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Washington: Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, announced his resignation Tuesday, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in Iran. Kent said on social media Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that...

Jerusalem: The Israeli defence minister said Tuesday that the Israeli military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike. Israel Katz made the announcement. The Israeli military also announced it killed Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's all-volunteer Basij...

Dubai: Israel said Tuesday it had killed the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' all-volunteer Basij force, a key force used to suppress demonstrations in the Islamic Republic. The Israeli military said a strike Monday killed Gholamreza Soleimani. Iran did not immediately acknowledge Soleimani's killing....

Kabul: Pakistani airstrike on a major addiction treatment hospital in Kabul killed more than 400 people and injured at least 250 others, Taliban officials and local media reported, in what could become one of the deadliest incidents in the Afghan capital. According to officials of...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party scored a major success in the Rajya Sabha elections held in Odisha, Monday. Of the four seats in the state, the BJP and its supported candidate together secured three seats, while the opposition Biju Janata Dal managed to win...

Bhubaneswar: At least ten patients were killed after a major fire erupted in an ICU in Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital here in the wee hours of Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The chief minister, who rushed to the hospital, said...

Cairo: Gulf Arab states reported new missile and drone attacks Sunday after Iran threatened to widen its campaign and called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates as the war in the Middle East, now in its third week, expands...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will likely announce the poll schedule Sunday for four states, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu and one Union Territory, Puducherry. After evaluating the election readiness in these states and UT recently, the Commission is ready...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday urged nations affected by Tehran's "attempted closure" of the Hormuz Strait to send ships to secure the narrow shipping lane crucial for global oil supplies as the war with Iran entered the third week. In a post of Truth...

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to revoke the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk with immediate effect by exercising the powers available under the National Security Act, an official statement said Saturday. Wangchuk was detained September 26, 2025, two days after violent protests over...