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Iran FM Abbas Araghchi with S Jaishankar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held his fourth phone conversation with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.In a post on X, Jaishankar said that the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and issues related to the BRICS...

Four out of six crew members were killed after a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Friday, US Central Command confirmed.According to the US military, the circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, it rejected that the crash was a result of hostile fire or friendly fire.“At approximately 2 pm ET on...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has praised his schoolmate and fellow tech leader Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen’s leadership. Nadella, who is Narayen’s schoolmate and a fellow tech leader, shared a congratulatory message after Narayen announced that he will step down as Adobe CEO. For those unaware, Satya Nadella and Shantanu Narayen both attended the prestigious Hyderabad Public...

Top Maoist Devuji alias Tippiri Tirupati (File Photo) HYDERABAD: Top Maoist Devuji alias Tippiri Tirupati who joined mainstream recently has urged Telangana CM Revanth Reddy to seek lifting of the ban on CPI (Maoist), saying the party would work legally and disband the PLGA if allowed political space.He also sought release of jailed Maoist leaders,...

The Supreme Court of India denied a plea on mandatory period leave for women. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Friday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a nationwide policy that would grant menstrual leave to women students and employees.While the court did not examine the issue in detail, it...

(ANI photo) Afghanistan on Friday strongly responded to Pakistani strikes that hit the country’s two largest cities, the capital Kabul and Kandahar, killing six people, as claimed by Taliban officials. The escalation comes amid renewed tensions between the two Islamic neighbours, in what Islamabad had weeks ago described as an “open war”.The Taliban-ruled Afghan authorities...

CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The opposition on Friday submitted notices in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging “partial conduct” in favour of a particular political party and citing six other charges.According to sources, the charges also relate to his handling...

Palantir CEO Plantir CEO Alex Karp has acknowledged that his company is still using Anthropic’s Claude AI models, even after the Pentagon officially designated the AI giant as a supply chain risk. Speaking at Palantir’s AIPcon 9 in Maryland, Karp told CNBC: “The Department of War is planning to phase out Anthropic; currently, it’s not...

India’s manufacturing sector is on high alert as the war involving Iran threatens to disrupt key maritime routes used for global trade. (AI image) US-Iran war impact: The ripple effects of the ongoing Middle East tensions, LPG supply issues, rising oil prices and closure of Strait of Hormuz are being felt across industries in India....