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Cairo: US military announced the 13th night of strikes Thursday against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped...

Washington: The US has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from India and 16 other countries as part of a wider action against products made using forced labour. On June 3, when the US had proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around...

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry ordered the suspension of mobile internet services for eight hours starting 4 pm Thursday around Jantar Mantar – the venue of students’ protest against exam irregularities – to maintain public order, an official said. The Ministry issued the order...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Thursday said there is no plan of a crackdown on the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar, dismissing claims made by former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal that security personnel could take such steps against the protesters. "There is no plan...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Thursday termed "completely wrong" the behavior of a police driver seen in a viral video threatening student protesters with false narcotics charges, adding that immediate disciplinary action has been initiated against him. Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio,...

New Delhi: The BJP slammed the Congress Thursday over its protests on the NEET paper-leak row, saying the government is ready to discuss the issue in Parliament but it is the opposition that is running away from a debate. Talking to reporters in the Parliament...

Cairo: Kuwait's military says drones attacked its border crossing with Iraq, causing damage but no casualties. It did not say who was behind Thursday's attack on the Abdali crossing. Iran has launched repeated attacks on Kuwait since hostilities with the United States reignited last month....

New Delhi: People found directly involved in violence during the ongoing CJP protest may face cancellation of their passports, police sources said Thursday. The sources said the Delhi Police had begun identifying, through CCTV footage, video recordings and other technical evidence, the individuals who were...

Glasgow: Weightlifter Dilbagh Singh has been withdrawn from India's Commonwealth Games contingent after the country's quota was reduced because of multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) during the qualification period. India's weightlifting quota for the Games has been cut from 16 to 11. The Indian Weightlifting...