5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (507+ words) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday, 15 April pushed back after US President Donald Trump criticised the UK's refusal to join American strikes on Iran and warned that a trade deal agreed last year could be reviewed. In an interview…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago  (228+ words) Survivors from an Iranian naval vessel that was sunk in a US attack earlier this year have departed Sri Lanka for Iran, according to local officials. Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister Aruna Jayasekara said that 32 rescued personnel were repatriated along…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (371+ words) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the term "logical discrepancy" used in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is not recognised under the Election Commission of India framework and was being selectively applied in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (304+ words) UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for sustained diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran, stressing that "an agreement cannot be reached overnight" and urging all sides to preserve the fragile ceasefire in the West Asia conflict. In a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (278+ words) The voter verification drive in West Bengal has sparked fresh controversy after the Election Commission of India's (ECI) judicial adjudication process led to the deletion of an estimated over 90 lakh names from the electoral rolls " raising serious concerns over transparency…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (407+ words) Chechen military units aligned with Russia have expressed readiness to deploy to Iran in the event of a US ground invasion, according to Iran's state-run Press TV, as tensions in West Asia continue to escalate. The fighters, commonly referred to…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (436+ words) Women's groups, activists and civil society members have raised concerns over the government's approach to implementing the women's reservation law, calling for wider consultations and seeking that the quota be delinked from census and delimitation exercises. In an open letter…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (219+ words) Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government in Rajasthan of deliberately delaying panchayat elections, alleging that the ruling party fears an electoral setback. Speaking to reporters, the senior Congress leader raised concerns over the postponement of local…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (332+ words) Pratap Sarnaik, Maharashtra's Transport Minister, has announced that from 1 May, all licensed auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in the state will be required to read and write Marathi, with non-compliance leading to cancellation of licences. The directive, set to come into…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (484+ words) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre a day after violent workers" protests in Noida, describing the unrest as the "final cry" of labourers struggling under rising costs and stagnant wages. In a post…...