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Washington: The US has threatened to "vigorously prosecute" anyone who buys or sells sanctioned Iranian oil, the top Justice Department official has said as President Donald Trump announced the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade, which was announced after the US-Iran peace talks...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha will hold the election for the post of deputy chairman April 17, and the ruling NDA is likely to push for re-electing Harivansh to the key post. The post of the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha fell vacant after...

New Delhi: India-flagged LPG vessel Jag Vikram, which safely sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, carrying approximately 20,400 metric tonnes of LPG cargo with 24 seafarers onboard, is expected to arrive at Kandla port Tuesday, according to a government statement. All Indian seafarers...

Mumbai: "Abhi Na Jaao Chhodkar..." The strains of that wistful song played in the background at the Shivaji Park crematorium Monday as hundreds of people gathered inside -- and outside -- to bid music legend Asha Bhosle a final sayonara. A gun salute rang out...

New Delhi: Retail inflation inched up marginally to 3.4 per cent in March as against 3.21 per cent in February, according to government data released Monday. Based on the consumer price index (CPI) data, the rate of price rise in the food basket was 3.87...

Tokyo: Oil prices resumed their climb and global markets mostly declined Monday as the US military prepared to blockade traffic to and from Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, where most shipping has been stalled by Iran since the start of the war. US...

London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer Monday said Britain will not be part of a US blockade of Iranian ports in response to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. Starmer told BBC radio that "we're not supporting the blockade" and "we're not getting dragged into...

Mumbai: The death toll in the road accident in Mumbai's Kalyan has climbed to 11 after two people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital, officials said Monday. A dumper truck collided with a car in the Kalyan area of Mumbai Monday, officials said. The...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission to implement a finger and iris biometric identification system at polling stations to prevent duplicate voting. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made...

New Delhi: In a major development, security forces neutralised a top female Naxalite leader in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. The deceased has been identified as Rupi, an Area Committee Member (ACM) in the Naxalite hierarchy. A bounty of Rs 5 lakh had been...