Israeli ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Thursday expressed distrust in Pakistan, calling it a country that “sponsors terrorism” ahead of the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad.“We don’t trust Pakistan as it sponsors terrorism; relying on our American friends to address situation,” he said.Pakistan is set to host crucial in-person talks between the United States…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sharply criticised the Mamta Banerjee-led TMC government, alleging that it had “turned making crude bombs into a cottage industry”.Addressing an election rally in West Bengal’s Birbhum, the Prime Minister said that TMC had normalised violence in the state and promised strict action if the BJP came to…
China’s military is pushing the boundaries of unmanned warfare with the development of advanced canine robots that can operate in coordinated “wolf packs”, sharing intelligence and executing complex missions in urban combat scenarios, the South China Morning Post reported.These robotic units represent a major leap from earlier models used by the People’s Liberation Army. The…
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Baharampur’s political weight cannot be understood without its past. Established in 1757 following the Battle of Plassey, the town became one of the earliest administrative and military bases of the East India Company in India. Over time, it evolved into a commercial hub drawing European trading interests, including the Dutch and the French.This…
Driving the newsBillionaire investor Ray Dalio says the world has already slipped into a sprawling, multi-front war – one that resembles the early stages of past global conflicts but lacks a formal start date.Writing in his Principled Perspectives Substack, Dalio argues the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict is not an isolated crisis but part of a much…
Nine-judge constitution bench hears review pleas. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday supported restrictions on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, arguing before the Supreme Court that the 2018 verdict lifting the ban was based on an assumption of men being superor to women.A nine-judge Constitution bench, led…
In the upcoming week, the area around the weekly low of 148,000 is expected to act as a key support zone. (AI image) Gold and silver price prediction today: Both gold and silver prices are seeing some bullish bias and are likely to see a steady rise in the coming days, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head…
Iran has warned it could pull out of its fragile two-week ceasefire with the United States if Israeli strikes on Hezbollah continue, signalling a rapid deterioration in an already shaky truce agreed only days ago.According to Iran’s state-linked Tasnim news agency, an informed source said Tehran is “considering the possibility” of withdrawing from the agreement…
The tussle over the opening of the Strait of Hormuz continues as the Middle East crisis intensifies, with oil shipments yet to return to normal levels. According to a senior Gulf Oil adviser, any impact on fuel prices in the United States is likely to take time.Tom Kloza, the company’s chief energy adviser, told CNN…
An Apple iPhone has once again claimed the global top spot, underlining its dominance even as Samsung and Xiaomi compete aggressively across price segments in the world’s largest smartphone markets.Apple’s iPhone 16 has emerged as the world’s best-selling smartphone, extending its lead for a second consecutive quarter and reinforcing the company’s grip on the premium…
