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Noida: Uttar Pradesh government has hiked minimum wages across worker categories following unrest in Noida, with revised rates coming into effect from April 1 retrospectively, officials said Tuesday. Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam said, "The wage increase has been done by the high-powered...

Cairo: The US military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday in an effort to force Tehran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accept a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of...

Cairo: The Pope pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump's criticism of him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican's appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn't fear the Trump administration. Leo XIV's comments...

Cairo: The US military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas Monday, tempering President Donald Trump's earlier vow to entirely block the strategic Strait of Hormuz as early reports indicated that ships had stopped crossing the waterway. The move...

Tehran: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said Sunday that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a firm and forceful response, according to two semi-official Iranian news agencies. Earlier Sunday, Trump said the US Navy would begin a blockade on the critical...

Washington: President Donald Trump Sunday said the US Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Trump sought to exert strategic control over the waterway responsible...

Mumbai: Asha Bhosle, India's beloved singing icon, died Sunday following multiple organ failure, doctors treating her said. She was 92. "She passed way due to multi-organ failure a few minutes ago," Dr Pratit Samdani told PTI. Bhosle was admitted to Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai...

Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan-mediated talks between Iran and the US commenced in Islamabad Saturday, official sources said. The sources said the talks began with messages being exchanged through Pakistani officials, indicating that the engagement was initially indirect. If there is a positive development, the talks could also...

Washington: A fresh complication has emerged in the already tense geopolitical landscape, with Iran reportedly facing difficulties in reopening the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz after laying sea mines during recent hostilities. According to a report by The New York Times, citing US officials, Tehran...

Washington: The United States and Iran are heading into high-stakes ceasefire talks in Islamabad amid deep mistrust, competing demands and mounting pressure on both sides to find an exit from the conflict, according to mainstream American media reports. As The Washington Post reported, the two...