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Dubai: Iran lashed out following the killing of one of its top leaders in an airstrike with attacks on its Gulf neighbours and Israel Wednesday, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defences and killing two near Tel Aviv as the war in...

Chennai: The mortal remains of seven pilgrims from Tamil Nadu who were killed in a road accident in Nepal have been brought to New Delhi, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan said Wednesday. Addressing the media at Chennai International Airport, Murugan...

Washington: The US Department of Homeland Security has released posters offering to fly illegal immigrants, including from India, to their home countries for free with an exit bonus of USD 2,600. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used an image of the Taj Mahal and...

Indore: Seven persons were killed when a fire broke out after an explosion at an electric car charging point outside a three-storey house in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city early Wednesday, officials said. Some cooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the...

Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday said NATO and most of US' other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran entered the third week. In a social media post, Trump asserted that Iran's military has been...

Doha: Around 1,600 Indian nationals travelled to India on five Qatar Airways flights Tuesday, even as the airline continues to operate limited services due to restrictions on Qatar's airspace, the Indian Embassy here said. The flights included two services to Delhi and one each to...

New Delhi: In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk Tuesday said he wanted to see the development in a "positive light" and hoped it would lead to a "meaningful dialogue" on the demands of agitating bodies in Ladakh. Addressing...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress Tuesday released its list of candidates, containing 291 names, for the two-phase April elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly and set the scene for a "battle royale" in Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata, from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will...

New Delhi: Nearly 3 lakh metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is currently stranded at the Strait of Hormuz, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said Tuesday. During a key briefing, the senior government official said that...

Kolkata: The Election Commission Tuesday ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including two ADGs, in another reshuffle ahead of the assembly elections in the state. IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed the new Additional Director General (ADG) of South Bengal, while K...