In a sudden turn of events, US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, just hours before a self-imposed deadline that had the world holding its breath.The conflict, which erupted on February 28 after US-Israeli airstrikes killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei had pushed global oil prices up by 60% and rattled international […]
Iran on Sunday said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except that of its “enemies” – a reference to the United States and Israel—amid a 48-hour “ultimatum” from US President Donald Trump to “fully open” the crucial waterway, which carries about 20% of the global crude oil supply.Also Read | Iran reacts […]
Police bring out Dara Singh, the main defendant in the Graham Stewart Staines murder case, from the court in Bhubaneswar, India. File | Photo Credit: AP The premature release of Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, serving a life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, has hit […]
Ingerana aizawl has a distinctly bumpy, wrinkled back, a clearly visible domed eardrum and small toe pads, differed by up to 6.6% from its nearest relatives. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI Mizoram has yielded two new-to-science species of frogs, one of which was hiding in plain sight on a university campus for more than […]
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy with Prince Rahim Aga Khan V at Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy invited Prince Rahim Aga Khan V to participate in the Telangana Global Summit to be held in Future City from December 7 to […]
Landslides struck Karmatar and Upper Bullung areas of West Sikkim, officials said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026). “A landslide occurred beneath a local school at Karmatar village around 10:20 a.m. on Monday (September 14),” they said. “The slide was spotted from the SSB’s ‘G’ Company post at Intake, following which a disaster rescue team was […]
A woman travel vlogger from Keralam, who had earlier claimed that she was arrested by the “Mujahideen” in Afghanistan, has now said that local authorities threatened to arrest her in Bamyan, citing the country’s law that women cannot travel without a male companion or guide. “According to the law of this country, a woman cannot […]
The Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress camp had earlier said it would not field a candidate from Nandigram if Mamata Banerjee herself contested the seat. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The rebel TMC faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee on Monday (September 14, 2026) named its candidates for the October 6 byelections to Nandigram and Rejinagar […]
The BJP has crossed the majority threshold in the Kota Municipal Corporation election, securing 55 out of 100 wards, but the elections for the posts of chairperson and vice chairperson in Kota and Suket were postponed due to EVM glitches in some wards. Congress bagged 40 wards and Independents won three wards. According to official […]
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay overseeing the signing of MoU between Tamil Nadu government and Samvardhana Motherson International Limited and its European and UK-based joint venture companies for an investment of approximately ₹11,000 crore aimed at creating 7,000 jobs in Tamil Nadu, at London on September 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil […]
