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Whole civilisation will die, if no deal: Trump
TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, airstrikes...
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Attacks across Gulf as new peace plan shared
DUBAI: Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people and hitting the South Pars natural gas field, and Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors. U.S. President...
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US rescues F-15 crew member, Tehran continues Gulf strikes
WASHINGTON: The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with a new looming deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran...
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Hunt on for US pilot in Iran as Gulf reels under more strikes
TEL AVIV: The US military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, after the Middle Eastern country shot down an American warplane and called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a...
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WH seeks $1.5tn for war as Iran hits Kuwait infra
WASHINGTON: The White House sent a spending proposal to lawmakers Friday calling for a massive $1.5 trillion US defense budget next year as it faces increased costs due to the war in Iran. President Donald Trump has threatened to extend attacks on...
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SC hauls up Bengal govt after judicial officers held hostage
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday deprecated the “complete failure of civil and police administration” in West Bengal, taking suo motu cognisance of the hostage-taking of seven judicial officers in Malda district and describing it as a...
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Trump says will be out of Iran ‘pretty quickly’
WASHINGTON: The United States will be “out of Iran pretty quickly” and could return for “spot hits” if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to make a primetime address to the nation. Trump also said...
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US warns Iran to make a deal
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal. Hegseth issued his warning hours after...
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Trump issues Kharg hit threat if no deal reached
DUBAI: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon. In a social media post, Trump said “great progress is...
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Modi says BJP Kerala’s ‘A’ team, tears into LDF, UDF
PALAKKAD (KERALA): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched an all-out attack against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), accusing them of “looting” the state for decades by allegedly sharing the spoils. He...
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1 month in, new front opens as Iran-backed Houthis enter war
DUBAI: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile. The war, now marking its one-month anniversary,...
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EAM raises W Asia crisis, UN reforms at G7 ministers’ meet
TORONTO: The West Asia crisis and its consequences figured prominently during a conversation between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on the margins of a G7 meeting in France. This was their first meeting...
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Trump urges Iran to act quickly on ceasefire plan
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: President Donald Trump threatened Iran with intensified military action, seeking to pressure the country to ramp up negotiations on an end to the war even amid uncertainty over the status of those discussions. “They better get...
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Use PNG, if available or lose LPG supply: Govt
NEW DELHI: The government has mandated that cooking gas LPG supply to households will be discontinued if consumers fail to switch to piped natural gas where such connectivity is available, under a new order aimed at accelerating gas network expansion...
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W Asia crisis will test India’s resolve: Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought to assure the nation that the government is taking all measures to blunt the impact of the ongoing conflict in West Asia on supply of crude oil, gas, fertilizers and other essentials, but...
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US, Iran threaten power targets as war escalates
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGOTN: US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities which could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global...
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Israel threatens more attacks, Iran N-site hit
DUBAI: Israel’s defence minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint UK-US base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. The Iranian attack on the...
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Prices of premium petrol, industrial diesel increase
NEW DELHI: The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price on Friday was increased by ₹2 per litre while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about ₹22 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid conflict in the...
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Key energy sites hit as Iran, Israel trade blows
DUBAI: Iranian aerial attacks since Wednesday have caused extensive damage to the world’s largest gas plant in Qatar, targeted a refinery in Saudi Arabia, forced the UAE to shut gas facilities and set off fires at two Kuwaiti refineries. Tehran’s...
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Nine of a family killed in blaze at multi-storey building in NW Delhi
NEW DELHI: Nine members of a family, including a 70-year-old woman and three of her granddaughters, one just three years old, were killed after a massive fire tore through a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday...
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Iran war creating biggest oil supply shock in history: IEA
DUBAI: Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf pushed oil back above $100 a barrel on Thursday, with the International Energy Agency saying that the Iran war is creating the biggest oil supply...
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Three commercial vessels hit as oil prices surge by over 5%
TEHRAN: New attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on Wednesday, with one of the vessels in flames as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbours, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and plunging the global energy...
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Trump hints at end to war, oil curbs waiver
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he would waive oilrelated sanctions, have the US Navy escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and predicted on Monday that the war with Iran would resolve “very soon” as he confronted mounting economic and...
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Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him; oil prices surge
DUBAI: Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling no let-up in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy...
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Modi launches projects worth ₹33,500cr in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the pace of all-round development in Delhi has accelerated since the BJP government was formed a year ago and alleged that under AAP’s rule, works were stalled due to excuses and projects “died in...
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Iran President apologises for attacks on W Asia countries
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV: Iran’s President rejected a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender on Saturday and apologised for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting...
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K’taka, Andhra to ban social media for young teens
BENGALURU/AMARAVATI: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on Friday announced ban on use of social media for young children, becoming the first in India to join global calls for more scrutiny of minors’ digital usage. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on...
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Nitish files nomination for RS
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar, 75, on Thursday announced his candidature for the Rajya Sabha as a Janata Dal (United) nominee, triggering speculation over who will replace him as the Bihar chief minister months after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...
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Afghanistan and Pakistan border clashes kill 42
KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghan troops clashed at multiple points along their expansive border on Tuesday as the United Nations mission for Afghanistan warned that 42 civilians in the country had been killed so far in the six-day conflict. The...
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India, Canada ink key pacts; eye $50bn trade
NEW DELHI: India and Canada on Monday firmed up agreements on critical minerals and supply of uranium ore and finalised terms of reference for negotiations on a free trade deal, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney...
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Iran’s Khamenei killed in US-Israel strike
TEHRAN: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack, sparking a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Tehran on Sunday. Iranian state television confirmed...
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Cong staged drama to disgrace nation: Modi
JAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday continued his attack on the Congress over its youth wing’s protest at the AI Impact Summit, describing the opposition party as the “Muslim League-Maoist Congress” and accusing it of staging a “whole...
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‘Deep-rooted conspiracy’: SC blasts NCERT textbook
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate seizure of all physical copies of the controversial Class 8 Social Science textbook carrying a section on “corruption in the judiciary”, directed a complete takedown of its digital versions,...
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Trump hails ‘golden age of America’ in State of Union
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump boasted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had ushered in “the golden age of America,” seeking to project an aura of success despite sagging approval ratings and deepening voter frustration ahead...
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Bengal polls: SC invokes Art 142 in directive to EC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday invoked its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to continue publishing supplementary voter lists even after the final electoral roll is...
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SC: Steep changes in air fares serious issue
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday termed the issue of unpredictable fluctuations in air fares and ancillary charges levied by private airlines as “serious,” asking the Union government to consider the issue and provide a formal response. A bench...
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Modi tears into Cong for ‘dirty politics’ at AI meet
MEERUT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday came down heavily on the Congress over its “shirtless” protest at the Artificial Intelligence Summit in Delhi, alleging that the party had turned an international event hosted by the country into an arena...
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88 nations, bodies sign New Delhi declaration
NEW DELHI: The US, UK, China, and France are among 88 countries and international organisations to endorse ‘New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact’, with its adoption marking a significant milestone in global cooperation on artificial intelligence, an...
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SC steps in, orders judicial officers to help with WB SIR
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to depute judicial officers in West Bengal to adjudicate claims of voters listed under the “logical discrepancy” category in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise,...
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Modi unveils MANAV vision for AI
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday outlined an ethical, sovereign, inclusive and globally oriented vision of artificial intelligence (AI) as he pitched India as a central player in the global AI ecosystem and called for stronger...
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RS polls on Mar 16, BJP holds the edge
NEW DELHI: The BJP is set to gain strength in the Rajya Sabha when 37 seats go for biennial polls on March 16 as it has governments or is an alliance partner in six of the 10 states where seats are falling vacant. The 37 seats fall vacant on April 2...
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India, France elevate ties to global strategic partnership
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India and France on Tuesday elevated their ties to a “special global strategic partnership” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to significantly ramp up bilateral cooperation in areas of...
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AI Impact Summit kicks off with packed halls
NEW DELHI: The world’s largest artificial intelligence summit opened to packed halls and long queues on Monday, as tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists thronged the venue for the conference, where India is set to...
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Budget 2026 was a ‘we are ready moment’: PM
NEW DELHI: This year’s Budget was not a ‘now or never moment’ born out of compulsion but a ‘we are ready’ moment born out of preparation and inspiration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, asserting that it reflects India’s “yearning” to...
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Cong neglected NE, promoted insurgency in Assam, says PM
GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an all-out attack on the Congress, accusing it of neglecting the Northeast and promoting insurgency in Assam during its rule. Addressing a public meeting in Guwahati that also included BJP...
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BNP clinches massive mandate in B’desh polls
DHAKA : Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from...
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India, Malaysia explore deeper AI, defence ties
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held wide-ranging talks in Putrajaya on Sunday aimed at deepening the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with a strong focus on cooperation...
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Toll in Meghalaya coal mine blast rises to 27
SHILLONG: Two more bodies were found at the illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Saturday, taking the toll in the blast to 27, police said. The bodies were found as a multiple-agency search was continuing in the Thangsku...
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CHURACHANDPUR PROTESTS SPIRAL, HIGHWAY BLOCKED, VEHICLE DAMAGED
IMPHAL: Protesters blocked a key highway and damaged a vehicle during a 24-hour shutdown imposed in Manipur’s Churachandpur district over the support of three Kuki-Zo legislators to the new government in the ethnic violence-hit state. The support...
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Greenland, the island that Trump covets, is melting fast
NUUK: Greenland, the Arctic island coveted by US President Donald Trump, experienced its warmest January on record this year, as a rate of warming four times faster than the global average redraws the outlook for sectors from fishing to mining. Trump...
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Before deleting any name, ECI will issue notice, says UP CEO
LUCKNOW : In wake of opposition parties alleging mass deletions of voters through Form 7 under the ongoing claim and objection phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, UP chief electoral officer, Navdeep Rinwa, on Tuesday...
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AI orders fuel switch check on its Boeing 787 fleet after glitch
NEW DELHI: Air India has ordered a precautionary fleet-wide reinspection of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) latch on its Boeing 787 aircraft after a pilot flagged a possible defect during operations earlier this week, prompting the airline to ground one...
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Rahul’s bid to quote from Naravane ‘book’ rocks LS
NEW DELHI: Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s repeated attempts on Monday to refer to a magazine report based on a manuscript to question the government’s handling of the 2020 China border clash sparked a row in the Lok Sabha, as Union ministers Rajnath...
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Reforms Express takes Kartavya Path
NEW DELHI: In 2025-26, the government threw the kitchen sink at reviving growth and mass sentiment via a big boost to disposable incomes through an income tax reduction in the last Budget followed by a mid-year Goods and Services Tax (GST) cut. These...
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Home Alone, Schitt’s Creek actor dies at 71
LOS ANGELES: Catherine O’Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two “Home Alone” movies and won an Emmy as the dramatically ditzy wealthy matriarch Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek,”...
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6mn infiltrators entered Assam in Cong rule: Shah
DHEMAJI (ASSAM): Claiming that the demography of Assam changed during Congress rule, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to reverse the trend. Addressing the closing...
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GDP likely to grow by up to 7.2% next fiscal: Eco survey INDIA NOW ON ‘SPEEDY EXPRESS’ TO NEXT-GEN REFORMS: MODI
NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey on Thursday projected the GDP growth in the range of 6.8-7.2 per cent for the next fiscal year on the back of the cumulative impact of reforms, and said the economy remains on a stable footing. The projection is a tad...
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Ajit Pawar, 4 others, die in plane crash
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: A plane carrying Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed on Wednesday morning while attempting to land at Baramati airport in Maharashtra and burst into flames, the civil...
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‘Mother of all deals’: India, EU sign free trade pact
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union on Tuesday sealed a landmark free trade agreement -- billed as “mother of all deals” -- with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top EU leadership unveiling a grand agenda to leverage trade and defence to shore...
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PM hails 10 yrs of India start-up leap
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened the year’s first Mann ki Baat with a popular social media trend of revisiting the year 2016, using the moment to recall the launch of Start-up India and underline how far the ecosystem has come...
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B’desh out of WC over refusal to play in India, Scotland find place
NEW DELHI: The ICC has officially informed Bangladesh Cricket Board about replacing it with Scotland in the upcoming T20 World Cup since it refused to travel to India citing security reasons due to ouster of Mustafizur Rahaman from the IPL. It has...
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PM leads BJP south push
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the historic BJP victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, saying it marks the end of decades of neglect by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front...
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SC revives HC case over MP’s disputed Bhojshala
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday revived proceedings before the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the long-running dispute over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district, raising questions over whether this would set a...
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Air power is critical part of modern warfare: IAF chief
NEW DELHI: Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Wednesday emphasised the crucial role of air power in modern warfare and cautioned against complacency while urging the services to prepare for future challenges in an increasingly volatile...
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SC flags voters’ ‘stress’ in WB SIR; notice sent to EC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the “stress and strain” faced by ordinary voters who have received notices under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, as it issued a slew of directions to...
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