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Washington: A bill seeking to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for buying Russian oil, while exempting European nations purchasing gas from Moscow, was introduced in the US Senate with the support of over 60 lawmakers. The bill, introduced...

New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Friday asserted that he would "stay alive till July 20 at any cost", even as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th day amid a warning from doctors that his prolonged fast has reached a critical stage....

Dubai: Jordan's military said Friday it intercepted three incoming missiles from Iran. Jordan's military made the statement on the kingdom's state-run Petra news agency. It reported no immediate casualties from the attack. Jordan, which hosts US troops and aircraft, has been repeatedly targeted by Iran...

Dubai: The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, electricial equipment and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of US President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold...

New Delhi: Hindi film star Aamir Khan said his character in the film 3 Idiots was not based on Sonam Wangchuk, calling it a 'misconception' and expressed concern over the activist's hunger strike. Khan attended the Q&A session at the London Indian Film Festival, where...

New Delhi: Punjab's Aryan Gupta and Haryana's Panshul Bansal topped the NEET-UG for medical admissions as 11.21 lakh candidates qualified the entrance exam this year, the National Testing Agency announced on Thursday. Gupta and Bansal scored 715 each out of 720. Their score was 29...

New Delhi: The BJP Thursday slammed the Congress for accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of breaking Opposition parties, saying the "so-called" INDIA bloc is disintegrating on its own due to its "deeds and incompetence of its leadership". The BJP's response came after Congress general secretary...

New Delhi: In a significant step towards enhancing taxpayer services and promoting voluntary tax compliance, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has enabled the display of information relating to foreign assets and income received under the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) framework in the...

Miami: The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits, including food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as "public charge," appeared Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published July...

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal met climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at the Jantar Mantar Thursday and expressed solidarity with his protest against alleged paper leaks, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Addressing the protest, Kejriwal said the Centre should listen...