Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all countries except its “enemies”- United States and Israel- following US airstrikes on its Kharg Island oil hub.“As a matter of fact, the Strait of Hormuz is open,” FM Abbas Araghchi said.“It is only closed to the tankers and ships belong[ing]…
Pakistan Selector Aqib Javed (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) Pakistan selector Aaqib Javed has defended the state of Pakistan cricket following the team’s disappointing exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, stating that the situation is serious but not catastrophic for the country’s cricketing future.Pakistan failed to reach the semifinals of the tournament despite winning…
DEHRADUN: More than 70 Indian students, most of them from J&K, who were stranded in Iran amid the war, are scheduled to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, on Sunday after travelling through Armenia and Dubai, the Jammu & Kashmir Students Association said on Saturday. They are returning on a commercial connection, reports Kalyan…
KOLKATA: Bengal Police’s STF arrested a Bangladeshi national accused of helping two prime suspects, in the murder of Bangladeshi youth activist Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka, illegally cross into India after the fatal Dec 12 attack, reports Tamaghna Banerjee. Philip Sangma was picked up from Nadia district based on intelligence inputs. Investigators claimed Sangma acted…
PM Modi with BJP’s Mithun Chakraborty during a rally in Kolkata on Saturday KOLKATA: Chun-chun ke hisab liya jayega (One by one, everyone will be held accountable),” PM Modi said at BJP’s Brigade Parade Ground rally here on Saturday, calling for “change” at state secretariat Nabanna in upcoming polls. He touched on BJP’s key themes,…
NEW DELHI: 92,700 tonnes of LPG — equivalent to 1.25 days of India’s cooking gas demand — have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Iran for a fortnight, and are scheduled to reach Indian ports on Monday and Tuesday. Another 10 ships carrying crude and gas remain on standby in the Persian Gulf. Although…
The home minister indicated that the party would go alone in 2027 polls KILLI CHAHAL (MOGA): Union home minister Amit Shah sounded the bugle for the 2027 Punjab assembly election with a ‘badlav rally’ in Moga, urging people to give BJP “ik mauka” (one chance), and promising that the party’s first legislation would be an…
Swami Avimukteshwaranand (PTI photo) Few controversies capture the complex overlap of faith, law and politics in India as vividly as the storm now surrounding Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati from Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath.In recent weeks, the seer has found himself at the centre of a political and legal storm that stretches from allegations under the…
Subedar Sandeep Kumar Dhaka NEW DELHI: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) died on Saturday afternoon during an anti-terrorist operation in J&K. The JCO Sandeep Kumar Dhaka died in Poonch district after he slipped and fell while operating in a rough terrain.“While operating in the challenging and rugged terrain during prolonged operations in the general area…
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday strongly condemned recent airstrikes by Pakistan in Afghanistan, which reportedly caused civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. Ministry of external affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the strikes constitute “yet another act of aggression by a Pakistani establishment that remains hostile to the idea of a sovereign Afghanistan” and…
