnel holding citizenship of countries with which Israel does not maintain diplomatic relations, according to media reports. US-based...

New York: A mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in the US failed when the alleged assailant's rifle jammed, according to authorities, who arrested him after a tip from a co-worker. The 19-year-old man, who described himself as a "white supremacist Neo Nazi" and poured...

New Delhi: A Delhi court has issued fresh summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in an eight-year-old criminal defamation case filed by Vikas Pandey over a video titled “BJP IT Cell Part 2”, with the social media influencer now having been served at his residence in...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Wednesday urged "patriots" to gather at the Central Park in New Delhi's Connaught Place, to wave the Tricolour in protest against the arrest of his party's co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. In a video message...

Dubai: India Wednesday advised its nationals in Saudi Arabia to stay indoors in case of an aerial attack and follow the instructions issued by local authorities. The new advisory comes amid tensions in the Gulf kingdom due to a series of deadly drone and missile...

New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Headquarters Investigation Unit, New Delhi, has seized assets worth Rs 2,032.81 crore in India belonging to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power Ltd (RPL) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The seized assets include bank balances of RPL and its shareholding...

Cairo: Two regional officials say offices belonging to senior executives with Saudi oil giant Aramco were hit in an overnight Houthi strike on the company's headquarters, in the latest demonstration of the Iran-backed rebels' ability to attack high-profile targets even after issuing warnings that they...