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Doha, April 11 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a sharp verbal attack on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, accusing him of "massacring his own Kurdish citizens" while accommodating Iran's "terror regime."The statement by the Jewish Prime Minister comes as...

New Delhi, April 11 Iran's dominance over the Strait of Hormuz remains evident, with surveillance through the chokepoint waters now extending from the tiny Iranian Larak island, while the US security structure over the Gulf has largely disintegrated, with no clear alternative framework yet in...

Lucknow, April 11 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that India is fully prepared to deal with any emergency situation and has adequate reserves to handle challenges arising from global conflicts.Addressing the annual function of Jan Kalyan Mahasamiti in Gomtinagar here, Singh...

New Delhi, April 11 The government on Saturday increased the export duty, or windfall tax, on diesel to Rs 55.5 per litre and on aviation fuel ATF to Rs 42 per litre.The duty hike will be effective immediately, the finance ministry said in a notification.The government had, on March 26...

Islamabad, April 11 – Iranian media confirmed Saturday evening, Pakistan time, that negotiations between Iran and the US side had begun in Islamabad. Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that implementing a ceasefire in Lebanon, the release of Iranian assets by the American side, and...

New Delhi, April 11 Amid the US-Iran talks in Islamabad, the Congress on Saturday targeted the Union government for its diplomatic inability to prevent the US from granting Pakistan a "new role" in the West Asia peace process.Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary, Communications In-Charge...

Tel Aviv/New Delhi, April 11 India and Israel must broaden their social base to build a more resilient, normalized, and forward-looking partnership.This requires serious investment in engagement among students, professionals, workers, artists, researchers, tourists, and local communities – the...

Tehran, April 11 – A symbolic image from aboard an aircraft carrying Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf to Islamabad, showing portraits of children killed in the Minab school attack placed on airplane seats alongside backpacks and roses.During the flight to Islamabad, Ghalibaf used...

United Nations, April 11 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the US-Iran talks scheduled to begin in Islamabad over the weekend, his spokesperson said."He calls on the parties to seize this diplomatic opportunity to engage in good faith towards a lasting and comprehensive...

Quetta, April 10 – Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, highlighting the “persistent hostility and anti-Israel rhetoric” emanating from Pakistan.He cited Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who recently referred...

Jerusalem, April 10 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the removal of Spain's representatives from a coordination center in Kiryat Gat on Friday, warning that countries that intend to "wage a political war" against Israel will "pay an immediate price."In a statement issued on...

April 10, New Delhi: The ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, backed by Iran, is putting a fragile truce reached between the United States and Iran to the test.Air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Friday, including in Tel Aviv and the southern coastal city of Ashdod, following...

Srinagar, April 10 Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that there are no true winners in a war, as conflict leaves behind destruction and losses, and called for serious engagement and dialogue based on justice to bring peace to the Middle East.Addressing the Friday...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress will hold a meeting of its working committee on Friday, during which the party's top leadership is expected to deliberate on the government's move to amend the women's reservation law, the proposed delimitation exercise, and the West Asia conflict, sources said...

Washington, April 10 – A fresh diplomatic row erupted after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif posted sharply critical remarks about Israel, drawing swift condemnation from Israeli authorities, US lawmakers, and experts at a sensitive moment in ongoing ceasefire efforts.Asif...

Tehran, April 10 – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned the United States against allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "destroy diplomacy," as a fragile ceasefire took hold after 40 days of fighting.In a post on the social media platform X, Araghchi said...

April 9, New Delhi – A day after Israel struck Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday that Israel would continue to target Hezbollah, backed by Iran, "wherever necessary."In a post on the social media site X, Netanyahu clearly stated that "anyone who acts against Israeli...

Mumbai, April 9 The rupee ended with a marginal gain of 3 paise at 92.51 against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by a weak American currency, even as the situation in West Asia remains fragile, keeping investors wary of the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.Forex traders said geopolitical...

Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, has warned that continued Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon would have significant consequences and would elicit a strong response. He insisted that the two-week ceasefire should be extended to Lebanon, a proposal that has been rejected...

Islamabad, April 9 Pakistan and France on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over the Israeli aggression against Lebanon.During a "warm and cordial" telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and French President Emmanuel Macron, the latter conveyed his good wishes to the...