New Delhi, 6/3: The claims that the Indian Navy provided intelligence to the US on an Iranian frigate that was sunk by a submarine on March 4 are “baseless and preposterous,” top government sources said. The sources reportedly said that there is no question of providing any input to the US, which has been targeting…
Washington, 6/3: Amid the escalating conflict with Iran, the US has said it is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil. President Trump’s energy agenda has resulted in oil and gas production reaching the highest levels ever recorded. To enable oil to keep flowing into the global market, the…
Kathmandu, 6/3: The newly formed Rastriya Swotantra Party (RSP) has secured three seats and is leading in 45 of the 57 constituencies, according to reports emerging from the vote count. The Nepali Communist Party, led by former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, popularly known as Prachanda, is currently ahead in two seats, while the pro-monarchist…
New Delhi, 6/3: Two Indian Air Force personnel were killed as a Su-30 MKI fighter jet of the IAF crashed in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. In a post on X on Friday, the IAF’s media co-ordination centre acknowledged the loss of lives of Sqn Ldr Anuj and Flt Lt Purvesh Duragkar, who sustained…
Mumbai, 5/3: A blazing knock of 89 from Sanju Samson and a disciplined bowling effort helped India beat England by seven runs in the second semifinal of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Thursday. Samson laid the foundation with a whirlwind 26-ball half-century as India raced to 119 for two in the first…
Kolkatta, 5/3:West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose resigned from his post on Thursday in Delhi, reports PTI. He served in the office for 3.5 years. The state of West Bengal will be going to elections in April or May 2026. Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal took to X (formerly Twitter) to express…
Colombo, 5/3: Just a day after an Iranian frigate named IRIS Dena was torpedoed by a US submarine in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lankan coast, the island nation on Thursday said it is deliberating appropriate action after a second Iranian ship has sought entry to its territories. Sri Lanka on Wednesday said it had…
Mumbai,, 5/3: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday claimed that former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar, who resigned citing health reasons last year, was forced to step down after the BJP-led government found that he was exchanging “explosive” ideas with opposition leader. The party, in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, claimed would often give sermons praising…
Tehran, 5/3: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said that the United States has “perperated an atrocity at sea 2,000 miles away from Iran’s shore,” and the US will ‘bitterly regret’ the precedent it set. Frigate Dena, a guest of India’s Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in…
New Delhi, 5/3: The Congress on Thursday announced six candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections. While Phulo Devi Netam has ben re-nominated in Chhattisgarh, Karambir Singh Boudh has been named as the candidate in Haryana. In Himachal Pradesh, it has fielded Kangra DCC president Anurag Sharma. In Himachal Pradesh, it has fielded Kangra DCC president…
