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GCC blames Iran for Strait of Hormuz attacks, urges UN Security Council to safeguard maritime navigation
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (317+ words) Amid the latest escalation between US and Iran, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has accused Tehran of threatening global energy security through attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, calling on the United Nations Security Council to take…...
India responds to China's Pacific ballistic missile test, says ties with Australia will deepen
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (372+ words) China's long-range ballistic missile test in the South Pacific has prompted India to reaffirm closer strategic coordination with Australia, with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri saying the two countries will strengthen cooperation while also announcing the operationalisation of their long-pending civil…...
'Hardeep Puri said no choice would be given': Arvind Kejriwal attacks Centre over ethanol row, calls it 'dictatorship"
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (381+ words) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the Centre of adopting a "dictatorship" approach after Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri ruled out offering consumers the option of shifting back to lower ethanol-blended…...
Iran claims missile strike on US command centre, warns more bases in Gulf could be targeted
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (350+ words) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday claimed it had struck what it described as a US command-and-control centre in West Asia and the Al-Azraq air base in Jordan with 10 ballistic missiles, as tensions with Washington continued to escalate....
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces 7-member committee to draft UCC rules
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (361+ words) Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced the formation of a committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai to draft the rules for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. The seven-member panel includes…...
'That's what I'm doing right now with India': Netanyahu signals broader alliances amid strains with Trump
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (584+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that Israel is seeking to deepen ties with countries beyond the United States, pointing to India as one of its key partners at a time when relations between Washington and Jerusalem have come…...
BJP inducts 3 former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs, including Sushmita Dev
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (186+ words) Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MPs Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on Thursday. The three leaders were inducted into the party in the presence of West Bengal…...
'They're sick, it's over': Why an angry Trump turned on Iran, leaving fragile ceasefire in limbo
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (538+ words) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday left the ceasefire deal with Iran in a limbo after declaring that the understanding with the country is "over" as both sides traded fresh strikes over the last two days, renewing the spectre of…...
Ali Khamenei's funeral drew massive crowds, but that's only half the story: Here's what many people didn't see
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (893+ words) As Iran bid farewell to its former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after more than four decades at the helm, the week-long funeral ceremonies projected an image of national unity and continuity. However, according to a CNN report, the events…...
Sharad Pawar's surprise visit to Shinde fuels fresh political chatter in Maharashtra
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (267+ words) An unexpected meeting between'Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday has sparked widespread political speculation, with many viewing it as more than a routine courtesy call amid uncertainty within the…...