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The war between the United States and Iran has entered a volatile new phase, with President Donald Trump signalling a shift in his projected timeline for the conflict. Speaking to NBC, Trump said that the campaign could last “around four weeks”, describing it as one of the most complex offensives ever undertaken. His remarks came…
Amid the US-Iran conflict, an oil tanker, reportedly having 15 Indians among its 20 crew members, came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz. Four mariners were injured.Oman’s Maritime Security Centre confirmed that oil tanker Skylight — flying the flag of Palau — was targeted about 5 nautical miles north of Khasab Port. It wasn’t…
GURGAON: A 25-year-old delivery executive was crushed under a truck’s rear wheels in Udyog Vihar on Saturday afternoon after the heavy vehicle allegedly took a sudden turn, forcing him to brake hard and lose control of his motorcycle.Krishna, a Kanpur resident who had been working in Gurgaon for the past several years, met with the…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday hit out at Arvind Kejriwal, saying that “those shouting in his defence should understand that the pot of deceit will not be put on the stove again in Delhi”.Addressing a public gathering in Chandni Chowk, she said the AAP chief is “guilty in the eyes of Delhi’s…
NEW DELHI: On Feb 23, 42-year-old Munchun Kewat received a phone call that, police claim, triggered a chain of events culminating in the death of his wife and three daughters, aged between three and five years, in outer Delhi’s Samaypur Badli two days later.Within hours of that call, Kewat allegedly purchased a Rs 90 knife…
Oil prices surged by as much as 10 per cent as markets opened in Asia, after US and Israeli strikes on Iran heightened fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East and potential disruption to global energy supplies.Brent crude and Nymex light sweet crude both leapt sharply in early trading on Monday, before easing…
Videos circulating on social media show scenes of panic and confusion outside Tehran’s Gandhi Hospital after it was hit during the latest wave of US–Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian capital.Footage showed earlier in the day showed visible structural damage to the hospital building on Gandhi Street, with shattered windows and debris scattered across the entrance….
Harvard University (AP image) NEW DELHI: Harvard University has issued a formal apology after a social media post promoting its Elementary Sanskrit course triggered sharp criticism from sections of the Hindu community, with the artwork used in the post labelled “Hinduphobic” and culturally insensitive. In a statement posted on its website on Feb 27, the…
NEW DELHI: India and Canada are likely to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of this year, Canadian PM Mark Carney said in Mumbai ahead of his arrival in Delhi for a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi on Monday. In Mumbai, Carney had several business engagements, meeting Indian and Canadian…
NEW DELHI: Air travel remained severely crippled in West Asia – from the UAE to Israel – with around 1,600 flights cancelled by the region’s airlines like Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways till Sunday evening across all global routes. Indian carriers like IndiGo, Air India and Akasa cancelled 350 flights during the day, according to…
