Washington DC, 23/4: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he has ordered the Navy “to shoot and kill any boat” which is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz He also said that US minesweepers were working ‘at a tripled up level’ to clear any mines from the waters.
New Delhi, 23/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that May 4, when votes will be counted, would mark the “expiry” of the “TMC’s 15-year-old syndicate system and maha jungle raj” in West Bengal. Addressing a gathering at the South 24 Pargana district’s Kakdwip stadium under the Mathurapur assembly constituency, Modi claimed that the…
Kolkatta, 23/4: Voting across 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections ended at 6 pm Thursday. Voters who reached the polling stations before the scheduled closure also exercised their franchise, officials said Bengal recorded a turnout of 91.58 voter turnout (provisional) while Tamil Nadu also saw 84.51% (provisional) of turnout…
Mumbai, 23/4: The 2006 Malegaon blasts case “seems to have reached a dead end,” the Bombay High Court has said while discharging four accused and pulling up the NIA for “completely ignoring” the evidence collected by the previous probing agency. The high court’s order on Wednesday left unanswered the question of who was responsible for…
Washington DC, 23/4:US President Donald Trump has reposted a controversial letter on his platform, Truth Social, that refers to countries such as India and China as “hellholes” while arguing against birthright citizenship in the United States. In the reposted text, the author criticises the policy of granting automatic citizenship to those born on US soil….
Chennai, 23/4:As thousands of people were stranded at various places due to “complete transport paralysis”, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Thursday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend polling hours by two hours till 8 pm. In a letter to Archana Patnaik, Chief Electoral Officer (Tamil Nadu), Vijay said thousands of…
Washington DC, 23/4: Even as US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran hoping for a peace proposal, his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian has said that threats, blockades and breach of commitments will hinder genuine negotiations. In a post on X Wednesday he also lashed out without naming the US President for his “hypocritical…
Washington DC, 22/4: second round of US-Iran talks could take place within the next three days, as reported by the New York Post on Wednesday. The report cited unnamed Pakistani sources and President Donald Trump regarding the same. Trump reportedly told the Post in text message that a second round was “expected in Islamabad within…
Chennai,, 22/4: With only one day to go for voting in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal phase 1 assembly elections, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday said that it had seized cash, liquor, drugs and other freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore in the two states since the election Seizure Management System (ESMS) was activated…
New Delhi, 22/4: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it has issued notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “terrorist”, a statement which he clarified later, and asked him to reply within 24 hours. The action came a day after the BJP filed a complaint…
