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New Delhi: A convoy of 14 India-bound ships carrying crude oil and gas were stopped by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by firing at two of them while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, leading to 13 of the vessels returning to different...

Cairo: Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway Saturday after the US said the move would not end its blockade. The country's joint military command said Saturday that control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned...

Beirut: Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as Tehran maintained its grip on who got through and threatened to close it again if the...

New Delhi: In a major setback to the government, a Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 was defeated Friday, with the ruling dispensation asserting that the...

New Delhi: The Women Reservation Act 2023, which gave 33 per cent quota to women in legislatures, came into force Thursday, according to a notification issued by the Union Law Ministry. It is, however, not immediately known why the 2023 act was notified with effect...

Cairo: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting later Thursday, President Donald Trump said. The truce is scheduled to begin at 5 pm Eastern, Trump said. The president announced the pause in fighting on social media, saying it followed "excellent" conversations with...

New Delhi: As the three-day special sitting of Parliament began this morning to debate and discuss three legislations, the Lok Sabha witnessed fireworks and uproar, with Opposition and treasury benches engaging in a war of words over the ‘merits’ of the proposed amendments. Law Minister Arjun...

Namakkal: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Thursday intensified his Opposition to the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise by symbolically burning a copy of the delimitation bill and raising a black flag. Leading from the front, Stalin burned the proposed delimitation bill in Namakkal, where he...

Cairo: Iranian state media reported that the commander of Iran's joint military command warned that Iran would completely block exports and imports across the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States does not lift its blockade on...

Cairo: President Donald Trump Wednesday claimed that China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran as reports circulate that Beijing has considered transferring arms. Trump wrote in a social media post that China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of...