Tehran, 11/6:Iran’s top joint military command announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, June 11, including for oil tankers and commercial ships, saying any vessel that would attempt passage would be shot at. The announcement came amid a fresh round of attacks by the United States against multiple targets in Iran. “The…
New Delhi, 10/6: A 90-minute meeting between top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday, a day after Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee held talks, triggered speculation about merger of the two parties but were quickly smashed by both sides.Both the parties insisted that talks about a merger was “baseless” and…
New Delhi, 10/6: Three Indian crew members are reported to be missing and 21 others were rescued after an attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman on Wednesday, the external affairs ministry said.We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman,” the ministry said in a statement….
Imphal, 6/10: Just when many here and rest of Manipur were expecting a reciprocal gesture by the Kuki organisations to the release of 14 abducted persons by the Nagas on Tuesday, came a shocker. Manipur police on Wednesday afternoon stated that bodies of six persons, believed to be those of the Nagas held hostage on…
New Delhi, 10/6: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Wednesday said that the youth of the country will not back down and warned of nationwide protests if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign. Addressing a press conference in Pune, Dipke said that repeated irregularities in examinations had affected the future of…
Tehran, 9/5: Even months after the West Asia conflict spiralled into a broader regional crisis, tensions escalated sharply on Wednesday as Iran launched retaliatory attacks across the Gulf following US airstrikes after the downing of an American Army helicopter near the Strait of Harmouz. Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, prompting both countries to activate air…
New Delhi, 10/6: Two days after Sukhendu Sekhar Ray quit the Rajya Sabha, another Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned from the Upper House, bringing down the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s tally to 11. Rajya Sabha sources said the 53-year-old West Bengal MP has submitted resignation to Chairman C P Radhakrishnan.
New Delhi, 10/6: As the nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the third Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh was rejected on Tuesday, Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed that Congress leaders from Telangana had provided the required documents in the case. Vijayvargiya dismissed allegations of “murder of democracy” and said that whether Congress…
New Delhi, 9/6: India, for the first time, has 12 nuclear warheads in a “deployed” condition unlike the past when nuclear weapons were a part of the military stockpile, according to a new report that hints at a shift in government’s position.The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, in its Yearbook 2026, says out of India’s…
Hyderabad, 9/6: Congress leaders Tuesday staged a sit-in protest in front of the Election Commission office in Delhi after they were not allowed inside. The leaders including KC Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Sachin Pilot, Bhupesh Baghel and others had reached the poll body office over the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from…
