Rubio kicks out Iranian delegation amid stall talks US secretary of state Marco Rubio ordered Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave New York on Monday after negotiations between Washington and Tehran reached a stalemate, Axios reported on Wednesday.The US mission to the United Nations informed Iran’s mission on Monday evening that…
Oil prices showed little movement in early trading on Thursday after both major benchmarks gained about $1 a barrel in the previous session. The oil market remained calm as investors weighed developments in US-Iran peace talks and the recovery in Middle East crude exports.Around 7 am IST, WTI Crude was trading at $90.16 a barrel,…
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva asked why the state police should not be disbanded in view of its functioning. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed Uttar Pradesh police for not naming the accused in a road accident case despite the complainant catching him on the spot and handing him over…
South Korea unveiled implementation plans for three major US energy projects under the investment package including Alaska LNG project, gas-fired power plant in Texas and plans to invest $120 billion in eight nuclear reactors. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced about $200 billion in investments by South Korea in the United States, including $54…
Government said manufacturers must comply with specifications/formulations tested and approved by the competent authority as well as with the prescribed noise limit and emission and safety requirements fixed under the law. NEW DELHI: Ahead of the festive season, Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for the manufacture and sale of next-generation joined green firecrackers…
Production in Portugal will encompass FWDA’s entire portfolio, including surveillance systems, air defence and civilian applications such as precision agriculture Strengthening India-Portugal cooperation in defence and aerospace, Indian AI warfare company Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace (FWDA) has signed a partnership agreement with Keydef, the defence and aerospace division of Portuguese company Sketchpixel, to manufacture…
During the Naval Commanders’ Conference 2026, defence minister Rajnath Singh underscored India’s growing strategic responsibilities in the maritime domain and stressed the need to strengthen maritime surveillance, analytical capability and operational responsiveness. NEW DELHI: The country’s apex defence leadership has urged naval commanders to maintain a high degree of combat readiness and strengthen maritime surveillance,…
Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft. NEW DELHI: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery after he was stabbed and seriously injured while…
Congress chief whip Nizamuddin Bhat the officers had challenged the authority of the Speaker by writing to the Assembly. ‘It is absolutely unconstitutional. J&K Assembly is not a Panchayati board,’ he said. SRINAGAR: Two top officials of the J&K administration came under fire Wednesday from political parties in the union territory for writing to the…
Netanyahu met the passenger who recounted the ordeal An Israeli passenger who helped subdue the pilot aboard a flydubai flight recounted to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday how he entered the cockpit, pulled the man away from the controls and helped stabilise the aircraft after it began nosediving.Yaniv said he and another passenger forced…
