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Washington: A bipartisan group of US Senators unveiled a bill that seeks to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for purchasing oil from Russia. The bill, brokered by late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, exempts 15 European nations that buy...

Imphal: An unruly mob attacked an Assam Rifles camp in Manipur's Senapati town, resorting to stone-pelting, arson and vandalism in an apparent attempt to obstruct a security operation against armed militants, officials said Wednesday. The mob vandalised and damaged several Assam Rifles vehicles during the...

Dubai: Air raid sirens have warned of another missile attack in Bahrain as authorities tell people to seek shelter. It was the fourth such alert Tuesday. The United States has stepped up strikes on Iran over its attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,...

New Delhi: India Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, in which one Indian national was killed and 10 others were injured. The Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Iran was summoned this morning by the...

New Delhi: India Tuesday summoned the Iranian diplomats, including Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Mohammad Javad Hosseini, following the latest attack on United Arab Emirates (UAE) merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, which killed one Indian and injured several others. An Indian sailor was...

Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) tankers were hit by two Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters, leaving one Indian crew member dead and eight others injured, the Emirates News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the Ministry of Defense....

Dubai: US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened negotiations aimed at ending the war. He said on...

Kohima: An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and four others were injured in a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Chumoukedima district of Nagaland Monday, a Defence official said. The explosion reportedly targeted an Assam Rifles vehicles during an operational movement, PRO Defence Col...

London: Off-spinner Sneh Rana picked a superb four-wicket haul as a clinical Indian team scripted history by beating England by 270 runs to clinch a victory in the historic first-ever Women’s Test match at Lord’s Monday Chasing an improbable world-record target of 457 runs, England’s...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday stayed a Madras High Court order which directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered in the state. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while hearing a plea...