Goma (Congo): A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels,...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Saturday met Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in New Delhi, where both sides discussed key issues including trade, critical minerals and regional developments, underscoring the depth of India-Oman Strategic Partnership. Taking to the social media platform X,...
New York: The US Justice Department has released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and...
Islamabad: Seeking foreign loan had forced Pakistan to "bow" its head and make compromises at the "cost of self-respect", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said in a candid admission about the humiliation involved in approaching "friendly countries" for financial aid. Addressing a ceremony held in...
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians early Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October agreement aimed at stopping the fighting. The strikes hit northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment in Gaza City and...
Baramati: Amid rapid political developments in Maharashtra after the demise of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar Saturday clarified that he was not consulted regarding Sunetra Pawar’s elevation as the Deputy CM. He also stated that the reunion...
Mumbai: India’s stock exchanges will hold a regular live trading session on the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, despite it being Sunday. Historically, Budget presentations were done on February 1, while markets have opened for trading even when the date fell on a weekend....
Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the violence in Murshidabad district's Beldanga area two days earlier this month over the death of a migrant worker from West Bengal in neighbouring Jharkhand. Sources said Saturday that the development coincided with...
Jammu: An encounter re-started Saturday between the joint forces and the hiding terrorists in Dolgam village of Kishtwar district after the joint forces managed to trace the militants after January 18. In Jammu, Nagrota-based Army’s White Knight Corps said on its official X handle Saturday,...
New Delhi: BJP National President Nitin Nabin will undertake organisational reviews and outreach programmes in Goa Saturday as part of his two-day visit to the coastal state. The visit is aimed at strengthening the party’s grassroots structure and energising its cadre ahead of upcoming political...
In the just concluded AI Summit at New Delhi, the government of India has majorly played up the issue of...
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Once bitten, twice shy is an old idiom. But when it comes to US President Donald Trump, it loses its...
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By Aakar Patel The Bharatiya Janata Party has been governing Gujarat for about 30 unbroken years now. Notionally Gujarat is...
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By Dilip Cherian It’s telling that Punjab is still kicking the can down the road on appointing a regular Director...
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