Washington: US President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to "shoot and kill" Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post Thursday morning, he said the military is intensifying its mine-clearing efforts in the critical waterway. The move intensified...
New Delhi: At least one Indian seafarer was among the crew of a vessel taken into custody by Iran in the latest maritime escalation near the Strait of Hormuz. Two of the three foreign-flagged commercial vessels fired upon by Iranian forces in the strait Wednesday...
Chennai/Kolkata: Voter turnout surged in Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Thursday, with both states recording high participation by 5 pm. Tamil Nadu crossed its previous best turnout, recording 82.24% polling by 5 pm across 234 constituencies, surpassing the 78.29% recorded in 2011....
Dubai: US military seized another tanker Thursday associated with smuggling Iranian oil. The US Defence Department said it seized the oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean. "We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to...
New Delhi: India has extended the ban on Pakistan planes from using its airspace till May 24. With the latest extension, the closure of the Indian airspace for Pakistan aircraft will now be in place for more than a year -- a move that first...
Kolkata/Chennai: The voter turnout for the West Bengal Assembly elections was recorded at 78.77 per cent, while that for Tamil Nadu stood at 70 per cent as of 3 pm, according to data from the Election Commission of India (ECI). Polling began for 152 assembly...
Mirzapur (UP): Eleven people, including children, were killed in a multi-vehicle collision triggered by a suspected brake failure in a truck in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district, police said on Thursday. The accident was reported around 8.30 pm on Wednesday, following which police and fire brigade...
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday that the India–South Korea free trade agreement (FTA), signed in 2009 and brought into effect in 2010 during the Congress-led UPA II government, is the result of a poorly negotiated, imbalanced agreement tilted against India....
New Delhi: The CBSE Thursday announced the schedule for the second board examinations for Class-X, to be held from May 15 to May 21. According to the datesheet issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the examination cycle will begin with the mathematics...
Naoda (WB): Clashes broke out between supporters of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) and the ruling TMC in Naoda area in West Bengal's Murshidabad district Thursday, prompting police and central forces to resort to baton charge to disperse the mob, officials said. The violence...
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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