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Washington: The US and Iran finalised a deal to end their 107-day war and open the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway used to ferry one-fifth of the global oil supplies, Friday after an in-person signing of the agreement in Switzerland. US President Donald Trump...

Washington: The Trump administration Sunday signalled that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the conflict with Iran could be signed within hours, potentially reopening the Strait of Hormuz and paving the way for broader negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme. Senior US officials appearing...

 Agra: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday that India is a peace-loving country but is fully capable of dealing decisively with forces that threaten its security. "We are people who want peace, but we also know how to permanently silence those who spread disturbance," Singh...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that a peace deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen immediately afterward. Trump earlier announced on Truth social: "The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal to end the war with Iran will be signed Sunday and the Strait of Hormuz will be "open to all" immediately after that. "The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it...

Washington: US President Donald Trump will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G-7 meeting in France Wednesday, local media reported quoting US officials. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since February last year in Washington. Trump embarks...

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that any violation of the American blockade and illicit transport of Iranian oil through the Straits of Hormuz will not be tolerated, an official statement said Saturday. Rubio conveyed this to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar,...

New Delhi: Five personnel of the Indian Air Force were killed when a Russian-origin AN-32 transport aircraft crashed in Assam's Jorhat Saturday. The aircraft met with an accident during a routine sortie at around 10 am, the IAF said. "The Indian Air Force (IAF) deeply...

Guwahati: A transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed while landing in Assam's Jorhat district Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. The incident occurred while the aircraft, AN-32, belonging to 43 Squadron, carrying cargo, was landing at the IAF's airbase in the Rowriah area. Senior...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced free education from the kindergarten to postgraduate levels in government schools and colleges. Majhi, while addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of the BJP government completing two years in the state, said the...