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Kolkata/New Delhi: A fierce political slugfest erupted in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday, after President Droupadi Murmu flagged lack of development among tribals in north Bengal, drawing an angry retort from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the TMC of...

Dubai: Explosions sent up clouds of dark smoke in the Iranian capital city early Saturday, and Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at Israel as the United States warned of a forthcoming bombing campaign that officials said would be the most intense yet in the weeklong...

New Delhi: India has allowed the urgent docking of an Iranian ship in Kochi and provided accommodation to its 183 crew members, government sources said Friday. The ship, IRIS Lavan, developed urgent technical issues and was granted emergency docking approval on March 1, following a...

Paradip: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday said Odisha will soon join the league of developed states in the country and become the richest province by optimally using its natural resources. After inaugurating a sulphuric acid plant of IFFCO, he claimed that the BJP government...

New Delhi: Two pilots were killed in the crash of the Su-30 MKI fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, the IAF said Friday. The Su-30MKI, which was on a training mission, crashed in the area of Karbi Anglong, approximately 60 km from Jorhat Thursday,...

Mumbai: Defending champions India defeated England by seven runs in the second semifinal to storm into the summit clash of the T20 World Cup Thursday. India will play New Zealand in the final Sunday. Sent in to bat, opener Sanju Samson blasted seven sixes and...

New Delhi: India is tapping the United States to secure marine cover for vessels to ferry oil from the Middle East as it looks for continuity in energy supplies beyond its current stockpile, a top oil ministry official said. The country has stocks in tanks,...

Ottawa: A 45-year-old Indian-origin woman was stabbed to death by unidentified persons in Canada's Ontario province, police said. The incident took place "just before 9:30 pm March 3" at LaSalle town in Essex County, the LaSalle Police Service said in a statement Wednesday. The victim...

Tel Aviv: Iran launched another wave of missiles toward Israel Thursday, according to the Israeli military and Iranian state media, setting off air raid sirens in multiple locations, including Tel Aviv. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The Israeli military noted that the latest...

Kolkata: Opener Finn Allen struck a stunning unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls to lead New Zealand into the T20 World Cup summit clash as they thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the first semifina Wednesday. Allen struck 10 fours and eight sixes in...