Hindustan Times (Ranchi)
Lalu aide slams Cong; INDIA fissure widens
Post-Rajya Sabha elections rumblings in the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand aggravated as a close aide of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad, Bhola Yadav, on Friday accused the state Congress in-charge K Raju of being responsible for party’s and...
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NDA-backed Nathwani, JMM nominee triumph
Punching a hole in the claims of unity within the ruling INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, NDAbacked independent candidate Parimal Nathwani won one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand, alongside JMM’s Baidyanath Ram who secured the maximum of 30...
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May resume bombing Iran: Trump
EVIAN-LES-BAINS (FRANCE): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an interim accord with Iran was not final, and that he could resume a bombing campaign if he did not like it or if Tehran did not “behave”. “It’s a memorandum of understanding....
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Centre curbs Telegram app as safety measure for NEET
The government on Tuesday temporarily restricted access to the Telegram messaging app ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, with the National Testing Agency (NTA) saying the measure was aimed at tackling cheating rackets and misinformation. NTA...
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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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5 IAF personnel dead in aircraft crash in Assam
NEW DELHI: Five Indian Air Force personnel, including two officers, were killed when their Russian-origin Antonov An-32 transport aircraft crashed while landing at Jorhat in Assam on Saturday. The co-pilot of the aircraft has sustained injuries and is...
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Bihar role to be key to Viksit Bharat: Samrat
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday highlighted the development work undertaken across the country and in Bihar to mark the completion of 12 years of the central government. He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and presented a...
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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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NDA, RJD candidates file MLC nominations
In a display of political choreography typical of Bihar’s alliance-driven landscape, 10 candidates, including nine from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and one from the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), filed their nomination papers...
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‘OMCs in loss’: Govt backs new LPG price hike move
The government on Sunday justified raising liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or cooking gas) prices by ₹29 per 14.2 kg cylinder to ₹942 on the ground that state-run oil companies are still losing ₹700 on each refill and the fuel is still cheaper in India as...
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Missiles, drones fly as W Asia war flares up
US 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 US...
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Cong trying to spread chaos and destabilise country: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the opposition and highlighted India’s journey toward self-reliance. PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth approximately ₹18,800...
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Muzaffarpur hospital fire kills 5 patients, injures 20
At least five patients, including a government employee, died when a fire broke out at a private hospital named Prasad Hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district early on Thursday morning, officials confirmed. More than 20 were injured, including two...
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TMC rebel leader gets Speaker nod as 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
DUBAI: 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...
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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
BENGALURU: 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...
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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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Quad ministers call for deepening ties
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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Trump says ‘not in rush’ amid hopes of Iran deal
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. They said details and...
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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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Do kids of socially mobile need reservation, asks SC
The Supreme Court on Friday grappled with a question that has increasingly occupied the centre of India’s reservation debate: should the benefits of affirmative action continue to flow, generation after generation, to families that have already...
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27 Maoists lay down arms in ‘largest mass surrender’
A total of 27 Maoists on Thursday laid down arms at the police headquarters in Ranchi in what is being billed as the “largest mass surrender” by ultras in the state. The LWE extremists surrendered under the “Operation Navjeevan” in the presence of...
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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
DUBAI: 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...
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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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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan as US, China discuss trade, Iran
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 and trade...
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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; retest amid CBI probe
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 carry out...
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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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Vijay finally turns victorious, to take oath as TN CM today
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Saturday appointed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader C Joseph Vijay as the new Chief Minister of the state and asked him to prove his majority in the state assembly before May 13. The swearing-in ceremony...
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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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32 join Samrat cabinet in cross-caste combination
The Samrat Choudhary cabinet in Bihar inducted 32 new ministers in an expansion pending after the oath of the chief minister and his two deputies. Among the inductees 15 are from the BJP, 13 from the JD(U), two from the LJP(RV), one each from the...
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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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Samrat meets Shah ahead of Bihar cabinet expansion
The countdown for the much expected Bihar cabinet expansion post elections in four states and a Union Territory has begun, with CM Samrat Choudhary holding consultations with top BJP leaders in New Delhi for the last two days in this regard. According...
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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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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 92.54% turnout in West Bengal phase-11
The second phase of assembly polls in West Bengal has seen a huge 92.54% per cent turnout till 5.30 pm, according to the Election Commission data. Purba Bardhaman district continued to maintain the lead with a whopping turnout of 92.46%, followed by...
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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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Iranian FM meets Putin after offering new talks to end war
SAINT PETERSBURG: Iran’s top diplomat blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks during a visit to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin promised him Moscow’s support in bringing the war to a close. Foreign Minister Abbas...
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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 withholds envoys as Iran FM leaves Pak ‘without talks’
President Donald Trump said he has told US envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Iran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday. Trump added to Fox News: “They can call us anytime they want.” The White House on...
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Samrat wins trust motion, vows to follow Nitish path
The Samrat Choudhary government won the trust vote in the Bihar Legislative Assembly by voice vote on Friday. The chief minister vowed “no compromise” on 3 Cs—corruption, crime, and communalism—and promised speedy development of the state with...
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Record turnout in Bengal, TN
West Bengal recorded a massive turnout of 92.76% 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 available till the time of print. Dakshin...
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Bihar to supply coal via PDS to resolve cooking gas crisis
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Bihar government decided to distribute domestic coal for cooking purposes through the public distribution system (PDS), aiming to provide relief to low-income households grappling with rising LPG prices and supply...
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Bihar CM calls on PM
Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. This was the first time that Choudhary met the PM after assuming the charge of the key post in Bihar.
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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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Samrat sworn in as Bihar CM NEW CM HOLDS 29 PORTFOLIOS, INCLUDING HOME AND GEN ADMIN
PATNA: Former deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday took oath as Bihar’s 24th chief minister and first from the Bharatiya Janata Party. With him, two deputy CMs Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary -- both from JD(U) -- were...
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Samrat succeeds Nitish
Samrat Choudhary, a third time Bihar MLA and a twotime deputy chief minister, on Tuesday staked claim before Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain for the formation of the new government in Bihar soon after being unanimously elected leader of the...
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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, ceasefire still fragile
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 abandoning a path...
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US, Iran begin direct peace talks amid fragile ceasefire
The United States and Iran began historic face-toface negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. The...
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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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High turnout in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry
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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2-week cease-fire in West Asia
Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off US President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilisation. But hours after the announcement, Iran and...
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Whole civilisation will die if no deal on Hormuz: 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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UCC and One Nation, One Election 2 unfinished agendas of BJP: Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Uniform Civil Code and ‘One Nation, One Election’ are two of the unfinished agendas of the BJP. He said serious discussions are taking place on them, and positive strides have been made. Virtually...
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US rescues F-15 airman, Trump issues new threat
US President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Irandowned plane fell...
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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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Shah pledges UCC in Assam, minus tribals
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday reiterated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) promise to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Assam, re-emphasising that tribals will be kept out of its purview. “If you form a BJP [Bharatiya Janata...
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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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