New Delhi: Israel does not place trust in countries with which it lacks diplomatic relations, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said, responding to a question on whether Tel Aviv trusts Pakistan in the context of the ongoing Iran conflict and related diplomatic efforts. In...
Dubai: An Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the statement in a prerecorded video aired on...
Dubai: The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a person briefed on the contours of the proposal said late Tuesday, even as the US military prepared to send at least 1,000 more troops to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the Mideast....
New Delhi: The government will hold an all-party meeting Wednesday to brief political leaders on the evolving crisis in West Asia, amid rising concerns over its economic and security implications for India. The meeting, scheduled for 5 pm inside the Parliament complex, will be chaired...
Washington: The Pentagon declared cybersecurity and digital networks as central to modern warfare, telling lawmakers that its “digital backbone” is now a “weapon system” critical to how US forces fight, decide, and win future conflicts. At a Senate Armed Services cyber subcommittee hearing, Department of...
Washington: US lawmakers warned of mounting pressure on American weapons stockpiles and a rapidly deteriorating global nuclear landscape, as a Senate hearing exposed sharp concerns over the Trump administration’s war with Iran and the future of arms control. At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing,...
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of alleged violations of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, particularly regarding the absence of mechanisms to track children’s data transfers and inadequate grievance redressal systems across major digital platforms. A bench led...
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Tuesday took digs at each other in the legislative council as Thackeray was given a farewell upon the expiry of his term. Besides Thackeray, the council also gave farewell to Deputy...
Kolkata: Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday resigned from 23 offices and positions she held across departments and affiliated bodies, according to an official communication. In a letter from the state's home department, its counterparts in the state government...
Kyiv: A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 27, officials said Tuesday. Moscow's army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defence in what could be the start of an anticipated spring...
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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By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s latest appointment of 48 babus at the joint secretary level across ministries looks routine on...
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The disruption in the supply of cooking gas (LPG) and petrol is one aspect of the economic crisis caused by...
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It is a patently false contention to tell religious leaders to mind things moral and spiritual and leave temporal or...
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