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Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Tuesday announced that the Israeli Air Force struck missile launchers in Iran that were ready to be launched towards Israeli territory. "Air Force aircraft attacked in western Iran in recent hours, destroying missile launchers that were ready to...

Beersheba: Israel and Iran Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a US military base in Qatar. The acceptance of the deal...

Beijing: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Tuesday met Aleksandr Venediktov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the 20th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Security Council Secretaries in Beijing. "H.E. Aleksandr Venediktov, Deputy Secretary of...

New Delhi: India has, for the first time, broken into the top 100 countries in the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) rankings. The country secured a spot among 167 nations assessed for their progress in achieving the United Nations-mandated goals, according to a report released...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Members of the Odia diaspora in America preferred to play down the recent Level-2 travel advisory issued by the US state department for India, suggesting its citizens to ‘exercise increased caution’ due to rising concerns over crime and terrorism, by...

New Delhi: A total of 380 Indian nationals -- 219 from Iran and 161 from Israel -- arrived safely in New Delhi Tuesday as part of the government's ongoing Operation Sindhu, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed. With the latest arrival, India has now...

New Delhi: After being deferred multiple times, NASA Tuesday announced a new date for Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's historic flight to the International Space Station. Shukla is now slated to fly June 25 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "NASA,...

Dubai: US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire," but its status remained unclear as attacks continued Tuesday. Trump's announcement came soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a US military base in...

Dubai: Israel warned of Iranian attacks Tuesday morning hours after US President Donald Trump announced the two Middle Eastern countries had agreed to a 'complete and total ceasefire.’ Israel's Magen David Adom rescue services said at least three people were killed and eight injured in...

Dubai: Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a US military bases in Qatar and Iraq base, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region. People in Doha, Qatar's capital, stopped and looked up as missiles flew and...