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Donald Trump threatens Iran with ‘bigger and better’ action if it fails to comply with deal

Washington DC, 9/4: United States President Donald Trump has said its military ships and aircraft will remain around Iran ⁠and threatened that the US will start “shooting” again unless ⁠Tehran fully complies with the ‌deal reached with Washington . “All ​US Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry … will remain in place…

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Tej Pratap vows to support BJP’s Samrat Choudhary as Bihar CM

Patna, 8/4: Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Wednesday said senior BJP leader Samrat Choudhary would have his “support” if the latter became chief minister after JD(U) president Nitish Kumar’s resignation. Addressing a press conference here, Yadav, who floated the Janshakti Janata Dal after his expulsion from the RJD led by his father Lalu…

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India withdraws bid to host annual UN climate talks in 2028

Singapore, 8/4: ​India has withdrawn its offer to host the United Nations annual climate ⁠Conference Of the Parties (COP33) in 2028, two ⁠government officials familiar with ‌the matter ​told Reuters. India communicated its decision to not host the conference this month, the officials said, ​but it was ⁠not immediately clear why the government had pulled…

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Within 7 minutes of meeting CEC Gyanesh Kumar said ‘get lost’: TMC’s Derek O’Brien

New Delhi, 8/4: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday had an acrimonious meeting with the Election Commission, with the party saying Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar telling them “get lost” at the end as they raised issues and the poll body accusing the party’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien of “shoutinng. four-member delegation of O’Brien, Sagarika…

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Indian-origin healthcare worker called ‘auntie’, wins harassment claim in UK

London, 8/6: An Indian-origin healthcare assistant employed with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has won a harassment claim over being called “auntie” by a nurse colleague of Ghanaian heritage. Watford Employment Tribunal Judge George Alliott upheld that Ilda Esteves was harassed on the grounds of age and sex and directed the West London NHS…

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AAIB Releases Preliminary Report on Rourkela Plane Crash, Cites Oil Leak and Engine Failure

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released the preliminary report on the Rourkela plane crash involving India One Air’s Cessna Caravan aircraft.The report outlines how the flight developed technical issues before its emergency landing attempt.On January 10, 2026, the aircraft operated four scheduled sectors—Bhubaneswar–Utkela–Bhubaneswar and Bhubaneswar–Rourkela–Bhubaneswar. During its final leg to Rourkela, the crew…

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Self-styled Vishwaguru stands exposed’: Congress’ dig at PM Modi over Pakistan’s role in US-Iran ceasefire

New Delhi, 8/4: On Wednesday, in a statement attacking the Modi government, Congress said the role played by Pakistan in mediating the ceasefire between Iran and the is a “severe setback” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “highly personalised diplomacy” and “the self-styled Vishwaguru stands thoroughly exposed”. The opposition also stated that the Prime Minister’s “cowardice…

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