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Washington: The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the US embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump warns of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict. A government plane evacuated a...

Dubai: Israel has attacked Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state television said Thursday. The report said there was “no radiation danger whatsoever” and that the facility had already been evacuated before the attack. Israel warned earlier Thursday morning it would attack the facility and...

New Delhi: Students who were evacuated from war-torn Iran recalled the critical situation they were faced with in the country, and thanked the Indian government for swift action in bringing them back home. The first flight carrying 110 Indian students, who were evacuated to Armenia...

New Delhi: The first evacuation flight bringing back a batch of Indian nationals being moved out of Iran is likely to arrive in India in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement Tuesday that Indian...

New Delhi: All central government employees part of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) will now be eligible for retirement and death gratuity benefits available under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Wednesday. Responding to this long-pending demand by a large section...

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Wednesday said the government will introduce a FASTag-based annual pass for private vehicles, priced at Rs 3,000, effective from August 15, in a step towards hassle-free highway travel. In a post on X, Gadkari said the pass is valid...

Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Wednesday. “The President has lunch with the Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” an advisory issued by the White House said. The lunch...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to US President Donald Trump that India does not seek and will never accept any mediation on matters related to Pakistan, according to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Wednesday. Misri revealed that the two leaders spoke over the...

Lembata/Delhi: A powerful eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano Tuesday sent ash clouds soaring 10,000 meters into the air, prompting authorities to raise the alert to the highest level and expand the danger zone to 8km from the crater. The volcanic plume, shaped...

Dubai: Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran's capital early Wednesday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after US President Donald Trump demanded ‘unconditional surrender.’ Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on...