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Tehran: Iran Sunday accused the United States and Israel of deliberately targeting its academic institutions, alleging that strikes on universities such as Isfahan University of Technology and Tehran University of Science and Technology were part of a broader attempt to weaken the country's scientific and...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday spoke to Crown Prince and PM of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussed with him the ongoing conflict in West Asia and agreed on the need to ensure freedom of navigation. In his telephonic conversation with the...

New Delhi: The Centre Saturday clarified that the recent telephone conversation held March 24 was exclusively between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dismissing reports that billionaire Elon Musk was also part of the discussion. The call, which took place Tuesday, marked...

Dubai: Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel. Brig Gen Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Houthis, issued a statement Saturday on the rebel group's Al-Masirah satellite television network. Israel's military had earlier said it had intercepted a missile....

Dubai: Five Indians were injured in the UAE by the fall of debris in the vicinity of the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) following interception of a ballistic missile by the country's air defence system, local media reported Saturday. The Abu Dhabi Media Office...

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release a 'chargesheet' or a 'White Paper' against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress Saturday. The Union Home Minister will address the media at 12 noon Saturday and will release the 'White Paper' then. A...

Srinagar: Seven people were killed and five others injured after multiple avalanches hit the Srinagar-Leh national highway Friday, officials said. The avalanches hit the stretch between Zero Point and Minimarg in the afternoon, leaving several vehicles trapped under the debris, they said. The officials said...

New Delhi: The government has slashed excise duty on petrol to Rs 3 a litre and exempted diesel fully from it to help oil marketing companies like HPCL, BPCL and IOC deal with the rising global crude prices amid the war in the Middle East....

Jerusalem: Israel Thursday claimed to have eliminated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri, responsible for "leading the closure of the Strait of Hormuz." In a short video message, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel continues to strike Iran "with full...

Dubai: Iran Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, issuing its own counterproposal instead, as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries. Two officials from Pakistan described the 15-point US proposal broadly, saying it addressed sanctions...