Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)
US, Iran reach tentative deal to end war; open Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in...
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Innovation embedded in India’s DNA, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, inaugurated the Bharat Innovates 2026 conclave on Sunday, signalling a transformative shift in India’s global technological footprint. Addressing a gathering of international...
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Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth to become next Army Chief
NEW DELHI: Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth will be the next Chief of the Army Staff, the defence ministry announced on Saturday. Lt Gen Seth, currently serving as the Vice Chief of Army, will take charge of the top position on June 30 when the incumbent Gen...
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19 rebel MPs to claim ‘real TMC’ tag in Parl
Dissident TMC MPs will meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday to stake claim to be recognised as the “real TMC”, rebel MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said on Friday, claiming that 19 LS members are currently backing the faction. Basunia, the MP...
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3 Indian crew dead in US strike on ship near Oman
Three Indian seafarers reported missing after a US attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman have died, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday even as reports came in of another US strike on a merchant vessel with Indian crew members in...
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Iran, Israel decide to halt strikes after Trump appeal
Iran’s military has announced that its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire in April is now over. But it threatened to resume the strikes if Israel continued attacks on Lebanon. Israel’s Channel 12, citing a senior Israeli official, said...
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Govt: OMCs losing ₹700 per LPG cylinder despite hike
The government on Sunday justified raising liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or cooking gas) prices by Rs 29 per 14.2 kg cylinder to Rs 942 on the ground that state-run oil companies are still losing Rs 700 on each refill and the fuel is still cheaper in...
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Missiles, drones fly as W Asia war flares up
U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said, in the latest escalation complicating efforts to end the war between the two countries. The...
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RBI projects economic growth at 6.6% in ’26-27
NEW DELHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI maintained status quo on monetary policy rate and stance – they continue to be 5.25% and neutral – on Friday even as it reduced its growth forecast and increased its inflation forecast for the...
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IMD announces arrival of monsoon in Kerala
Monsoon made onset over Kerala on Thursday, three days after its normal onset date and five days after IMD’s forecast date. Monsoon normally arrives over Kerala around June 1. IMD had forecast on May 15 that this year, the southwest monsoon is likely...
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TMC rebels recognised by Speaker, elect LoP
The TMC split for the first time in its 28-year history on Wednesday as 58 rebel MLAs seized control of the party’s legislature wing, elected expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as its leader and secured recognition from the West Bengal Assembly...
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TMC set for a split in WB, crisis over LoP escalates
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal is headed for a vertical split with a group of dissident legislators set to support expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly—a move that could...
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US bombs Iranian radar, drone sites
The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire. The nominal ceasefire between Iran...
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Focus on synergy as new military chiefs take over New CDS stresses on modern, resilient force
General NS Raja Subramani on Sunday took charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff and his primary mandate will be to implement the ambitious military theaterisation plan and bolster tri-services synergy. He succeeded Gen Anil Chauhan, who signed...
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DK Shivakumar set to be new Karnataka CM
Karnataka state Congress President D K Shivakumar was elected leader of the legislature party on Saturday, paving the way for him to take over as the next chief minister of the state, party leaders said. Senior leader Siddaramaiah, the outgoing chief...
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SC asks Centre to ensure no repeat of NEET leaks
The Supreme Court on Friday termed the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 due to paper leak as “very traumatic”, questioning the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) lack of accountability mechanisms and institutional continuity, while directing the Union...
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Siddaramaiah signs off as Karnataka CM
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday said he resigned from the Karnataka chief minister’s position, two days after the party high command asked him to do so. He thanked the Congress leadership -Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhifor...
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SC upholds validity of SIR of electoral rolls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of the special intensive revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), ruling that the exercise furthered the constitutional imperative of free and fair elections and that the...
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India calls for resilient economy, supply chain
As Indo-Pacific takes the centre stage in global affairs, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the areas to focus upon for deepening partnerships among the Quad countries. Calling the discussions productive at the Quad Foreign Ministers...
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Petrol, diesel hiked for fourth time in 2 weeks
State-run oil companies on Monday raised petrol prices by ₹2.61 per litre and diesel prices by ₹2.71 a litre, the fourthrate hike in two weeks that cumulatively saw petrol and diesel becoming costlier by ₹7.35 and ₹7.53 per litre, respectively since...
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Iran agreement ‘largely negotiated’, says Trump
Washington and Iran have “largely negotiated” a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said, as expectations rose that a breakthrough might be imminent in the three-month-old...
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India, US vow to work closely for global good
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held wide-ranging discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on bilateral cooperation across areas such as defence, trade and energy. US Ambassador Sergio Gor said Rubio extended an invitation to PM...
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Umar Khalid gets 3-day bail in Delhi riots case
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim bail from June 1 to June 3 to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, in view of his mother’s surgery. A bench of...
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New team to probe RG Kar case
The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the formation of a three-member Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) special investigation team (SIT) headed by a joint director (Eastern Zone) in the 2024 RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case and sought...
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Tech, innovation engines of India-Italy partnership: Modi
India and Italy on Tuesday decided to elevate their ties to special strategic partnership and enhance cooperation in areas of trade, investment and new technologies following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart...
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Modi, Nordic PMs discuss ways to improve ties in energy, trade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties in areas such as clean energy, trade, sustainability and digitalisation during separate meetings with his counterparts from Iceland, Finland and Denmark. The...
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Pak shares Iran’s revised plan to end war with US
Pakistan has shared with the U.S. a revised proposal from Iran to end the conflict in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters on Monday, as peace talks appeared to remain stalled. “We don’t have much time,” the source said, when asked if it...
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N-power plant targeted in UAE in test of Iran ceasefire
A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, setting an electrical generator ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the...
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CBI arrests 2nd kingpin in NEET paper leak case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a second alleged mastermind in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 question paper leak case — a senior woman Botany teacher from Pune who was part of the National Testing...
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Prices of petrol, diesel hiked, Oppn slams govt
State-run oil marketing companies on Friday increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to citizens to adopt austerity measures to conserve foreign exchange by reducing imports of crude...
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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan as US, China discuss trade, Iran
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could trigger “clashes and even conflicts” between the two countries, as the leaders held wideranging talks on the Iran war, energy security...
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CBI arrests 5 suspects, raids on
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five people and is conducting searches at multiple locations across the country in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case as the agency intensified its investigation, officials said...
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NTA cancels NEET UG, orders CBI probe, retest
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of NEET (UG) 2026 conducted on May 3 following allegations of paper leak, and said the examination will be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately. The CBI will...
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Trump calls Iran’s peace terms ‘totally unacceptable’; oil jumps
US President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable”, raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asia trade on Monday. Iran had on Sunday responded to...
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Vijay sworn-in as Tamil Nadu CM, says ‘new era starts now’
Cheered and heralded by sea of delirious supporters, C Joseph Vijay took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday with a pledge that “a new era of real, secular, social justice starts now.” The ascent of Vijay to the top job marks a...
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DELHI’S HISTORIC HOUSING TRANSFORMATION
For decades, millions of families living in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies faced a painful paradox, they had homes, but no legal ownership. Without clear property titles, access to institutional finance, or full civic benefits, life remained uncertain....
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‘Giant killer’ Suvendu elected first BJP chief minister of West Bengal
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in West Bengal, paving the way for him to become the first BJP chief minister in the state. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Adhikari’s election...
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TN: Vijay put on hold as guv seeks list of 118 MLAs
Chorus for Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar to invite Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to form the government grew louder on Thursday as party president C Joseph Vijay called on Arlekar for the second consecutive day. On May 6, Vijay with his party...
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Vijay stakes claim in Tamil Nadu, Congressannouncesitssupport
TVK chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and staked claim to form the government in the state, two days after his party emerged as the single largest party but was short of a simple majority. The TVK founder met...
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Won’t resign, poll results not people’s mandate: Mamata
Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday targeted the BJP and claimed that she has not lost the assembly polls and will not go to the Raj Bhavan to tender her resignation, saying “they can defeat Trinamool Congress through the...
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It’s day of trust in Indian democracy: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the lotus is now blooming from Gangotri to Gangasagar with the BJP’s historic victory in West Bengal and asked all parties to work for change, not revenge, and ensure that the state’s future trumps over...
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9 killed in residential building fire in Delhi
A fire ripped through a residential building in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people from two families dead, including a toddler, officials said. The incident was reported at 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar...
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Iranian military warns of renewed war threat
A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely”, hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator...
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Commercial LPG price up 47.8% to ₹3,071/19kg
High international energy prices amid the West Asia crisis on Friday led to a steep 47.8% increase in the price of the commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used by industries and migrant labourers from ₹2,078.50 per 19 kg cylinder to ₹3,071.50,...
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US pushes for coalition to free Hormuz as oil hits 4-year high
The US is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surged to their highest in more than four years on...
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Record 89.99% turnout in West Bengal phase-11
The second phase of assembly polls in West Bengal has seen a huge 89.99% per cent turnout till 5 pm, according to Election Commission data. Purba Bardhaman district continued to maintain the lead with a whopping turnout of 92.46%, followed by Hooghly...
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WB ph-2 polling today: Mamata, Suvendu among key candidates
When West Bengal votes in the second and final phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday, it will not only be choosing 142 MLAs across the state’s political heartland, but also will be deciding whether the TMC still holds its southern fortress or...
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Iran offers to reopen Hormuz if US lifts blockade, ends war
Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear programme would come in a later...
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Trump safe after shots fired at WH Correspondents’ dinner
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night, charging toward the ballroom in a chaotic encounter with Secret Service agents as guests...
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US envoys head to Pak as Iran talks hang by a thread
US envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with US representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. The latest effort to broker a...
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Record turnout in Bengal, TN
West Bengal recorded a massive turnout of 89.93% in the first phase of polling for 152 seats in the state on Thursday with several districts crossing the 90% mark, according to Election Commission data. Dakshin Dinajpur recoded the maximum turnout in...
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West Bengal, Tamil Nadu all set for poll showdown Nearly half of WB to poll in the 1st phase
West Bengal is set to vote in the first phase of the assembly elections on Thursday, amid an increasingly polarised battle in which issues such as corruption and jobs have ceded space to identity, citizenship and the controversy over deleted names from...
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ED action in focus as WB campaign for ph-1 ends
As the campaign for the phase-1 of the crucial West Benal assembly elections came to a close on Tuesday evening, a spate of actions by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against members of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) are in focus. Polling in the...
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Ceasefire at risk after US seizes Iranian ship
Pakistan moved ahead on Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran two days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the...
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Trump says talks to resume as Iran keeps Hormuz shut
Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, resuming negotiations after Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S....
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Women’s reservation Bill fails Lok Sabha test
The bill to fast-track the implementation of women’s reservation and carry out delimitation without conducting a fresh Census was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Constitution Amendment Bill failed to get the mandatory two-thirds majority in...
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South or North, there will be no bias: Modi on delimitation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured lawmakers that the amendments to expedite the roll-out of the women’s reservation in legislative bodies by 2029, including the proposal to increase the seats in the Lok Sabha by 50% and delimitation...
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Cong chief says Oppn to vote against delimitation
Several opposition parties have decided to unitedly vote against the delimitation provisions in the Constitution amendment bill in Parliament, while asserting that they are not against womens’ reservation but opposed to the manner in which the bill is...
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Samrat set to be new Bihar CM, Nitish quits
Samrat Choudhary was unanimously elected leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party on Tuesday, clearing his path to become the party’s first-ever chief minister of Bihar. Lawmakers of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...
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Iran threatens Gulf ports after US Hormuz threat
The US military said it will begin a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports on Monday, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours, after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war, leaving a ceasefire in...
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US, Iran talks end without deal, leaves fragile ceasefire in doubt
ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks on Sunday without an agreement, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt. U.S. officials said the negotiations collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to...
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Trilateral peace talks to end W Asia war begins
Negotiations began between the United States and Iran on Saturday, days after a fragile ceasefire halted fighting and brought both parties to the table in Pakistan. Iran’s state-run news agency said three-party talks with the U.S., Iran and Pakistan...
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Fighting in Lebanon, shut Strait test truce
The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks of the war. The two-day-old...
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77-89% turnout in Kerala, Assam and Puducherrry
NEW DELHI: Voters across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry turned out in massive numbers on Thursday for high-stakes assembly elections. According to the Election Commission’s data at 5pm, the participation rate of Puducherry leads with 89.20%, followed...
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US-Israel and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire
Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. But hours after the announcement, Iran and...
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Whole civilisation will die, if no deal: Trump
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 hit two...
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Attacks across Gulf as new peace plan shared
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 Donald...
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US rescues F-15 crew member, Tehran continues Gulf strikes GOVT INCREASES SUPPLY OF 5KG LPG CYLINDERS
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
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 reward. The...
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WH seeks $1.5tn for war as Iran hits Kuwait infra
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 civilian...
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SC hauls up Bengal govt after judicial officers held hostage
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 “deplorable” and...
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Trump says will be out of Iran ‘pretty quickly’
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 he would...
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US warns Iran to make a deal
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 Iran set ablaze a fully...
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Trump issues Kharg hit threat if no deal reached
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 being made”...
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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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