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United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt the resolution introduced by Spain that demanded an immediate,...

Ahmedabad: The black box of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed minutes after takeoff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, has been recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft. The black box, technically known as the flight data recorder, is expected to play a vital role...

Srinagar: In the aftermath of Israeli aerial strikes, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday requested the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to ensure the well-being and safety of Kashmiri students stuck in Iran. CM Omar Abdullah said on X, “Requesting @MEAIndia to urgently...

New Delhi: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday visited the Ahmedabad plane crash site, officials said. The team was accompanied by other central agencies officials. An Air India flight,  Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, with 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board, crashed...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued notice on a plea challenging Karnataka’s "extra-judicial ban" on the screening of Thug Life -- a film by veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam and superstar Kamal Haasan. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan sought responses of...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said Israel's attack on Iran was “totally unjustified” as the Islamic Republic did not give any reason to the Jewish state to wage a war against it.               “As far as I know, Iran did not...

New Delhi: Gold prices on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) opened with a sharp jump Friday, crossing the Rs 1 lakh mark per 10 grams. The rally came as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East boosted safe-haven demand for the yellow metal. Silver prices...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday said he was in touch with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and also with his Canadian and Portuguese counterparts in connection with the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. Besides 169 Indians, 53 British, one Canadian and...

New Delhi: Air India Friday said that owing to the emerging situation in Iran, several international flights to the US, the UK and Canada were either being diverted or returning to their origin. The advisory came after escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel and the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday visited the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, where he met those injured in the Air India plane crash. PM Modi arrived in the city to take stock of the situation, a day after the deadly plane crash, which claimed the...