- Photos
Photos: US President Donald Trump’s address to Congress
Washington: A president’s speech to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address — is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable…
- India
Row over Abu Azmi’s remarks: Adityanath slams SP for ‘idolizing’ Aurangzeb
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, accusing it of glorifying Mughal ruler Aurangzeb while disregarding India’s cultural and spiritual heritage. “It…
- India
Sambhal mosque row: Court to hear plea over temple claim on Apr 28
Sambhal: A district court on Wednesday fixed April 28 for hearing a plea claiming that the Shahi Jama mosque here was originally a Harihar Temple. When the matter came up before Civil…
- India
Abu Azmi suspended from Maharashtra assembly for remarks praising Aurangzeb
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi was on Wednesday suspended from the Maharashtra legislative assembly’s membership till the end of the ongoing budget session over his remarks eulogising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.…
- Sports
Smith retires from ODI cricket after Australia’s Champions Trophy exit
Dubai: Australia’s stand-in skipper and batting mainstay Steve Smith on Wednesday announced his retirement from ODIs after his team’s semifinal loss to India in the Champions Trophy here. The 35-year-old, who top-scored…
- Middle East
Gaza ceasefire deal looks doomed as Israel blockades Strip
Dublin: When Israel signed a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza on January 15, the agreement was structured in three phases. Phase one, a six-week period in which Hamas would release hostages…
- India
BJP-led Centre pays lip service to Tamil for votes: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led union government paid mere lip service to Tamil language for the sake of votes and dubbed the ruling…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM Naidu reassures Telangana on Godavari water plan
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has assured the people of Telangana that there is no cause for concern regarding his government’s plan to divert Godavari river water from Polavaram…
- India
EAM Jaishankar holds talks with PM Keir Starmer, ministers in UK
London: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday evening to convey “warm greetings” from Prime Narendra Modi. Jaishankar said…
- World
Democrats take aim at Trump, Musk with probe resolutions
Washington: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are introducing a pair of resolutions demanding the Trump administration turn over documents and information about billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest and…
- India
India, Nepal take stock of implementation of key cross-border railway projects
New Delhi: Nepal has assured India that it will take steps for early commencement and completion of work on the remaining sections of the Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas and Jogbani-Biratnagar cross-border railway lines. The railway…
- World
Arab leaders endorse a counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain
Cairo: Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain, in a counterproposal to US President Donald Trump’s plan…
- World
Trudeau slams Trump’s tariffs, announces retaliatory measures
Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called American tariffs “very dumb” and said that US President Donald Trump is appeasing Russia while launching a trade war against Canada. In a blunt news…
- India
Meitei body to launch ‘peace expeditions’ to hill areas of Manipur
Imphal: Meitei body Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) on Tuesday said expeditions carrying the message of peace in the hill areas of Manipur will be launched on March 8. The destinations…
- Pakistan
9 dead in suicide attack on cantonment in NW Pakistan, 6 terrorists nuetralised
Peshawar: At least nine persons were killed and 16 injured as two explosive-laden vehicles rammed into the boundary wall of the main cantonment in Bannu in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday while the…
