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Iran FM meets UN nuclear chief ahead of fresh US talks in Geneva
Geneva: Iran’s top diplomat met with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Monday, February 16, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States (US) over Tehran’s…
- Middle East
Netanyahu seeks tough Iran deal terms, warns Gaza war could resume
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any potential agreement with Iran must include the removal of nuclear material, a halt to uranium enrichment and restrictions on ballistic missiles, voicing scepticism…
- India
US flags concern over rising ‘aggression’ in Indo-Pacific Command
New Delhi: The India-US defence partnership has a unity of purpose to maintain peace through strength, Admiral Samuel J Paparo, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, said on Sunday, even as he…
- India
Not one, but many: Emails contradict Hardeep Singh Puri’s Epstein defence
Lately, Union Minister for Petroleum Hardeep Singh Puri finds himself in a precarious position ever since senior Congress member and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, alleged that…
- India
Rahul Gandhi flags US trade deal as ‘betrayal of Indian farmers’
New Delhi: Upping the ante against the government over the India-US interim trade deal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, February 15, posed a string of questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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BNP election victory: Big win, but small change likely in Bangladesh
The victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) should be seen in the light of the recent political developments in most of the seven member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative…
- India
Missing Indian student found dead in United States
New York: A 22-year-old Indian postgraduate student who went missing in the US less than a week ago has been found dead, the Indian mission here has said. Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a student…
- Middle East
US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week
Geneva: Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme next week, the Swiss Foreign Ministry has said. Oman, which welcomed the first round of…
- Middle East
Iran says US talks can progress if ‘excessive demands’ avoided
Tehran: A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said negotiations between Tehran and Washington could advance and protect mutual interests if they are grounded in realism and avoid excessive demands.…
- Middle East
Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East amid Iran nuclear talks
Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he decided to move a second aircraft carrier into the Middle East as he presses Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program. The…
- India
India-US interim deal to boost market access for Indian exporters: Govt
New Delhi: Issues in India-US ties in recent times have included the imposition of elevated tariffs by the United States on India’s exports and changes implemented by the US in its visa…
- Business
Reliance receives US licence to import Venezuelan crude oil
New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited has received a US general licence to purchase Venezuelan crude oil directly, enabling India’s largest private refiner to resume imports of discounted heavy feedstock…
- India
Rahul meets farm union leaders over India–US trade deal movement
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday. February 13, met leaders of farm unions from across the country in Parliament House complex, during which the need for a nationwide movement…
- World
US halted wind energy projects, says Donald Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday, February 12, said his administration has “basically stopped all windmills in this country,” calling wind energy the “most expensive energy you can get.” “We’re trying to…
- World
US: Senate showdown over ICE tactics intensifies immigration debate
Washington: A sharp political fight erupted in the US Senate over federal immigration enforcement tactics and civil liberties, in a debate closely watched by immigrant communities, including Indian visa holders and green…